Brutus's speech to persuade the people of Rome was a very well-thought-out speech that worked very well, It worked well because it used so many rhetorical devices that planted thoughts in the audience's heads. For background information, Brutus had to kill caesar in order for it to be a noble act, instead of a murder. He was the last one to stab caesar, and that is why caesar gave up trying to survive. In the first part of the speech he successfully calms them down enough to listen to what he has to say, “ Be patient till the last. Romans, countrymen, and lovers, hear me for my cause and be silent, that you may hear. Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe. Censure me in your wisdom, and awake your …show more content…
He uses the rhetorical device of Anaphora: this persuades the audience more by repeating the same thing multiple times. Once the audience has stopped yelling and going crazy, he starts trying to persuade them. He starts with the opening, “ If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar's, to him I say that Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than his.” He uses the rhetorical device anadiplosis, this is when the last word of a phrase is the first word of the following phrase. Using this rhetorical device can be emotionally stirring for the audience because no they are wondering why he killed him if he loved his presumed father as much as his father loved him. This gets the audience to want to listen to him. He then says, “If then that …show more content…
This is when you start off with the bad things to say, but then finish your statement with the good things so that the audience only thinks about the good things. “Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?” He says that he loves Rome more than caesar, which implies that something bad was to happen when he became dictator. The way he explains his actions ties together almost perfectly, to keep this going he says that if he had not done what he had done then all of his audience would be slaves. Obviously, none of the roman people want to be slaves, or even think of themselves as slaves, so the audience is more likely to be less aggressive towards him. The final sentence in the part of the speech tie sit together, he says that if he had not done what he had, then the audience would still be slaves, so they are now finally convinced that killing caesar was a good
Throughout Brutus’s speech he continues to tell the crowd how
Brutus begins his speech in Act III, scene ii, at Caesar's funeral, with an upset crowd questioning his motives for killing Caesar. The crowd’s initial reaction to Brutus is that he is honorable and venerated, but still needs to explain why Caesar was assassinated. Brutus tells the crowd that he did not kill Caesar because he didn’t care for him, but he killed Caesar because he loved Rome more. In addition, that if Caesar were still alive and king, all of the people would die slaves, and claims that he killed Caesar for the good of Rome. Brutus is able to persuade the crowd that he had honorable intentions for killing Caesar through the use of rhetoric-ethos, logos, and pathos.
“Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than Caesar were dead to live all free men? The last appeal Brutus uses is Pathos to give emotions to his words. Pathos is the appeal to emotion and Brutus uses it to show his feelings towards Rome are immense that he killed Caesar to stop his “ambitions” from controlling Rome. On line 36 Brutus says “With this I depart,--that, as I slew my best lover for the good of Rome.
" This is telling everyone that if Caesar was to have gained that power that all of them would have probably been slaves because of the tyrant that Caesar would've been. It also lets everyone know what type of person Caesar really was. Brutus also stated "his glory not extenuated, where in he was worthy, nor his offences enforced, for which he suffered death." Which is stating how Brutus knew he had to kill Caesar and was at peace with it. Brutus's speech was seen by the crowd as really good and won some people over to his
He immediately tells the Romans he's on their side and is trustworthy. He then further proves his credibility by reassuring the audience: I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts. I am no orator, as Brutus is, But as you know me all, a plain blunt man That love
Brutus and Antony’s speech really shows how important rhetoric is to present a good argument. During Act III, scene II of Julius Caesar, Rome is mourning the loss of Caesar after he is stabbed by the conspirators. Antony, Caesar’s best friend, joins the conspirators to seem like he is on their side. Antony’s final goal is to get revenge on them and start a civil war to avenge Caesar. He makes an agreement that he will not accuse or blame the conspirators in his speech at Caesar’s funeral.
Antony’s Speech Using Rhetorical Appeals In William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, after Caesar’s death, the Romans are conflicted about what should be done. After Brutus’ speech the Romans are ready to crown Brutus king and be on the conspirators’ side. Though Brutus then leaves the crowd while Antony delivers his speech, the crowd realizes what should be done of Caesar’s murder and Antony prevents the conspirators from getting away with the murder of Caesar.
Secondly, he supports this claim asserting that his love for Rome was deeper than his love for Caesar. He uses parallelism to appeal to ethos and logos when stating, "As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him: but, as he was ambitious, I slew him.” Brutus repeats the phrase “as he was ___, I ___ him;” to give more emphasis weather good or bad to each of Caesar's traits that he lists. This quote gives Brutus more authority by pairing Caesars positive traits with his reactions. Brutus then pairs Caesar’s negative traits with his good actions making him seem heroic.
But, to me this just proves that this was his way of paying the ultimate price for what he did, and his only way to find peace. Before he died, he howled out words of apology to Caesar in his way of owning up to what he did and releasing himself from the guilt before he dies, “Caesar you can rest now, I didn’t kill you half as willingly.” He can now find eternal peace in
In the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar one of the main characters Caesar is killed in Scene 3 act 2.Then Brutus and Antony both give speeches about how bad they feel. Brutus gives a good speech by using all three of the rhetorical appeals to persuade the crowd to want to listen to what he say by using logos,ethos,pathos to his advantage. Brutus gives a better speech that draws the audience attention,Antony not as much. Therefor here are some very valid points on why Brutus’s speech used the Rhetorical Appeals better.
He explains that has Caesar had to die for his ambition and since he loved Rome more than he loved Caesar it was his duty to kill him. He also states that he is sad that Caesar had to die but that he would prefer him dead rather than have the people of Rome as slaves. He finally says that he will kill himself when his country is in need of his death. In the end of the story he does kill himself therefore he was true to his
At the funeral, both of Caesar’s friends, Brutus and Antony, made a speech. In Brutus’s speech he was very concise and was saying that he did it all for Rome. Brutus used logos and ethos in his speech. To fortify his speech, he used logos which is logic and reason. In his speech, he says listen to my reasons and he goes onto his reasons that Caesar would have become ambitious and enslaved them all.
Brutus tries to impress the crowd by saying that Caesar was going to become a dictator. “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?” (ii. III.L 22-24). Brutus gives this reason to make the people think this murderous act was honorable.
“ who is so base, that would not be a roman”?- this makes his argument better because it get the people of rome to think. The people answer the same question the way he wants them to. Question- “Had you rather caesar were living, and die all slaves, than caesar were dead, to live all free men? Act 3 page
Brutus delivers his speech in a laudatory manner by conveying Caesar’s deeds and claiming he was ambitious, although Antony contradicts Brutus’ claims and says Caesar spurned the crown with the intent to merely rule as a de facto dictator. Brutus’ speech reveals his motives were truly for the benefit of Rome given his nationalistic tone and Antony’s speech was merely used to obscure his true motives, which was to embroil Rome in a series of civil wars to attain power. Brutus and Antony’s speeches consisted predominantly of Pathos and Ethos, but it is Antony who ultimately it is Antony who prevails because of his almost disingenuous attitude and even use of Logos which is seen when claims that reading Caesar’s will would dishonor his compeers and even Caesar