- - - Give at least one example from either funeral speech of each of Aristotle's Appeals. Use evidence from text to support.
- - - Now that there is a clear division between Mark Anthony and Brutus/Cassius, who is most likey to assume control of Rome? Defend your response.
Mark Antony appeals to ethos by giving Brutus and Cassius credibility by calling them honorable men over and over again to get his point across.. At the beginning of this speech he is saying it because he wants it to seem like he is actually calling them "honorable men" but throughout the speech he constantly refers to them sarcastically as honorable men. He appeals to Logos by giving the people solid facts on why he should not have been killed and by telling them he has refused the crown 3 times but how could he be ambitious. The people were for his argument and started to turn on Brutus. He appealed to their emotion greatly by first showing Caesar's body to the people and they immediately started weeping. Mark Antony really seals the deal with the Romans by teasing them with Caesars will. The people were not aware that Caesar had left things in his will for the people of Rome. Once mark Antony read the will the people became furious and went to go find Brutus to kill him.
ReplyDeleteClearly the people of Rome are against Brutus/ Cassius at this point. After Mark Antony's speech they became during with Brutus and Cassius and started destroying things near the pulpit. Brutus never gave a clear example to why he killed Caesar besides his ambition. I think Mark Antony will take control of Rome.
In Mark Antony's speech there was many examples used with Aristotle's Appeal. The only way Mark was allowed to say this speech was if he let the people of Rome know that Brutus gave him permission. You notice in the beginning of his speech, he talks about calling all the men who killed Caesar honorable men. He will say something negative about the men, and then use the statement, but they are honorable men, being a little sarcastic as to they are not, this is how Ethos is used. In his speech he talks about multiple times how Brutus said that Caesar was ambitious. If Caesar were to be as ambitious as they say, why when Caesar was offered the crown did he decline it 3 times. After this the people of Rome starting turning on Brutus. Just when Mark had Rome angry at Caesar he set them off by saying that Caesar had a will and left stuff for each and every citizen of Rome. After Mark read the will people of Rome were angry with Brutus and wanted to go burn down Brutus and kill him.
ReplyDeleteBefore Mark's Antony's speech the people of Rome would of followed Brutus and have him take control. More and more throughout his speech the people became more against Brutus and Cassius. With the reactions of the citizens after Mark Antony's speech I think he will take control of Rome.
1. The funeral speech I'm picking is from Marc Anthony. He uses pathos in his speech incredibly well. The Romans were set on an idea after Brutus spoke to them. He convinced them that killing Caesar was the best idea. Marc Anthony persuaded them by using pathos. He brought the town into a sad state which lead to anger. An example of this is when he says, "My heart is in the coffin there with Cesar, and I must pause till it come back to me." This shows he's trying to get the citizens to feel emotion when it comes to Caesar's death. Another one of Aristotle's appeals is logos. He uses logos by logically explaining to the citizens why Caesar was a good man. He said he said, "I thrice present to him a kingly crown, which he did to rice refuse, was this ambition?". He is showing here that Caesar is a great man by logically showing the facts. The last appeal is ethos. Mark Anthony is using ethers by explaining to the Romans that he is a good guy. He is giving them background information between him and Cesar. He's giving himself credibility.
ReplyDelete2. We can tell at the end of act three that there is a huge difference between Marc Anthony and Brutus/Cassius. I believe that Mark Anthony has the most power at this point. After his empowering speech over the Romans he is gain their focus and control. Some of the Romans start to tear down some of the town and are going to set something on fire. Mark Anthony definitely has control of the citizens. They can overpower the couple of senators that there are.
In Brutus' speech, he uses Aristotle's appeals to appeal to the Roman's emotions. He appeals to them through pathos when he explains that he killed Caesar for the betterment of Rome. "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead to live all freeman?" When he says this, Brutus is making the Romans question their loyalty to Caesar. Brutus' loyalty to Rome and the citizens within it help to sway the opinions of the people. While Brutus appeals to pathos, Antony appeals more to logos. He does this by naming various actions of Caesar and questioning if he deserved to be killed for that. "When the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept; Ambition should be made of sterner stuff... I thrice presented him with a kingly crown, which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?" His speech makes the Romans question their new loyalty to Brutus and the conspirators. Antony's words remind the people why they loved Caesar and urge them to act against the new rulers of Rome.
ReplyDeleteI think Mark Antony is more likely to assume control of Rome. Antony is more effective in appealing to the Roman's emotions, which will help him gain control. In Scene II of Act III the citizens are quick to follow Brutus after his speech, but Antony quickly turns them against Brutus. In the end of Act III the citizens decide that they will burn Caesar's body in the holy place and then burn the conspirators' houses with the wood from the fire. If Antony continues to convince citizens to rebel against Brutus, he will most likely gain control of Rome in the end.
One example of Aristotle's appeals is the appeal ethos in Marc Antony's speech to the Roman people. He shows this appeal when he takes a while when turned around and gives the citizens time to think when he tells them what an honorable man Caesar was. In the text it is said that Caesar cried when he saw the poor, got money for prisoners and cared for his people. This got the people thinking maybe Caesar was not a tyrant after all. I think that Marc Antony will take control of Rome because he really got the people thinking maybe Brutus lied to them. When Marc pulls out the will the people would really like him to read it and when he does the people of Rome are very interested to hear this. There are to many good things that Marc Antony said that would persuade the people of Rome to kill the senators who killed Caesar.
ReplyDeleteAristotle's appeals are used in both of the funeral speeches in Julius Caesar. Anthony's use of ethos is seen when he says, "But Brutus says he was ambitious, And Brutus is an honorable man." While Anthony is mocking Brutus for killing Caesar with no proof of his motive, Brutus is a high ranking figure in the Roman government. Therefore, whatever Brutus says, is likely true and well believed. Anthony's use of pathos is seen in every instance before he says the above mentioned quote. One example of this is, "I thrice presented him a kingly crown, Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition? Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, And sure he is an honorable man. Anthony's use of pathos disproves what Brutus recently told the crowd. Brutus claimed that Caesar wanted personal fame. However, Anthony persuades the crowd to realize that Caesar did not commit an act of ambition, and was assassinated instead of simply dethroned. Anthony's use of logos is seen when he reads the will. In order to once again prove that Caesar wasn't a tyrant, Anthony reads out of Caesar's will, "To every Roman citizen he gives, To every several man, seventy-five drachmas." This was something that Caesar himself had wrote, and Anthony uses this in order to further convince the Roman citizens that Caesar was not a tyrant. Mark Anthony is more likely to assume control. I say this, because by the end of his speech, Anthony has convinced the Roman citizens that the conspirators have committed a major crime. The reader know this, because by the end of Act 3, the Roman citizens are making remarks similar to, "And with the brands fire the traitors' houses." This basically means that the citizens want to burn the conpirators' houses down. When making remarks like that, it is clear that the general consensus is in Mark Anthony's favor.
ReplyDeleteThroughout both funeral speeches, there are examples to of Aristotle's appeals in both. In Mark Antony's speech there are more. In his speech, he uses pathos to show the pity and overwhelming sadness that has come due to the death of Caesar. An example from his speech is whenever he talks about how much Caesar cared for all the people of Rome. But the best example from his speech is whenever he takes out the will and reveals that every citizen will receive money, and the people will be able to use his garden and other land. This is effective because the people then realize that they should not be okay with Caesar's death. After seeing the reactions of the people to both Antony's and Brutus's speech and it seems as though mark Antony will likely assume control of Rome. I think this, because in his speech, he did not bad mouth the conspirators, instead he praised them and continued to call them honorable. Yet while doing this he contridicted himself by saying how Caesar was not the person that Brutus and the others said he was. He then explains how Caesar mainly cared about the well being of the people and what he left to them in his will. By doing all of these things, Antony plays with the peoples mind and makes them realize that Caesar was not the enemy.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 1: Aristotle's appeals are appealed to in the two funeral speeches. The most rhetoric is used in Antony's speech to convince the people to rebel against Brutus and Cassius. He appeals to pathos by describing how Caesar cared for the people by saying, "When the poor had cried, Caesar hath wept." This helps the people feel anger towards Brutus for killing a kind man. Antony also appeals to visual pathos by showing the citizens Caesar's body. This draws out the emotions of anger and sadness, pivotal feelings that convince them to join Antony. Antony finally appeals to pathos by describing how Caesar's friends killed him because he was "ambitious"(Antony shows how Caesar was not ambitious). This makes the people angry. Antony appeals to ethos by saying that he was Caesar's friend. He says this to show that he knows Caesar the best and has authority to tell about Caesar's personality. This is vital to his argument because the people will be more likely to believe him if he has authority to say these comments. Finally, Antony appeals to logos by reading Caesar's will. These are all facts that can be proven true. The citizens will be more convinced to stand with Antony if they have facts. He also appeals to logos by mentioning how Caesar refused the crown. This shows that Caesar was not "ambitious" and loved the people. Antony uses Aristotle's Appeals to convince the crowd that Brutus and Cassius were wrong.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 2: Antony is the most likely to control Rome. In the Roman Republic, the people had a voice. After Antony's speech, they are more likely to choose him. As we have seen, the people are easily convinced to any side of an argument. They sided with Brutus at first when he gave his speech, but they then stood with Antony after his funeral speech. Antony was the last one to give his speech, as we read, and it is more likely that the crowd would side with him. Brutus exited right before Antony gave his speech and did not have enough time to convince the people to rejoin him. Also, Antony had a stronger speech that could have easily convinced the public to side with him. Many factors add up to show that Rome with choose Antony as their new leader.
Mark Antony's speeches appeals to all three of Aristotle's Appeals. He appeals to pathos when he says, "If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. You all do know this mantle. . ." He lets the Roman people's emotions overcome them in order to convince him of the conspirators' wrong doing. Antony appeals to ethos when he says, "I am no orator, as Brutus is; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man. . ." Antony claims he is equal to any other Roman citizen. His appeals to logos occurs when he uses the word "honorable man" multiple times. Antony chooses his words wisely and they contradict all Brutus is.
ReplyDeleteMark Antony is most likely to assume control of Rome. The Roman people are quick to chose a leader. Antony worked closely with Caesar. The Roman people are most familiar with how Caesar rules Rome and Antony could organize Rome as well. Brutus by himself could control Rome, but he and Cassius never have the same point of view. They would argue too much and not rule Rome strongly. Antony is similar to the Roman people in the means of status. He is no warrior, but would rule well due to his like-mindedness of thinking as the Roman citizens do.
Antony is able to use Aristotle's Appeals in many ways through out much of his speech to the Romans. Pathos was shown in the lines, "And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds/And dip their napkins in his sacred blood.." Antony is able to effect the citizens by making them feel so guilty by accepting Brutus so easily. Antony delivers ethos in the lines, "I remember/ The first time ever Caesar put it on;/ 'Twas on a summer's evening, in his tent,/That day he overcome the Nervii." The citizens of Rome know how good of friends Caesar and Antony, but by Antony connecting them to a personal memory, between the two of them of how Caesar received his toga, this demonstrates Antony's credibility in the matter. Logos is the last persuasion that Antony was able to demonstrates. "What private griefs they have, alas, i know not,/ That made them do it. They are wise ad honorable,/And with, no doubt, with reasons answer you" This appeal is more hidden, where as the others were more blunt. Antony doesn't come right out and show them but instead draws a sort of picture for the citizens with accusations and facts on the situation. By mocking the men, but making it seem he respects them, he is really trying to manipulate the people to apply their own logical thinking.
ReplyDeleteMark Antony is the one who is most likely to assume control of Rome so far in this play. The reasoning of this is his speech was clearly more effective and had a greater appeal to the people then Brutus' did. Antony was able to appeal to the citizens in multiple ways of persuasion, where as Brutus only stuck to one.
1. Brutus appeals to ethos. When explaining why he turned against Caesar he tells the Roman citizens "Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe." He was asking the Roman citizens to believe his reasons because of who he is. He tells them because I am an honorable man you should believe me. He asking the Romans to appeal to his sense of character and his status.
ReplyDeleteMark Antony appeals to pathos. He wants the Romans to feed off of his emotion during his speech and it works. He lets them see him get emotional to see if they would get emotional and they do. He also shows them Caesars body to show them the gruesome nature in which he was killed.
Mark Antony appeals to logos. He reads Caesars "will". Making Caesar seem like a better man than the romans already thought he was. Antony uses this will to basically say would a man as bad as the conspirators make Caesar seem leave all these wonderful things to the roman people? Of course a man that terrible wouldn't. This is Antony's most powerful tool in swaying the Roman people to his side.
2.The most likely to assume control at this point is Antony. At this point Antony has clearly won over the citizens. He can use this as a way to oust those who murdered Caesar and gain control while the citizens are completely in favor of him. He can use the momentum he gained from the funeral speech to rally Rome for him and lead them using a fire fueled by vengeance for Caesar's death to get rid of those not on Antony's side.
In Brutus's funeral speech, he appeals to ethos. He appeals to ethos by stating he is in fact an honorable man, they should respect his honor and hear him out, and they should be quiet so in order to be the judge of his honor. Credibility is part of ethos, and Brutus is reassuring to the crowd he is a credible man, and they should believe his words and actions performed. In Mark Antony's funeral speech, he appeals to both logos and pathos. He appeals to logos by contradicting what Brutus previously said in his speech. Antony reminds the public of Brutus saying he is an honorable man and that Caesar was ambitious, then proceeds to add all of Caesar's actions that prove him not to be ambitious. He is using the solid facts of Caesar's character to contradict Brutus and in the process is appealing to logos. Mark Antony also appeals to pathos. He appeals to pathos by telling the citizens about Caesar's will and what Caesar promised all of them. This infuriated the people, causing them to begin to destroy the town, and hunt down Brutus.
ReplyDeleteFrom Act 3, I believe that Mark Antony is most likely to control Rome. Anthony will take the throne because he has convinced them of Caesar's true being and how Brutus killed an innocent man. By contradicting Brutus about being an honorable man and Caesar being ambitious, the citizens do not believe anything Brutus previously said. They believe Mark Antony and Caesar's will. They want to avenge Caesar's death and at this point do not find Brutus capable of leading them if he is going to lie about the death of their former ruler. The people of room now believe Mark Antony and will most likely want a truthful, reliable ruler of their country. This is why I believe Mark Anthony will be chosen as the new king of Rome.
In the funeral speech Antony gives there are many examples of Aristotle's appeals. My first example is ethos. Antony demonstrates ethos by using his authority to make the citizens question their decision to follow Brutus. He constantly repeats that Brutus says Caesar was ambitious, but Brutus is a honorable man. My second example is logos. Antony appeals to logos by reminding he citizens of all the good things Caesar has done. In specific he tells the citizens stories of Caesar such as, reminding the crowd of how Caesar denied the crown at Lupercal, and follows this by saying how is Caesar ambitious if he did that. My last example is relating to pathos. Antony really grasps the crowds attention by using pathos. Towards the end of the first part of his speech he turns his back to the crowd as if he was too sad to go on and fake weeps. This makes the crowd want to hear more of what Antony has to say. I believe that Mark Antony is most likely to take control of Rome. I think this because Antony was the last to talk to the crowds and he made the biggest impression and seemed to make them at least rethink their decision of who to follow.
ReplyDeleteAntony uses logos by by dangling Caesars will infront of the the Roman people. It is obvious that logos appears because that we the reader can logically understand that the people are extremely curious about what Caesar has in the will for the people of Rome. The people will do anything to hear what is in the will. Upon reading the will to the people he knew that they would begin to rebel against the conspirators who killed Caesar.
ReplyDeleteAntony will have the upper hand in this situation because not only does he have them in his side he has all the people in a hostile and violent state of mind against Brutas and the rest of the conspirators. I also know this because i read this book last year.
During Antony's funeral speech he appeals to each of Aristotle's Appeals. Antony is appealing to pathos when he has the Romans look at Caesar's dead body and reminds them of stories of Caesar. He attempts to make the crowd feel sorrow for Caesar's death and want vengeance against the conspirators. Antony appeals to logos when he speaks of Caesar's actions. He shows that Caesar was not ambitious through examples of him not taking the crown and weeping for the poor. Antony tries to get the crowd to use deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning. By saying all the unambitious things about Caesar, the crowd realizes that he is unambitious. When Antony says these things he disproves what Brutus says. Each time he disproves Brutus he calls him an honorable man. This causes the crowd to deduce he is otherwise and a liar. Antony appeals to ethos by being himself. He reminds the crowd that he is the best friend of Caesar. He takes his authority higher by holding the will over the people's heads. The crowd believes Antony speaks the truth about Caesar because he was his closest friend. Antony attempts to be sincere in his comments to the people. He shows his emotions throughout the speech as a way to prove it. Overall Antony manages to appeal to all three of Aristotle's Appeals in his funeral speech.
ReplyDeleteMark Antony is the most likely to assume control of Rome. He is most likely because he has the people on his side. The Romans feel that the conspirators are in the wrong. They are creating havoc all over Rome. Antony is the only one who can put an end to it. The people are also on his side because he brought them the will. The Romans would not chance their share of Caesar's inheritance by showing support to his killers. Antony will also be successful because of Brutus and Cassius. Brutus and Cassius have a distinct division between them. Neither can agree on anything. Cassius will more than likely be angry with Brutus when he hears about the havoc caused by Antony's speech. He will be angry because he told Brutus trusting Antony would be a poor decision. Antony will take power because he wants vengeance. He wants all the conspirators to pay for what they did to Caesar. Vengeance is a powerful force and can cause people to go to great lengths to achieve it. Antony also has the upper hand on the conspirators because he has knowledge on Octavius' whereabouts. The fact that Antony was so close to Caesar means he probably knows valuable information. Antony will most likely be successful because of these things.
In Mark Antony's first speech at the funeral for Caesar, he appeals to the crowd through ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos is presented when he continuously says, "Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,/And Brutus is an honorable man". This is ethos because Antony points out the flaws in Brutus such as his crying over others in despair, and he uses it to show that Brutus claims to be ambitious, even when his actions provide evidence otherwise. This shows the crowd that Brutus is not credible, leaving them to believe it is not ethically correct to follow his lead. Pathos comes into play as Antony creates emotion. The crowd begins to feel bad about the death of Caesar as soon as they are told about the will. The will prevails a new factor to the truth behind Caesar's death. The crowd is told that Caesar has left them all luxuries, so they learn that he never intended to hurt Rome, and Brutus' reasoning was false. This gives the crowd a new feeling towards Brutus and his explanation for killing Caesar. Logos is expressed in the speech through the lines, "You all did love him once, now without a cause;/What cause withholds you then to mourn for him?" This is proving to the citizens that they'd ace reasons the love Caesar as they previously did, not to rejoice over his death because they believe Brutus. This provides logic to the citizens as to why they should go against Brutus and not trust his story. Antony is most likely to control Rome because of his speeches. He convinced the crowd that Caesar did not deserve to be killed and now they want revenge. Since Caesar left luxuries to the citizens, they are going to try and pay him back for it in the only way they know how, which is revenge.
ReplyDeleteIn Mark Antony's first speech at the funeral for Caesar, he appeals to the crowd through ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos is presented when he continuously says, "Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,/And Brutus is an honorable man". This is ethos because Antony points out the flaws in Brutus such as his crying over others in despair and he uses it to show that Brutus claims to be ambitious, even when his actions provide evidence otherwise. This shows the crowd that Brutus is not credible, leaving them to believe it is not ethically correct to follow his lead. Pathos comes into play as Antony creates emotion. The crowd begins to feel bad about the death of Caesar as soon as they are told about the will. The will prevails a new factor to the truth behind Caesar's death. The crowd is told that Caesar has left them all luxuries, so they learn that he never intended to hurt Rome, and Brutus' reasoning was false. This gives the crowd a new feeling towards Brutus and his explanation for killing Caesar. Logos is expressed in the speech through the lines, "You all did love him once, now without a cause;/What cause withholds you then to mourn for him?" This is proving to the citizens that they had reasons the love Caesar as they previously did, not to rejoice over his death because they believe Brutus. This provides logic to the citizens as to why they should go against Brutus and not trust his story. Antony is most likely to control Rome because of his speeches. He convinced the crowd that Caesar did not deserve to be killed and now they want revenge. Since Caesar left luxuries to the citizens, they are going to try and pay him back for it in the only way they know how, which is revenge.
ReplyDeleteBrutus appeals to logos on page 42 when explaining himself and the rest of the senate for Caesar's murder. He convinces the crowd that Caesar was tyrannical and that this was in the best interest of them all. His reasoning is good enough for the crowd as their emotion towards the situation quickly changes from hysterical to enraged.
ReplyDeleteBrutus also appeals to ethos on page 42 during his speech. He asks the Roman citizens to believe him because of his ranking and honor and how close he was to Julius Caesar. These examples ensure his credibility and sway the crowd to trust him.
Mark Antony appeals to pathos on pages 44-47 when uncovering the truth behind Caesar's fall. He uses repetition to say that Brutus and the rest of the senate and not as honorable as the crowd thinks and plays with their emotions by dangling Caesar's will around and revealing his body. He is able to bring the rage of being lied to out of every person in the crowd and is able to turn their emotions once again but this time against the senate.
Mark Antony is likely to control Rome from then on because his speech reversed everything Brutus said. He reminded the people that they loved their former leader and that Brutus made him out to be someone who he was not. His connection to the truth and the well known past will help the people to invest their trust in Antony.
Both Marc Antony and Brutus had Aristotle's appeals present in their speeches in order to help strengthen their rhetoric. In Brutus' funeral speech he has logos present along with pathos in order to convey his words in a way for the audience to feel bad for him and see the facts of the matter. For example when he says, "Not because I cared for Caesar less, but because I cared for Rome more. This makes the audience sympathize for Brutus, because they begin to see how hard it appears to be on him to murder his best friend. Then Brutus says, "Would you rather have Caesar living, and you all die slaves, than Caesar were dead, and you all live as freeman." This is an example of logos. Now that the audience feels bad for Caesar they are buying in to the logic of his speech and believe whether or not it was going to be true that they would've died slaves if Caesar remained living. Next, Marc Antony appeals to the credibility of both Cassius and Brutus. Throughout his speech Marc Antony contains ethos in order to get the crowd fired up and infuriated with everyone of the conspirators. Many times Marc Antony refers to Brutus and Cassius as honorable men right after he said bad things about them as a contradiction. For example Antony says, "I have o'ershot myself to tell you of it. I fear I wrong the honorable men whose daggers have stabb'd Caesar; I do fear it." This has ethos present in that Antony is getting the crowd to hate the conspirators by appealing to the fact Brustus and Cassius are not credible at all.
ReplyDeleteBeing there is a clear division Mark Antony is most likely to assume control of Rome. Mark Antony has the citizens of Rome on his side who after his speech and the reading of Caesars will want to burn Rome to the ground. Mark Antony along with the citizens although not as intelligent as the senate conspirators have the numbers overwhelmingly. Because Cassius and Brutus are outnumbered so badly there is almost no way they can assume control of Rome. A prediction is they might have to flee the city or they are hunted down by Antony and the citizens of Rome.
ReplyDeleteAll of Aristotle’s Appeals are shown in Act III of Julius Caesar, mainly through the words of Mark Antony. Antony shows ethos in his funeral speech when he talks about how he offered Caesar a kingly crown 3 times but denied it each time. He is a credible man to the Romans because of his close friendship with Caesar. He also displays logos in his speech when he explains to the people why Caesar was not ambitious and gives logical reasons to why he isn’t. This causes the people to side with Antony and turn on Brutus, Cassius, and the rest of the conspirators. Lastly, Antony shows pathos when he tells the people about the will that Caesar apparently wrote for the the Roman people. Antony provokes the emotions of the crowd when he says it is not proper for them to know how much Caesar loved them and that they are his heirs. This makes the crowd want to hear his will, since it will benefit them, and discretely changes their views on Caesar again.
ReplyDeleteMark Antony is most likely to assume control of Rome after his funeral speech for Caesar. By appealing to the crowd, he swayed their view on Caesar again to the point where it was the wrong decision to kill him. They now feel that Antony would be a better ruler than Brutus/Cassius because Antony has the same views as Caesar and would continue the empire in the direction they were already going while being ruled by Caesar. They now believe Caesar was doing the right thing and Antony would be the best person to continue his legacy.
Anthony's funeral speech appeals to Aristotle's Appeals in order to accomplish his revenge on the conspirators of Caesar's death. He appeals to ethos because the citizens stay to listen to hear his speech since they care about the issue of Caesar's death. Then having their attention, he reminds the citizens of his status in Caesar's life as he says," He was my friend, faithful and just to me;" ,and he implies that he knew Caesar best. Antony proves that he knew Caesar had good intentions for Rome by appealing to logos. When he says, "You all did see that on the Lupercal/ I thrice presented him a kingly crown,/ which he did refuse. Was this ambition?/ Yet Brutus says He was ambitious,/ And sure he is an honorable man." ,Antony diffused claims of Caesar's guilt of ambitious making Brutus a liar-not a honorable guy(lll,ii,89,97-103). He also appeals to pathos by using Caesar's body as visual support and effect convincing the citizens that Caesar was killed in cold blood by the betrayal of Caesar's so called friends,Brutus. When he says, "For Brutus, as you know, was Caesar's angel.../This was the most unkindest out of all;/ For when noble Caesar saw him stab,/ In gratitude, more strong than traitors' arms,/ Quite vanquish'd him. Then burst his mighty heart,"(lll,ii,186-191). In all, Antony's funeral speech turns the hostile crowd from against him to behind him leading the revenge on the conspirators because Antony addresses Aristotle's Appeals practically.
ReplyDeleteMark Antony is not likely to assume control of Rome mainly because he has the benefit of the last word to persuade the citizens before they take action. He uses rhetoric more tacticfully as he reveals his evidence at the perfect timing- like dramatically waiting to uncover Caesar's body and reading his will until the citizens are jumping for revenge. Also Antony evidence is legit because Caesar's will is legal and a primary source. Lastly since he proves Brutus a liar, Antony is more honorable to the citizens, so they are more likely to follow him. Overall after Antony's funeral speech all citizens want to revenge Caesar; therefore they are not going to follow Brutus or Cassius while Antony could lead them to revenge Caesar.
Brutus and Antony knew that they had to deliver speeches that would sway a populations opinion on Julius Caesar. Brutus must convince them that Caesar was bad fro Rome, when earlier in the play they wanted to give him a crown. Mark Antony had to contradict everything Brutus said without angering the people. They both succeed in their goals through extensive use of rhetoric. Brutus appeals to ethos in his speech. He sympathizes with the Roman people and says he loved Caesar like they did. They trust him because he says he loves Rome. He says that he also weep for Caesar and builds credibility with the people. He then turns them by saying that Caesar was too ambitious and needed to be killed. Since he loved Caesar like they did, he had the right to kill him, according to the Roman people. Antony appeals to logos to contradict Brutus. He provides a series of arguments that show Caesar was not as ambitious as Brutus made him seem. He says that he filled the coffers of Rome, turned down the crown three times, and left each of the Romans something, implying he cared for them. Antony and Brutus both appeal to pathos in their speeches. The strongest example of this was Antony showing the Romans Caesar’s dead body. This is visual rhetoric and it makes the Roman people immediately sway their opinion. They saw the man they once idolized butchered and where overcome. Antony uses their grief and anger to start a civil war.
ReplyDeleteThe imminent civil war will have Antony on one side and Brutus and Cassius on the other. Antony will take control of Rome. He has the Roman people in riots because of one speech. He has the people on his side and anyone who supported Caesar will follow him as well. Cassius and Brutus may be able to sway some of the public but they will not be able to work together. They disagree on every matter and will not be able to work together to control one army. Eventually their differences will cause their downfall and Antony will assume control.
One of Aristotle's appeals, ethos, is present in Brutus' funeral speech. Brutus appeals to ethos as he convinces the people of Rome that he is worthy of their time, respect, and deserves to become leaders. He states, "Believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor that you believe." Brutus is trying to put himself above others to make the citizens believe that he is worthy of listening to and lending their ears to him. He also says, "As Caesar loved me, I weep for him;". Brutus is trying to show that they should all believe he is worthy of becoming ruler because he was friends with Caesar and was aware of every fault Caesar had. He is also saying this to convince the crowd that killing Caesar was not meant to be a crime because he was friends with him and would not hurt him for lack of reason. Brutus also appeals to pathos in his speech. Within his speech, he says, "Who is here so base that would be a bondman?" This appeals to pathos because he is truing to show that when Caesar was in power, all the citizens of Rome were put to tedious work, and that was very unkind and cruel of Caesar. Not only is this an appeal to pathos, but this is also an appeal to logos. This is an appeal to logos because Brutus is making the citizens of Rome feel bad for themselves. They are mourning the fact that they were put to so much work. Brutus is attempting to point out that the citizens should not have had to do such work and they are believing him by feeling bad for themselves. Brutus is toying with their emotions. As of where we left off, I believe Mark Antony will control Rome over Brutus and Cassius leading Rome. Mark Antony showed "Caesar's will" and claimed it will give all of the citizens seventy-five drachmas. Everyone wants to receive that money because they are poor, so they will believe Mark Antony and want him in power. Antony also had the last word, which would allow his impression to linger in the citizens' minds. Antony already has the crowd tearing all of things of Rome down to the ground. With all of the citizens on Antony's side, he will be able to overthrow the small amount of conspirators.
ReplyDeleteMark Antony appeals to the citizens of Rome through Aristotle's Appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos, to persuade them to turn against the conspirators. He is able to appeal through ethos by being a credible friend and follower of Caesar's. He knew Caesar personally Caesar put his trust in Antony. Mark Antony is able to appeal through logos by questioning the Roman people on how they could honor Caesar so greatly one day, then someone new the next. He also questions them on how such "honorable men" such as Brutus and Cassius could betray their leader. Brutus had stated that Caesar was too ambitious to lead Rome, but Antony rejects this by mentioning how he wept over poor Roman citizens, did not keep ransoms to himself, and rejected the crown three times. Lastly, he appeals through pathos by telling the Romans how much Caesar loved them. He tells them that because of his love for Rome, Caesar left each citizen each a large amount of land and money. He also uses visual rhetoric to appeal to emotion by showing the citizens Caesar's dead body.
ReplyDeleteNow that there is a clear division between Mark Anthony and Brutus/Cassius, Mark Antony is most likely to assume control of Rome. Mark Antony loved Caesar and was his good friend. He will do what it takes to ensure that his enemies do not take rule in his place. Antony has successfully swayed the entirety of Rome to turn against Caesar's murderers, even after Brutus has just convinced them otherwise. Even if all the conspirators are against Antony, it will not matter if he has all of Rome behind him.
Brutus' appeal to ethos includes making sure to mention that he is letting Antony speak, by stating, "...grace his speech/Tending to Caesar's glories, which Antony,/By our permission, is allow'd to make" (Act III, Scene 2). By doing this, he is asserting himself as a leader, one who commands respect and whose orders others should follow. Antony presents a convincing appeal to logos by using contradictions to Brutus' labeling of Caesar's flaw of wild ambition. He calls on several examples to logically prove his point, including, "I thrice presented him a kingly crown,/Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?" (Act III, Scene 2). As for appeals to pathos, both speakers did use quite a few of them to fire up their Roman audience. Antony questions, "You all did love him once, not without cause;/What cause withholds you then to mourn for him?" (Act III, Scene 2). This causes the audience to feel guilty for their recent behavior and support of Brutus, and it turns them against the "honorable" Brutus.
ReplyDeleteAntony is most likely to assume control of Rome, shown by Antony's ability to sway the Roman people from Brutus' side, even though Brutus is gifted in his ability to use rhetoric. Brutus' speech conjured a passionate reaction from the people supporting his own leadership and against Caesar, as the people say to, "Give [Brutus] a statue" (Act III, Scene 2). Antony, however, sparks a much more heated reaction, causing the people to want to mutiny and murder Brutus, Cassius, and the rest of the conspirators. Whereas Brutus inspires words, Antony inspires action, and because of him, Romans begin acts of terror and destruction. "We'll burn [Caesar's] body in the holy place/And with the brands fire the traitor's houses" (Act III, Scene 2).
Aristotle's appeals are effectively used in both funeral speeches in order to sway the Roman people. Marc Antony utilizes Aristotle's appeals constantly throughout his emotional speech. In fact, he takes a pause during his speech because he wanted to pull himself together and keep him from crying. Antony's ethos is cleverly used in this sense because the Romans feel pity not only for Antony's love for Caesar, but how not so long ago they had named him a "tyrant" and that Rome had become a better nation now that he had been assassinated. Obviously, this appeals to the emotions of the Romans, and they slowly sway towards Marc Antony's persuasive speech.
ReplyDeleteEven though Brutus and his followers control immense power, they cannot control a Roman population if they do not wish to be controlled by Brutus and all against Caesar. However, Brutus will use all of his power to calm the people. He might even exercise military force. However, another factor is Brutus's tragic flaw, and his progression through it. As a result, I feel as though Antony will ultimately prevail if anyone. However, this conflict may become a civil war. As a result, it may cause the fall of Rome, the thing that they were trying to prevent in the first place.
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Ethos: The will
-The will that Antony presents is not proven to be true or fake. How is it that just today Antony was going through Caesars things and simply stumbled upon Caesar's will the same day he would be unpredictably murdered? It sounds suspicious but because Antony is a respected noble and friend to Caesar, the citizens do not want to believe he is lying to them.
Pathos: Caesar's dead body
-This visual rhetoric is used as a tactic to appeal to the audience's emotions. As Antony speaks to them of how great Caesar once was and how he was so utterly wronged, he is laying there cold, dead, and covered in bloody wounds. This fires up the Roman people and changes their minds completely from willing to follow Brutus to wanting revenge.
Logos: Was Caesar ambitious?
-Mark Antony states something selfless that Caesar has done for him or Roman people such as weep for the poor or even turn down a crown. Antony then follows up by reminding his audience that Brutus said Caesar was too ambitious and selfish to care for anyone but himself.
Mark Antony definitely has the upper hand in this situation. If he can change a whole mass of people's views from loving Brutus to hating him he can undoubtedly take control once Brutus is eliminated.
In Act lll of "Julius Caesar", Mark Antony appeals to logos, ethos, and pathos. Antony appeals to logos in his speech when he manipulates the people of Rome to be on his side with solid facts and persuades the people to turn against Brutus, Cassius, and all of the other conspirators. “Look at this! Here is himself, marred, as you see, with traitors (Act lll. Scene ll.).” He presents a solid argument to the people that it was wrong for Brutus, Cassius, and all of the other conspirators to kill Caesar. In the beginning of his speech, he started to explain that the conspirators were honorable, however, he slowly began to explain that Caesar’s ambition was not true. He gave logically reasons of how Caesar loved all of the people by bringing money to Rome, comforting the poor, and also refusing to be the king three times. Antony displayed how Caesar was not ambitious, but how he was loyal and compassionate to all of Rome’s people. The citizens believe what Antony is saying in his speech is logical. “Methinks there is much reason in his sayings (Act lll. Scene ll.).” Also, Antony appeals to ethos because he presents himself as a credible man since he found Caesar’s will in his closet. “But here’s a parchment with the seal of Caesar; I found in his closet, ’tis his will (Act lll. Scene ll.).” He makes a good impression of himself to the Roman people that he knows what he is talking about. He makes them believe that he has knowledge about Caesar and what his goal was for the Romans. He takes the authority to read Caesar’s will to the people, which later persuades the people to turn on Brutus. Not only does Antony appeal to logos and ethos, he also appeals to pathos. Antony appeals to the emotion of the Roman people in his funeral speech to turn them against Brutus."If you have tears, prepare to shed them now. You all do know this mantle. I remember The first time ever Caesar put it on (Act lll. Scene ll.).” Antony uses personal anecdote to bring out the feelings of the people. He tells the public a memory to the inspirational times when Caesar overcame the Nervii. Then, he points out the dagger that ran through it to make the people depressed from the unfortunate death of Caesar. He manipulates the people to turn against Brutus, Cassius, and the rest of the conspirators.
ReplyDeleteMark Antony is more likely to assume control of Rome after he presented his funeral speech. Antony appeals to logos, ethos, and pathos, which helps him to manipulate the Romans into turning against Brutus, Cassius, and all of the other conspirators. He swayed the Romans’ views into thinking that it was wrong for them to kill Caesar. The people now believe that Antony would be a better king instead of any of these conspirators because Antony shared the same views as Caesar and he would continue to sway the empire into the same direction as Caesar was once doing. The people believe that Caesar did nothing wrong to die and that Antony would continue to embrace his legacy better than anyone else.
Ethos- In Mark Antony's speech, he keeps repeating who am I to question these honorable men?, and this shows ethos because he is showing his status of power compared to these "honorable men".
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Logos- Mark Antony presents logos when telling the Roman people about Caesars' will that he left behind. You can tell because he says that I am here to tell you what I know and he goes into this spiel about what Caesar did and how the Roman people loved him and they shouldn't listen to Brutus.
I think that Mark Antony is most likely to assume the control of Rome because his speech has the greater impact on the Roman people and what the Romans did after also proves that Mark Antony will assume control over Rome. After his speech, they rioted and were saying "let's go kill the traitors" while Brutus' speech just had they yelling "long live Brutus" and stuff like that because I think they are scared of Brutus but Mark Antony won't be a good leader for Rome.
In “Julius Caesar” Mark Antony appeals to every one of Aristotle’s Appeals in his funeral speech. Antony appeals to ethos when he repeats the phrase “Brutus is an honorable man.” This phrase makes it seem as if he is on the people’s side. It makes it seem like he is not here to talk badly of Brutus, but to support his doings. This makes the people trust Antony and listen to him because right now they think very highly of Brutus. Antony appeals to logos when he says, “Now lies he there, and none so poor to do him reverence.” This appeals to a sense of logic because yesterday people loved Caesar. However, today, people do not even care that he is dead and they moved their love towards Brutus. All the Antony is saying is how could you love someone so dearly one day, then not even care of his death the next. Antony also appeals to pathos when he tells the people that he has Caesar’s will. He also appeals to pathos especially when he reads the will. Everyone got really emotional when they heard how much Caesar had left for them and suddenly they loved Caesar again and hated Brutus.
ReplyDeleteMark Antony is the one who is most likely to assume control of Rome. This is because even after Brutus justified the killing of Caesar and managed to get all the people on his side, Antony was able to come in and bring everyone back to Caesar’s side and helped them realize the wrongdoings of Brutus. With Antony also being on Caesar’s side, everyone will want him to control Rome. No one would want a murderer to be put in charge, and Antony had a convincing speech that should keep the people on Caesar’s side, even if Brutus tries to sway them back to him.
Marc Antony's speech at Caesar's funeral appealed to pathos. He played off the citizens emotions and presented certain information when they were feeling a certain way. Antony knew in the beginning of his speech that the Romans were sided with Brutus, so he went on to call him an honorable man. He slowly built off he emotions of the citizens bringing up certain points the more they side with him. During the end of one of his speeches he said "My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar,/And I must pause till it come back to me." He did this to pause and see how the people were reacting to his words. After he heard them say that they thought Caesar was wronged, he brought up Caesar's will, and told them that he had left something for all of them. This brought the citizens further away from Brutus as they now shouted about mutiny and traitorous acts. He waited until they were screaming about Caesar to read the will and put the last piece into the puzzle. This use of the proper timing and careful use of words appealed to their emotions. Antony repeated that he didn't want to wrong Brutus, he let the citizens decide that they wanted to take revenge on the conspirators. He let them feel their own emotions about the situation, making it more personal for each of them.
ReplyDeleteNow that there is a clear division between Marc Antony and Brutus/Cassius, Antony will most likely take control of Rome. He just won the support of the Roman citizens and Brutus and Cassius have no idea what is coming for them. Also, Brutus and Cassius are always disagreeing with each other. How could they rule an empire if they can't agree on smaller decisions? With those two men trying to rule Rome, it will ultimately end in one turning on the other. Antony by himself doesn't have to worry about a partner turning on him. He is obviously capable of coming up with plans on his own. He was already able to trick Brutus and rally the citizens.
Antony's speech was loaded with rhetoric.
ReplyDeleteEthos (Character): during the entire speech, Antony called the conspirators “wise and honorable men” and then he followed this statement with something that was contradictory to it. For example: Antony quoted Brutus saying “Caesar was an ambitious man” and then Antony reminded the crowd that Caesar denied the crown 3 times and he would say that Brutus is an honorable man. Antony did this for a specific reason. If he came out and said that Brutus was wrong right after Brutus swayed the crowd, he would have gotten nowhere. He made these contradictory statements over and over until the people finally got it.
Pathos (Emotions): halfway through the speech, Antony came out with Caesar’s body since this was a funeral. He allowed the people to get close to it and see the wounds, but if that’s not enough, he then explained how painful each was. This was huge in swaying the people for they began to mourn with the mourning Antony who at one point was crying.
Logos (Logic): after he discredited Brutus and the conspirators, Antony reminded the people what just happened. A GROUP OF BLOODTHIRSTY CONSPIRATORS JUST MURDERED CAESAR, YOUR BELOVED LEADER!!! Does it really make sense to have them accepted into ruling Rome? (The people said no)
After Brutus’s speech, he had the people on his side. He was logical and confident… and made the mistake to think that Antony couldn’t say anything to change this. Even though there are many conspirators who are high up in Roman government that could rule and Antony is only one person, he has the people so far on his side that he wouldn’t even have to lift a finger to get the Romans to rebel. I think that Brutus may be the leader for a little while for he may have a few supports, but ultimately Antony will probably be taking over in the very near future.
During Marc Anthony's speech he successfully uses all of Aristotle's appeals enough to convince all of Rome that Brutus and his crew are all bad for Rome. He does this right after Brutus convinces Rome that Ceasar needed to die. The fact that he changed their opinion of Brutus within minutes shows his persuasive skills are almost unmatched. In the speech Marc uses ethos when he keeps on saying that Brutus is an honorable man. After listing all the reasons why Ceasar shouldn't have been killed, Anthony basically said that Brutus is always right and he is an honorable man. He is convinces the crowd that even though he says he is honorable, he truley isn't and Ceasar didn't deserve to die. He also uses pathos throughout the entire speech in different ways. He uses first person in the whole speech. He also uses strong word choice in the speech. This can be seen when he pulls out Ceasars will. He shows the crowd Ceasar's will and then he reads the will and changes the whole entire view Ceasar. He also uses logos by supplying solid facts in the speech. He us able to provide reasons why Ceasar never deserved to die.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Marc Anthony will gain power of Rome. However, I don't think that he will last very long at the helm. If Brutus had the power to take down Ceasar then he should easily be able to take down Marc Anthony as well.
1. Pathos- Mark Anthony appeals to pathos when describing the horrific details of how Caesar was murder
ReplyDeleteLogos- Mark Anthony appeals to logos when he says that Caesar could not be ambitious because he planned on giving something to every Roman citizen in his will
Ethos- Mark Anthony appeals to ethos by showing respect to Brutus by continuously mentioning that telling the citizens of Rome that he is an honorable man
2. Mark Anthony is most likely to assume control of Rome because he has turned the people against Brutus by telling them how much Caesar really loved the people of Rome and how what they did was wrong. The people now understand the situation and are against Brutus.
Mark Antony appealed to pathos before he spoke to the people of Rome by carrying Caesar's body and showing the citizens. Mark Antony also read Caesar's will to the citizens which made the citizens aware that Caesar left something behind for them. After the people heard that they became furious and a riot started. He appealed to logos during his speech when he explains to the crowd why Caesar should not have been killed and wonders how Brutus is ambitious if he refused to take the crown. After hearing this the people started to turn on Brutus and are on Antony's side now. Antony appealed to ethos when he kept saying that Brutus and Cassius are "honorable men". He states it over and over again in order for the people to understand his point. Antony gives them the credit for being honorable men but it soon becomes sarcasm after it is repeated multiple times.
ReplyDeleteAfter Mark Antony's speech the people of Rome were against Brutus and Cassius. The people caused a riot and started destroying things. When Brutus spoke to the people he didn't give a good example as to why he killed Caesar other than his ambition. Moving forward, I think Mark Antony will take over, not Brutus or Cassius.
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ReplyDeleteethos- Antony appeals to ethos when he speaks of Brutus. He says he is and honroable man repeatedly. By doing this he is getting the people of Rome to believe that he himself is an honorable man.
Pathos- Antony appeals to pathos by bringing and speaking of the dead body of caesar. He is attempting to get the people of rome to feel some sympathy from their former leader and himself. Such as when he pauses to compose himself hes trying to judge the crowd and gain some sympathy.
Logos- Antony is also appealing to logos throughout his speech. He is yelling at the people trying to get them to realize that caesar was their beloved leader less than an hour ago, and now they see him as the devil and love brutus.
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I believe Marc Antony will eventually gain control of rome. There are three reasons why i am led to believe this outcome. The first reason is because of how easily he can convince the people of Rome to join him. The second reason is that Antony is very clever bothe when he talks and acts. He can end up outsmarting Brutus and Cassius in the end. The third reason is that Marc Antony is and athlete, he can out maneuver the attackers and will make him a better fighter in an attack.
ReplyDeleteIn Marc Anthony's funeral speech, he uses pathos, logos, and ethos to connect with the people of Rome better. He also uses them to persuade the people that they should listen to him. The example of how Marc Anthony used pathos is he made sure the people felt depression and were saddened over Caesar's death, but it lead to an uprise in the people as well. By him saying, "My heart is in the coffin there with Cesar, and I must pause till it come back to me," he is targeting the people's of Rome emotions. The way he uses logos is by explaining how Caesar was a good man who had no wrong intentions. Declaring that Caesar denied a crown three times shows that it's obvious and logical how Caesar could not have been bad. The way he uses ethos is by telling the people about information only he would know by being so close with Caesar. Doing this gives himself credibility.
Marc Anthony is most likely to assume control of Rome. He has more power after one speech than Brutus did which shows that the people are leaning towards Marc Anthony's side. The citizens are rioting, tearing down Rome, and setting fire all from Marc Anthony's influence. His connection with Caesar will also have a great deal with him assuming control over Rome.
ReplyDeleteMark Antony convinces the people of Rome with the use of Aristoles appeals and rhetoric. Mark presents the body of Caesar to the Rome people and under covers his wounds. This is visual rhetoric. This rhetoric appeals to the emotion and logical senses of the Roman people. Mark Antony then uses the will of Caesar as a finale push to persuade the roman people. "Here is the will, and under Caesars seal. To every Roman citizen he gives, To every several man, seventy- five drachmas." The Praise of the great Caesar appeals to the Roman people as how great Caesar was and how he was one of the Great Romans to strive during this era.
I believe Mark Antony to take control of rome. He was last to address rome with the permission of Brutus with the fall of ceaser a death. The people of Rome are easily swadded by both Brutis and Mark. Mark heavily influenced the people Rome with his speech with effectively using rhetoric to impacted them. The people of Rome act to his speech in riot, basically formed a conspiracy against the conspirators of Rome. This is why I believe Mark Antony to take power. In his speech he showed qualities of a leader and how he is smart with his actions and words. Thus making him very powerful.
One example of Aristotle’s Appeals in the funeral speech was in Mark Anthony’s speech. His speech had pathos present in it. His speech entailed that Caesar loved Rome and that Brutus loved Caesar. So Mark tried to use the audiences emotions to sway them. Especially with the will of Caesar, he holds off telling them it, to build suspense. But when it is finally read, the audience reacts with joy because of what they will receive, but anger because a man who loved so much has died. Lastly, earlier in the speech, Mark tries to make Caesar look like an innocent victim to this assassination by saying things that are good about Caesar. This part of the speech brings with it the emotion of guilt, or sorrow for the death of an “innocent” person.
ReplyDeleteBetween Mark Anthony and Brutus/Cassius Mark Anthony are most likely to assume control of Rome. This is due to Brutus and Cassius not being able to agree on matters, which will eventually lead to a fight of some sort. Secondly, the Roman public cannot hold attention to one side of an argument for long, so whoever holds the most attention, and most emotion will win. This is seen even when the crowd sways from Brutus to Mark in the funeral. Lastly, Mark was a good friend of Caesar, and was not part of his death. So, Mark has the ability to win the argument, and the reputation to sway Rome. Brutus does not have this, especially after he was seen as evil after the reading of Caesar’s will. He is certainly to blame for the death of Caesar, which the crowd will remember.
In Act III of Julius Caesar, Antony presents a speech to the people of Rome to win over the people of Rome to avenge Caesar and seek revenge on the conspirators. Pathos, ethos, and logos are all present in his speech. Antony appeals to ethos when he begins speaking of Caesar and his death. Antony states that he is not only friends with Caesar but also the citizens of Rome. Antony close relations with Caesar offers him the opportunity to speak to the people. The way Antony opens his speech serves to unify himself with the crowd and assists in swaying them to his side. Antony appeals to logos by repeating the phrase “honorable men.” The expression is reiterated a number of times throughout his speech. The repetition of the phrase creates a sense of uncertainty. Antony uses this part of his speech to win over the people of Rome by refuting Brutus’s accusations of Caesar’s ambition. Antony was able to subtlety turn the crowd against the conspirators. Antony appeals to pathos by revealing Caesar’s body to the citizen’s. The sight of the bloody wounds causes anger and vengeance to surface within the people. The crowd realizes that the conspirators actions we not honorable, but in brutal nature.
ReplyDeleteWith the division in place, Mark Antony is more likely to presume authority over Rome. Antony’s managed to clear Caesar’s name and sway the crowd’s opinion drastically. The citizens of Rome, before Brutus's speech, adored Caesar. Antony was able to appeal to the town and win them over again. Antony was able to deploy the conspirators murder and revive Caesar's memory within the citizens. Antony also mentioning the will also to get closer to the citizens mentally and physically, and succeeds in gaining control over them.
In Brutus' speech, there are many examples of pathos, logos, and ethos. An example of pathos would be when Brutus says, "As Caesar loved me, I weep for him." Brutus is using emotional and motivational appeals to feel the emotion he is feeling. One ethos would be when Brutus says, "...as he was valiant, and I honor him." With all the things Caesar did for Rome, Brutus honors his sacrifice, which is referring to the trustworthiness and credibility of his character. Lastly, and example of logos would be "... but, as he was ambitious, I slew him." This statement is using logic to support his claim and makes a sound argument based off of facts. Brutus knew Caesar would not stop for anything until he had conquered everything. He knew that he would have to stop Caesar before it was too late.
ReplyDeleteThe person most likely to assume control is Antony. The argument in his speech and the use of Caesar's will showed the Roman people the real truth over Caesar's death. Antony said, "The noble Brutus hath told you Caesar was ambitious. If it were so, it was a grievous fault." He said that Brutus' good claim about Caesar about being an ambitious man were false. Also buy saying that the conspirators are "honorable men," he want the crowd to believe that the conspirators are fake and untrustworthy. Antony's main goal of his speech is to stir the crowd to mutiny against the conspirators.
Anthony clearly appeals to the pathos of the audience. Anthony gathers the audience around the body of Caesar and drove them to tears. He motivated the crowd against the conspirators after he announced Caesar's will. This is the most obvious example of his appeal to pathos because he is appealing directly to the audience's love, which in this case, was money.
ReplyDeleteAnthony is the most likely to assume control. He not only has the side of the people, which is extremely important if one is going to assume power of a republic, and he also does not have the blood of Caesar on his hands, which to most, makes him look more innocent than the conspirators.
For ethos, Brutus was sort of making himself in charge by stating how he gave Antony "permission" to speak at the funeral, and not just have him talk freely. It just goes to show how he is full of himself and isn't letting someone go above him. For pathos Brutus said "as Ceasar loved me, I weep for him". He is trying to get sympathy for himself, although he was the one that killed him and he doesn't deserve it. For pathos, it is mentioned how Ceasar was killed for "the general welfare". He is trying to persuade the audience thst Ceasar was killed for a logical cause although it was so Brutus could rule. It was out of hatred. These are some examples or aristotles appeals in Julius ceasar
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