Julius Caesar Rhetorical Devices

Antony used a different form of Ethos than Brutus does. While Brutus spoke about how honorable he is, Antony simply speaks in blank verse. Speaking in blank verse was something only honorable nobles did so by doing this Antony established an authority aura to the plebeians. With pathos Antony kicks it off with bringing Caesar’s body onto the stage. He brings the Roman’s dead leader onto the stage, stab wounds and all.

He is trying to get the Romans to be angry at the conspirators because of what they did to Julius Caesar. The goal of his speech is to get the schemers caught because of their crimes as well as avenge his friend, Caesar. The intended audience is agreeable with what Antony is telling them. Although the audience is

One example is his use of paralipsis. He draws attention to Caesar’s will by seeming to not want to bring it up. ….. This strategy excites the crowd to demand to hear what Caesar laid down in his will. The truth of the generosity and kindness of Caesar is indisputable as he leaves to the citizens of Rome, money, fountains, parks, etc.

He proceeds by mentioning the evil within Caesar and how honorable Brutus is for destroying such evil. This holds some level of truth in the audience’s mind,

In act 3 scene 2 of Julius Caesar, Brutus addresses the crowd regarding the assassination of Julius Caesar performed by a group of conspirators with himself included. When Brutus is done speaking to the citizens it is clear that most if not all, are on his side and believe that killing Caesar was necessary for Rome to prosper. Brutus exits, leaving Antony alone to say a few words about Caesar. It is what he says through an array of different techniques and devices, that convince the plebeians to rise against Brutus and the conspirators and take revenge of Caesar behalf. The very first technique used in Antony's speech is equalizing the relationship between himself and Rome’s citizens.

Antony uses rhetorical questions to refute Brutus. How Antony does this is Antony uses his speech in which he spoke at Julius’s funeral to convince the people of Rome that Brutus is not good. Antony asked the people of Rome”What cause withholds you, then, to mourn for him?”(Act 3 sc.2). Antony uses this rhetorical question to make the crowd see Caesar’s death as a celebration not as Brutus would like to see it which is as a sad

Julius Caesar: Analysis of Tone in Funeral Speeches MLK, Jr. once said, “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends” (Goodreads). In the play Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare, actions and words are used and spoken against a friend and a rival contributing to the assassination of their fellow friend Caesar. Two people that were very close to Caesar speak out against each other during their funeral speeches. Brutus, who is a “friend” and also a conspirator against Caesar, and Antony who is a very loyal friend to Caesar, use several rhetorical and literary devices as they create tone of proud assertive and defiant manipulation to get the Roman citizens on their side.

The Tragedy of Julius Caesar- Rhetorical Analysis In the novel, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by Shakespeare, after Brutus brutally executes Caesar in Act 3 Scene 2, Antony is allowed to give a speech to the people of Rome whom have seen witnessed this fatal tragedy in Scene 3. Antony uses anaphora, connotative diction and details throughout his speech to persuade the Romans to change their perspective of Caesar and Brutus. The way Antony speaks about both Caesar & Brutus are a dispute of what he is actually trying to announce to the Romans. At the end of his speech, Antony hopes to reach the Romans emotionally (pathos) by enraging them against Brutus’s false statements against Caesar.

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.

By refusing to read the will several times and admitting that what it contains will cause the people to have such a great love for Caesar that knowing he is now dead will be unbearable, Antony ignites curiosity in the people and furthermore, a subconscious feeling of respect and graciousness toward Caesar. Basically, Antony uses Caesar’s will to convince the people that Caesar was a selfless, kind-hearted man and those who killed him should be ashamed and punished for killing an innocent man. Through Antony’s use of paralipsis, he is able to plant a seed of admiration for Caesar and one of hate for the conspirators in the hearts of the plebeians. In his speech to the citizens, Antony also asks many rhetorical questions to cause his audience to pause and reflect on how they really feel, or how Antony wants them to feel, about certain people and events that have recently become important. In one instance.

Brutus tries to explain to the crowd that he didn't murder Caesar to be cruel but for the people.

At the end of the speech, Antony has won the citizens over and they feel that what Brutus and Cassius did was wrong and they want

He captures them with the revealing of Caesar's will, and then entices them into listening to him by promising to show them what Caesar had written. A

After bringing out Caesar 's Dead body. Describing what a honorable man his was. And showing them how brutal his killing was. In act three the people are angered and overwhelmed the people kill an innocent man simply because he had the same name as one of the conspirators cinna . the complete chaos ensures rhom may not look seem like a positive reaction to antony 's speech but it is in fact what he wants which is shown through soliloquy through the lack of almost no reaction to brutus logical and ineffective speech it is obvious that antony 's speech is more effective over the people of rome as speeches as a whole this shows that emotional appeal causes a much bigger reaction than logic and reason.

William Shakespeare, in his tragedy Julius Caesar, uses the rhetorical devices of a rhetorical question, repetition of the word ambitious, and direct reference in Antony 's speech to instigate the plebeians and persuade them to rebel against the conspirators. Antony pulls on the pathos, ethos, and logos of the audience to get them to exile the conspirators. Shakespeare uses a rhetorical question in Antony’s speech to get the plebeians to notice the wrongdoings of the conspirators and excite them to rebel. Antony discusses the money that Caesar left to the countrymen, and with sarcasm he states, “Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?” (3.2.99).