Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Julius Caesar

In Antony's speech, he uses pathos to gain sympathy from his audience. He points out how honorable of a man Caesar was and convinces the audience that he did not deserve to be assassinated. He also uses ethos to show how wrong it was for Brutus to be apart of the murder. Since Brutus and Caesar were best friends, it does not make moral sense for Brutus to be one of the murderers.

Brutus, however, uses logos against Caesar and for himself as a way to explain why he helped to murder Caesar. He tries to convince the audience that he did it for him and not for himself; he forces them to believe that killing Caesar was the best thing for the whole of Rome and that he was benefiting them by killing him off.

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