The texts Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, as well as Sherman Alexie’s The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven all ask us to consider the relationship between rhetoric and identity. When thinking about identity it depends on the person. I would define identity as the key characteristics about each of us that we define ourselves by. How we want to be seen by others, and how we think others see us. What parts of ourselves we choose to keep private and what parts we choose to let people see. What we believe morally and dream-wise. Our existence and worth as a human both soul and body which is not determined or differentiated by anything you do or fail to do, but is inherent and vital in you from your …show more content…
The rhetoric shapes the actions and the convictions of each of the characters. This then forces them to mold their own identity in order to conform with the rhetoric presented them. All but Cassius who seems to be the one who originally orchestrates the rhetoric involved. Shakespeare conveys power to sway a large population in only a few words. There are several different forms of power in the play, but the rhetoric was the most powerful as I saw. Out of all the characters in Julius Caesar he was the one who demonstrated the most power. The rhetoric can be defined in four different ways in the play, first because the way Caesar shaped the rhetoric was a theme in the play, next the power of speech and how it lead to his failure, third how the power of speech lead the conspirators downfall, and finally, how the ability of words caused the struggle in Rome. One of the reasons that Caesar had all this power is because he used his power over words. What I noticed in the first scene of the play is that Caesar had the people on his side which made them all obedient except for a few. Murellus and Flavius were against Caesar’s power the whole time and asked the masses why they were outside but then the found out that Caesar was in power and are furious. “What, know you not, Being mechanical, you ought not walk Upon a …show more content…
Most of the indians have drinking and drug problems which these problems are basic personal problems that they have. In the stories the characters will often be in one place out of the ordinary, after that they will be transported back in time to one distinct memory. This sort of thing works in these stories because, it reminds me of how our minds work. It makes me think about how people are not always there. In class sometimes I stare off into space as most people probably do because they are thinking about things. Our dreams and memories drift in and out of our minds throughout the day, and I believe this is what Alexie is trying to demonstrate with the characters in the various stories because it makes them seem more real and it makes the stories seem like they are coming to life. If Alexie did not reply on this rhetoric strategy the characters would collapse and be dull, but the characters is what gives the story life. In the stories the characters go through several dilemmas such as in the first chapter families fighting with each other, substance abuse as well as detestable living conditions. When they search for “something” it lead many of the characters in his book to imagine, desire, and look for something that they did not already have, and to
Rhetorical Appeals are everywhere, it’s in advertisements , it’s on magazines etc..William Shakespeare uses them in order to appeal to the audience.In this essay, rhetorical appeals is the main topic.There are 3 types of rhetorical appeals.Pathos is used to stir feelings in the reader.Logos is the argument that is logical because of the convincing reasons and the logical evidence.Ethos is based on character credibility and or reliability of the author.William Shakespeare used rhetorical appeals to connect with the audience and make them interested in the play.
In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Brutus and Antony attempt to persuade the audience of their position on the death of Caesar. While Brutus explains that his death was necessary, Antony claims that Caesar was not deserving of his demise. However, though Brutus does have ample credibility and taps into the emotional link with his audience to some extent, he does not convey as powerful of an argument as Antony, as he fails to provide sufficient factual evidence. Antony, on the other hand, utilizes logical argumentation with solid evidence, creates an emotional connection with his audience, and maintains credibility in order to support his own argument. Through this, it can be seen that Antony’s use of rhetorical appeals and devices is superior
Rhetoric seems like a big word but the meaning is simple- persuasion. In the book Julius Caesar, Antony and Brutus, two major characters, are fantastic at persuading the Roman citizens. When one is reading the story, they might think that both have equal amounts but when you look closer, Antony has the better rhetoric strategies. In just a few short sentences, Antony convinced the people to believe that Caesar needed revenge even though he never came out and told them that. Just a couple of minutes ago, the citizens were on Brutus’s side and thought that Caesar needed to go.
“The broad masses of a population are more amenable to the appeal of rhetoric than to any other force” according to Adolf Hitler, a master in rhetoric, who was able to sway the people of Germany into electing him as chancellor, and who was able to brain wash an army into creating the biggest mass genocide on the planet. This type of strategy is mimicked by Mark Antony in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Julius Caesar. Mark Antony’s extensive knowledge of rhetorical strategies, such as appeal to the emotions of the commoners, knowledge of topic and reputation, and syntactical devices eclipse Brutus’ reasoning for killing Julius Caesar and wins over the Roman commoners.
In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the dictator of Rome is assassinated by his senators. Among which was one of his closest advisors, Brutus. Another friend of Caesar, named Marc Antony, hears of this assassination and is grief-stricken. Together the two men speak to the citizens of Rome about their views of what is right. Firstly Brutus speaks, soon after Antony recites his side of the story. Although the crowd is swayed by both men, Antony is able to maintain the support of the people with his ideas and values. Antony was the better speech for a varying amount of rhetoric he used, among which are pathos and juxtaposition. Brutus uses these as well, but not as adequately.
In this world, few skills carry with them greater power than the skill of speaking to a crowd. A good speech can shatter the dreams or raise the hopes of millions. It can raise civilizations, or it can destroy them. The right speech can change the world. And the legendary writer William Shakespeare knew this well, as we see in one of his most popular plays; Julius Caesar. In the play, this power speech has is seen most heavily in the life of Brutus, who was not only manipulated by the words of others time after time, but tried to sway others with his own words, with some success even, but was often ruined by the even stronger rhetoric of others or perhaps by other events later on.
Alexie uses first hand experiences all throughout his article to depict the reality of American Indian’s lives. By appealing to the pathos, he gives his readers the ability to empathize with him, experiencing both the trials and triumphs. His use of analogies provides his audience with visuals that portray his experiences more accurately. When Alexie writes about himself in
In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare; two erudite men name Antony and Brutus give an endless speech to the citizens of Rome using the emotions of the citizen to claim power and punish the senate that did the murder of Julius Caesar.In Shakespeareś Julius Caesar, Antonyś speech is more effective than Brutus´s because Antony use pathos to get the citizens to get riled up and question Brutus and hate him for what he did to Caesar .
In this quote, Alexie uses foreshadowing as a literary device. Flashbacks show what is important in the past and how it reflects the future. While Thomas and Victor were/are kids they got into a fight and stopped talking. Now Thomas is helping Victor. Although this is a flashback, it may also be interpreted as a hint of Victor and Thomas being friends again and help each other.
Throughout the play Julius Caesar, Shakespeare uses a variety of rhetorical strategies to articulate the points of many characters. More explicitly the use of different rhetorical strategies can be seen after the death of Caesar. Preceding Caesar's death speeches were given by Mark Antony and Brutus. In these speeches Brutus tried to justify Ceaser death with vague answers, while Mark Antony came to the support of Caesar and questioned why he really had to die. Brutus and Mark Antony's use of logos, pathos and ethos, allowed them both to give effective speeches. Although Brutus gave a strong speech, Mark Antony exceptional use of pathos and ethos provided him a slight edge over Brutus.
The most predominate and important aspect In the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare are the speeches given to the Roman citizens by Brutus and Antony, the two main charaters, following the death of Caesar. Brutus and Antony both spoke to the crowd,using the same rhetorical devices to express their thoughts. Both speakers used the three classical appeals employed in the speeches: ethos, which is an appeal to credibility; pathos, which is an appeal to the emotion of the audience; and logos, which is an appeal to the content and arrangement of the argument itself. Even though both speeches have the same structure Antony’s speech is significantly more effective than Brutus’s.
In the play, Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Cassius, Decius Brutus, and Antony use many different types of persuasion to manipulate the people they talk to. Cassius is trying to convince Brutus to think that he should join the conspiracy. Decius is trying to make Caesar’s pride get the best of him to go to the senate-house. While, Antony is trying to convince the plebeians about Caesar’s death. Cassius uses logos to manipulate Brutus to conspire against Caesar, as Decius uses pathos to persuade Caesar to visit the senate-house. Finally, Antony uses irony to convince the plebeians that Caesar was not ambitious.
In the tragic play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the ruler of Rome, Julius Caesar, is stabbed to death by some of his so-called friends. Brutus, one of Caesar's best friends, is approached by some of the other senators to join the conspiracy to kill Caesar. Brutus weighs his options and decides to join the conspirators for the good of Rome. At Caesars's funeral, Brutus gives a speech to convince the citizens that the conspirators were right to kill Caesar. In contrast, Antony gives a speech to convince the Romans that there was no real reason to kill Caesar. Both characters try to persuade the audience, but they achieve different tones using literary and rhetorical devices. The tone of Brutus' speech is prideful, while the tone of Antony's speech is dramatic and inflammatory.
Cassius, Brutus, and Antony use rhetoric successfully in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, albeit each differently and for different causes. Each of these men uses his skills in rhetoric to convince each other and at some points the entire population of Rome to follow his beliefs. However, each of these men has different motivations to do so, as well as different characteristics and general worldviews.
Identity is what evolves us, it is what makes us think the way we do, and act the way we act, in essence, a person’s identity is their everything. Identity separates us from everyone else, and while one may be very similar to another, there is no one who is exactly like you; someone who has experienced exactly what you have, feels the way you do about subjects, and reacts the same to the events and experiences you have had. This became prevalent to me as I read through many books, that everyone goes through the process of finding who they are. A prevalent theme throughout literature is the idea that over time one develops their identity through life over time, in contrast to being born with one identity and having the same