Julius Caesar Rhetorical Analysis

First, Brutus shows that he has noble stature because everything that he did was for the benefit of someone else, He couldve ignored eveyone that wanted him to kill Caesar knowing that he could be punished, but he did it for the benefit of eveyone else. In Act 2, Scene 1. Brutus didnt tell Portia his plans of the murder, he feels she has enough stress and dosnt need to worry with it. “Hark, hark! One knocks. Portia, go in awhile. And by and by thy bosom shall partake The secrets of my heart. All my engagements I will construe to thee, All the charactery of my sad brows. Leave me with haste.”

Brutus’s main goal in his speech was to justify his action of killing Caesar in hope that the citizens would be in agreement with him and understand that he had Rome’s best interests at heart. Brutus attempts to persuade the people through ethos, pathos, and logos. He mainly uses ethos. He continuously says that he is an honorable man who loved Caesar but loved his country more. He uses an example of ethos when he says, “Hear me for my cause, and be silent, that you may hear: believe me for mine honour, and have respect for mine honour, that you may believe.” In this quote, he uses restatement to show his credibility as an honorable man. Because he approached the people in this way, they think, “Why would an honorable man, such

Rhetorical questions are meant to sway audiences to the speaker or writers thoughts on a subject. Antony uses a rhetorical question to not only have the crowd think of Caesar, but also to have the crowd think of Brutus. Antony says, "He hath brought many captives home to Rome, / Whose ransoms did the general coffers fill, / Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?" (III.ii.16-18). This exhibits skillful use of a rhetorical question because Antony not only contradicts Brutus about Caesar's ambition, but also causes the crowd to support Caesar's character. This rhetorical question bears the contradiction of Brutus because Antony refutes that Caesar was ambitious. This causes the crowd to question what ambition means and what their idea of Caesar is. He tries to sway the crowd to support Caesar by having them rethink what ambition is and what Brutus said. Antony also has the crowd question their belief of Caesar and of authority. Antony uses a rhetorical question in, "And to your heirs for ever, common pleasures, / To walk abroad, and recreate yourselves. / Here was a Caesar! when comes such another?" (III.ii.178-180). Antony persuasively uses a rhetorical question because he causes the crowd to question their meaning of authority. He also causes the crowd to once again question their idea of Caesar. Antony tries to sway the audience to realize how good of a ruler Caesar was and how rare it is that such a good ruler exists. In addition, Antony causes the crowd to recognize all the good that Caesar did for them. By using this rhetorical question, Antony shows how great a ruler Caesar was and that there is no one that is greater than he was. Antony persuasively uses rhetorical question to cause the audience to sway their opinions to match

The conspirators convinced people to turn against Caesar was by telling them how much of a bad king he would be if they crowned him and everything that might change if hes in rulinng of Rome and also metion that they may not be safe either if hes also king so the need everyone to help because if everybody helps they get to keep there postions No one else is shown trying to persuade anyone to help, although the conspiracy is partially underway at the time Cassius makes a brilliant and forceful attempt to involve Brutus. It would appear that the assassination of Julius Caesar was Cassius' idea and that it was he who persuaded others to join him. No doubt the other conspirators have had secret conversations among themselves, but these are not

Pathos was used by him to gain the crowd’s respect, which he needs to rule over them. His application of pathos is apparent when he says “Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more.” (III.ii.20) The congregation feels patriotic after this communiqué, and the people develop respect for him as he placed loyalty for his country over his own friendship with Caesar. Furthermore, at the beginning of his speech, Brutus exclaims “Romans, countrymen, and lovers!”

In Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar", rhetorical devices are used when Brutus and Antony express their statements throughout the play. Brutus is one of the conspirators who fears Caesar for having too much power over Rome and its citizens. As a result, he assassinates Caesar. In comparison, Marc Antony is a close and loyal friend to Caesar who persuades the people of Rome against conspirators for killing Caesar. After Caesar’s death, the Conspirators make a visit to Rome and explain why they killed Caesar. Brutus appeals to Logos, to justify his actions at Caesar’s funeral, with the intentions to free Rome from Caesar's ambition. Antony appeals to pathos, to persuade the feelings of the audience and seek justice upon the Conspirators, and to reveal that Brutus and the others unjustly killed Caesar.

In the play Julius Caesar, written by Shakespeare, we are presented with two characters, Brutus, a noble congressman of the Roman republic, and Antony, a loyal lieutenant to Caesar. Brutus, who is manipulated by Cassius to kill Caesar, is led to believe that Caesar was ambitious and was seeking to destroy the Roman republic as well as becoming a tyrannical king. Brutus, being the patriotic congressman all of Rome knows him as, agrees for the good of Rome, to join the radical conspirators and help kill Caesar. Despite his solid reputation and strong ethos, Brutus’s weak pathos and logos doom his speech for failure once Antony gets up to speak.

Funeral Orations played an essential role in honoring ancient Grecians upon their passing. Such orations served to remember the deeds that one completed during their time on earth. In ancient Grecian history, Funeral Orations were only one component of the elaborate and essential process of laying one to rest and preserving their place in the afterlife. Funeral Orations can be witnessed in Grecian art and literature. In William Shakespeare’s ‘The Tragedy of Julius Caesar’, The role of persuasion in funeral orations, moreover Marc Antony’s orations is evident in the preservation of ancient Grecian society indicating that Marc Antony’s use of ethos, logos, and pathos made his soliloquy victorious.

possibilities of being slaves. The extreme exaggeration of the word slave gives off an intense tone, so the citizens do not speak up. Brutus repeats the phrase "who is here so" followed by words like "vile" and "rude" multiple times (Shakespeare 3.2.25-28). He also repeats the sentence, "If any, speak, for him have I offended" (Shakespeare 3.2.26-29). The repetition of phrases throughout the speech illustrates the rhetorical device anaphora. When Brutus repeats these phrases, he challenges the opinions of the citizens disagreeing with him. Knowing the negative connotations of the words vile and rude, Brutus uses a manipulative tone to persuade the citizens that Caesar's murder was justified.."As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was

Many people use rhetorical devices in their words to achieve the meaning of their statements without being aware of the techniques they use. However, many writers are aware of this technique and use it in their writing to accomplish interpreting the significance of their words in the context they are used in. William Shakespeare uses many techniques and many of his own grammatical rules to attain the meaning of words in its text. In his play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Shakespeare authored the speech that Mark Antony spoke at Caesar’s funeral to not speak ill of his murderers and to lionize Caesar at the same time. In Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare uses rhetorical techniques such as tone, repetition, and rhetorical questions to allow Mark Antony to accomplish the desired effect on his audience.

In this scene, Casca wants Brutus to be apart of the conspiracy as he compliments him because Brutus was well known and definitely a great leader. Brutus also has a deep respect with his wife and didn’t put himself first before his wife. “Portia what mean you? Wherefore rise you now?

Utilizing the three principles of rhetoric, Portia adeptly makes her case before Brutus, establishing her constant

In Act 2, Brutus opened the letters that he thought came from the people and strengthened his decision to stand up for the Romans and get the power he wanted by killing Caesar. In this act, Brutus moved gradually toward the role of a leader by gathering the conspirators and revealing the plan to them but not to his own wife, Portia. There are many people in the society and government who are double-sided when it comes to surrounding with different types of people. Brutus, for example acts differently when he’s privately with his wife and when he’s involved with outsiders. This theme demonstrates both the private and the public self of Brutus, which makes the audiences understand the deeper side of Brutus’s personality.

Brutus, a conflicted senator obsessed with his civic duty, convinces the people of Rome that his motives in killing Caesar were just and noble by rhetoric. Brutus is the only conspirator to have impersonal motives in killing Caesar. In fact, his motives are trying to find the best solution for Rome, and in the end, he must make the hard choice of killing his best friend for his homeland. As early as Brutus’ conversation with Cassius in Act I, Brutus exhibits this deep love and respect for Rome and how this love is conflicting with his love for his friend, Caesar: “[P]oor Brutus, with himself at war, / Forgets the shows of love to other men” (I.ii.51-52). Brutus brings up this internal conflict again when he tells the crowds that although he did love Caesar, he loved Rome and its people more. After Brutus’ murder of Caesar, he realizes that the issue of the public opinion of Rome is of the utmost importance. Because of this love for Rome, Brutus uses rhetoric to persuade these plebeians to approve of him and his cause. When Cassius warns Brutus about “how much the people will be moved / By that which [Marc Antony] will utter[!]” (III.i.252-253), Brutus tells Cassius that letting Marc Antony speak “shall advantage us more than do us wrong” (III.i.261). In these cases, Brutus demonstrates his awareness of

Much of what shapes their actions is largely due to the type of person their husband is. Brutus is an honourable and more kindhearted man, while Caesar exerts power at all times, even in his home environment. This is leads Portia to be more bold, and self righteous, while Calphurnia is easily scorned. In the scene where Portia is begging Brutus to reveal what he is so worried about, he is moved by her amount of concern, speaking,” O ye gods,/ Render me worthy of this noble wife!” (2.1.312-313). Here, in such a short phrase, the audience can tell that Brutus views her as an equal, perhaps even above him, as he thinks that he is not worthy to be married to her. It showcases his honour, which