Tragedy Of Julius Caesar Rhetorical Analysis

In this paper I am going to discuss the rhetorical appeals, as well as the argumentative structure, audience and purpose set forth by George W. Bush in his September 27 speech in Flagstaff, Arizona. More specifically I will refer to the rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos and logos, and explain how they are used to gain the support and attention of the audience and further the further the purpose of the speech. As I explain these appeals I will also give an insight into the argumentative structure and why it is apparent in this particular speech.

Rhetoric is a way of persuasive wring or speaking, including the use of figures of speech and other writing techniques. An example of a speech that includes Rhetoric would be “The American Crisis Number 1” by Thomas Paine. Thomas Paine was born on January 29th, 1737 in England. Thomas Paine’s writings were very passionate and inspiring, but they also reflected his life. In the speech “The American Crisis Number 1” by Thomas Paine a strong message is delivered to American soldiers through his use of alliteration, personification and antithesis.

Murder can be defined as the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another. In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Brutus and his conspirators murder Caesar and convince the people of Rome that it was a justified act. Mark Antony, a friend of Caesar, seeks justice for his dear friend. In his funeral speech Antony uses rhetorical strategies to persuade the Romans that Caesar’s death was unjustified. Through persuasion, Antony uses the strategies: rhetorical questions, verbal irony and the appeal of pathos to sway the Romans to believe that Caesar’s murder was unjust. Furthermore, Antony’s use of rhetorical questions has an effect on the opinions of the citizens of Rome.

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

In the tragic play Julius Caesar there is a leader everybody looked up to named Caesar. Although people looked up to him he was not always loyal,trustworthy, or honorable. Some seen it before others and want to make a change and within that change Caesar had to be kilt. Brutus being Caesar friend knew the games that he played and became one of the ones that put an end to his games. With him being his friend he honoured him for all the good but as he was ambitious Brutus slew him. Maybe Caesar knew he was no good to Roman because once he seen Brutus standing upon the conspiracy something switched in him he no longer fought for his life. Caesar last words were “Et tu, Brutus(you too Brutus)then falls Caesar”.

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 .

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.

Mark Antony and Marcus Brutus from the play of “Julius Caesar” written by William Shakespeare, both try to persuade their audience if Julius Caesar is ambitious or a noble man. They both use rhetorical devices and persuasion very well, but unlike Brutus, Mark Antony is more persuasive in convincing his audience because he appeals to the audience’s emotions by embedding rhetorical questions, physically displaying emotions and sympathy, and capitalizing on his relations with Caesar throughout his funeral speech.

Cassius uses many rhetorical devices to effectively accomplish their intended purpose in the given audience. He does this by including rhetorical devices such as imagery. Cassius made Casca trust him and collaborate together with the use of imagery. Cassius spoke to Casca, he wanted him on his time and in order to do that he had to make him believe that Caesar was no good. The thunderstorm also plays a big role in this because Cassius makes Casca understand that the thunderstorm is occuring due to Caesar. Caesar states,

Dante may have thought that Brutus deserved to be chewed up and eaten alive by Lucifer himself, but others tend to disagree. People's view of Brutus and co-conspirators really depends on one’s mood at that time. Was it right for Brutus to kill Caesar to keep the Roman Republic alive? Logical thinking tends to side with Brutus while emotional thinking sides with Antony who believed Caesar was a just ruler. This is best seen at the funeral oration of Caesar in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Brutus and Antony each give a speech in order to prove that his side is the honorable side. Spoiler alert: Antony being a friend of Caesar completely trashes Brutus and the rest of the conspirators even after telling Brutus he would speak nicely of them. However

Other major factors played important roles in determining the final outcome (Brutus’s naivety). However, their different uses of rhetorical appeals is an important part in the success of Antony. While Brutus displays a more straightforward and effective use of logos and ethos, Antony ultimately convinces the crowd with his twisted and more impressive use of ethos and pathos.

In William Shakespeare’s timeless play, Julius Caesar, Shakespeare uses Aristotle's rhetorical strategy of logos to effectively persuade the roman people to a revolt against the conspirators. For instance, Mark Antony proclaims, “When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept; ambition should be made of sterner stuff.” Subsequent to Brutus’ affirmation that Caesar was killed due to his formidable ambition. Antony’s statement verifies to the people that Caesar was soft hearted and cares deeply for the people of Rome. As a result, the citizens begin to question Brutus’ honesty and honor as they begin to perceive Caesar in a more favorable manner due to the logic used by Antony. Furthermore, Caesar is proven to not have been after the crown when

In the play “Julius Caesar”, characters Brutus and Antony give speeches at Caesar’s funeral. Brutus had a fairly short speech and Antony, on the other hand, had a lengthy speech. Analyzing the ethos, pathos, and logos from both Brutus and Antony’s funeral speeches, it is clear that Antony is more persuasive towards the crowd. There are three forms of rhetorical speaking: ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos is the appeal of the reader, or audience’s, sense to ethics and morals.

The story Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare shows many rhetorical devices in the scene of Antony speaking at Caesar’s funeral. He is not allowed to speak badly about the conspirators, but with his wit and cleverness he finds his own way to. He is able to persuade the crowd with certain diction and actions that sway them over to his side. As he did not speak down on the conspirators, people understand that Brutus is not “an honorable man” as everyone figures him to be. Antony uses the logical fallacies pathos and ethos while speaking to the crowd to make him seem more credible so he can persuade them all.

In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, rhetorical devices are commonly used to persuade the audience. During the speeches many devices were effectively used to convince the Romans to choose the side of the argument being presented. Mark Antony’s speech ended up being more effective than Brutus’s due to his use of pathos throughout to help his point be made that Caesar did not deserve to