Julius Caesar's Funeral Rhetorical Analysis

In the eulogy at Caesar’s funeral, Marc Antony, close friend of Caesar and general, seems to claim that he believes that Marcus Brutus and the rest of the men involved with the death of Caesar are honorable men, but in actuality believes that Caesar was the only honorable man in the Senate who was always there for his country and brought prosperity to his country. He also claims to not want to get revenge on the murderers of Caesar, but in reality, the whole point of his speech was to turn the citizens of Rome against Brutus so that Caesar’s death will be avenged. He develops this claim by first creating ethos and pathos refuting Brutus’ excuse that Caesar was ambitious. Then, he emphasizes the grand betrayal of Brutus towards Caesar. Towards