Veni Vidi Analysis

Veni, Vidi, Vici is persuasive because it exploits the opponent's weaknesses by the use of artful rhetoric to sway the audience and the use of themes and motifs from the play. The title “Veni, Vidi, Vici” shows a clever use of irony since the quote is usually associated with Caesar, but in our video we support the conspirators. The trailer immediately starts off by branding Rome in 44 BCE as, “A time where emotion took over reason” (1) and shows a scene of Caesar refusing the crown. Emotion vs. reason is a theme from the play because many character’s lose the sophistication of their occupations by letting their feelings of fear and pride stand in there way. By establishing Rome to be in a dire condition, I use an ethos appeal to make Brutus