Decuis Vs Calphurnia Essay

Decuis vs. Calphurnia,
Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar takes place in Ancient Rome, 44 BC, during this time period there was an assassination planned for Julius Caesar. Various rumors about this plan were circulating throughout Rome. Calphurnia, Caesar's wife, tries to explain to him that it is safer for him to stay home. Meanwhile, a conspirator, named Decius, combats her argument and tries to convince him to come to a senate meeting. Both Decuis and Calphurnia use several rhetorical devices to try and persuade Caesar to do what they wish.
Calphurnia, begins her argument by warning Caesar of bad omens and trying to frighten him. She starts her argument by creating ethos she did not previously believe in omens, “yet now they fright her.”
To begin, he claims it is all “amiss interpreted” this detail refutes all that she has said because it dismisses every point she made right away. He first uses the word choice “fair”,the word fair has many definitions, and one of them is a synonym for beauty this expresses that his future will be beautiful. He reinforces the positives he tells Caesar he utilizes the word “fortunate” he does this to give the omens a better connotation and illustrate future success. Instead of them representing the death of Caesar they represent the downfall of the enemies of Rome. He also inputs the detail of “smiling romans” revealing that he’ll bring joy and success to his people and that they adore him, so no harm would come to him at this meeting. Decius later mentions the detail “great Rome” meaning Caesar will bring greatness to his kingdom and his people. He also uses personification when he talks of “reviving blood” illustrating the new life he’ll give to everyone in Rome. Finally, he uses parallelism when he says “great Rome… great men” showing that if he pursues this he will not only make Rome great but also the men