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Who Is Marc Antony's Ethos In Julius Caesar
The Emotional Speech The Shakespearean play, Julius Caesar, was written by the famous playwright, William Shakespeare. Julius Caesar was an important figure in the Roman Empire, however, the play, Julius Caesar, is not necessarily about Caesar’s biography. Julius Caesar is mostly focused on Caesar’s death. After Caesars assassination, his two best friends Marcus Brutus and Marc Antony gave eulogies at his funeral. Marcus Brutus’s speech was about why he had to kill Caesar. He made several claims that it was for the good of Rome and the people. Marcus Brutus did not appear apologetic during his eulogy for murdering Caesar. On the contrary, Marc Antony’s speech was very uplifting and positive. He focused on the positive things Caesar did during his time as a Leader. Among the two speeches in the play, the one speech that had the most Ethos, Pathos, and Logos in it, was Marc Antony’s speech. Marc Antony had ethos to speak about Caesar because he was Caesar’s most noble follower and he knew Caesar as a close friend. He has served with him in the military and had a lot of respect for Caesar. He knew Caesar was a man, and like all men had made mistakes, but at the same time wanted people to remember the good things Caesar had done for Rome. “The evil that men do lives after …show more content…
He could give proof to the people, showing Caesar cared more about the people of Rome than Marcus Brutus or any of the other Senators knew. Antony found a will in Caesar’s closet which he wanted to read to the senators and the citizens of Rome. As Antony read Caesar’s will, the will read that Caesar had left money and a property of land to the Roman citizens. This was the proof he used to show the citizens that Caesar was a generous man who loved Rome and its people. The last point Antony made in his eulogy was how Caesar called all the men noble, even the

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