Why does Antony point to the wounds on Caesar’s body and the tears in his cloak and identify whose dagger made each one?LOGOS: It shows that Antony saw the murder and knows who is responsible.PATHOS: It emphasizes the treachery involved and makes each conspirator personally responsible for Caesar’s death.ETHOS: It increases Antony’s credibility with the crowd.
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Why does Antony point to the wounds on Caesar’s body and the tears in his cloak and identify whose dagger made each one?LOGOS: It shows that Antony saw the murder and knows who is responsible.PATHOS: It emphasizes the treachery involved and makes each conspirator personally responsible for Caesar’s death.ETHOS: It increases Antony’s credibility with the crowd.
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Antony points to the wounds on Caesar's body and the tears in his cloak and identifies whose dagger made each one for several reasons:
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Logos: Antony uses logical reasoning to show that he witnessed the murder and knows who is responsible. By pointing out each wound and identifying the person who inflicted it, he provides concrete evidence to support his claims.
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Pathos: Antony uses emotional appeal to emphasize the treachery involved in Caesar's murder. By making each conspirator personally responsible for Caesar's death, he stirs up feelings of anger and betrayal in the crowd.
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Ethos: Antony uses ethical appeal to increase his credibility with the crowd. By showing that he knows the details of the murder, he presents himself as a reliable source of information. This helps him gain the trust of the crowd and persuade them to his point of view.
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Our course will seem too bloody, Caius Cassius,175To cut the head off and then hack the limbs,Like wrath in death and envy afterwards,For Antony is but a limb of Caesar.Let us be sacrificers but not butchers, Caius.We all stand up against the spirit of Caesar,180And in the spirit of men there is no blood.Oh, that we then could come by Caesar’s spiritAnd not dismember Caesar! But, alas,Caesar must bleed for it. And, gentle friends,Let’s kill him boldly but not wrathfully.185Let’s carve him as a dish fit for the gods,Not hew him as a carcass fit for hounds.And let our hearts, as subtle masters do,Stir up their servants to an act of rageAnd after seem to chide 'em. This shall make190Our purpose necessary and not envious,Which so appearing to the common eyes,We shall be called purgers, not murderers.And for Mark Antony, think not of him,For he can do no more than Caesar’s arm195When Caesar’s head is off.
ulius Caesarby William Shakespeare(excerpt from Act 3, Scene II)In the prior acts of Julius Caesar, noble Romans have conspired against their leader, Caesar, and assassinated him. In this scene, Brutus, a well-respected man and longtime friend of Caesar, has addressed the people of Rome to explain why they've conspired against Caesar. Marc Antony, another longtime friend of Caesar, also gives a speech.MARC ANTONY: Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him.The evil that men do lives after them;The good is oft interrèd with their bones.So let it be with Caesar. The noble BrutusHath told you Caesar was ambitious.If it were so, it was a grievous fault,And grievously hath Caesar answered it.Here, under leave of Brutus and the rest—For Brutus is an honorable man;So are they all, all honorable men—Come I to speak in Caesar’s funeral.He was my friend, faithful and just to me.But Brutus says he was ambitious,And Brutus is an honorable man.He hath brought many captives home to RomeWhose ransoms did the general coffers fill.Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept.Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,And Brutus is an honorable man.You all did see that on the LupercalI thrice presented him a kingly crown,Which he did thrice refuse. Was this ambition?Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,And, sure, he is an honorable man.I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke,But here I am to speak what I do know.You all did love him once, not without cause.What cause withholds you then to mourn for him?2Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.Who is most likely the intended audience for Marc Antony’s speech?Marc Antony intends for his speech to affect .
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