Theyre Evaluating Brutus funeral speech

Purpose/Objective: The purpose of his speech is to justify the killing of Caesar.

TechniquesQuotation/EvidenceEvaluation

Ethos Believe me for my honour, and have respect to mine honour that you may believe (line 14)Remind the audience of his honour. Establishes credibility.

LogosHad you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all freeman? (line 20)Logical statement. Kills Caesar to insure their freedom.

Pathos I weep for himI have the same dagger for myself when it shall please my county to need my deathTo relate and appeal to the audience and create sympathy by creating emotional and passionate appeal.

Parallel statement(s)As Caesar loved me I weep for him

Antithetical statement (s)Not that I loved Caesar less but that I loved Rome moreConveys justification of killing of Casar. Highlighting Rome and Caesar trying to say that he loved Caesar and that it was painful for him to kill his best friend and expose his love for his best friend.

RepetitionIf any speak for him who I have offendedBelieve me for my honour and respect me for my honourREPEATS HONOUR! Challenging audience wants someone to come forward and ask him a question. Asks their opinion but no one says anything so he hasnt offended anyone.

Rhetorical question(s)Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all freeman? (line 20)

Authoritative voice/imperativeCensure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses that you may the better judgeShows audience that he s a strong and brave leader so people will be convinced and buy into his ideas as well.

juxtapositionNot that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome moreShows you the extreme. Heighten the objectives.

Exhortative If any, speak; for him I have offended. I pause for a replyIt challenges the audience to reply and ask for a opinion. It forces the audience to reflect and think about what was just said.

AnaphoraWho is here so rude ? Who is here so vile ?Emphasizes his point that he killed Caesar out of love for his county. Challenging them to speak up - now!!!!

Metaphor for enslavementHad you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all freeman? (Line 20)Who is here so base that would be a bondman?Justifies murder of Caesar and relates to the audience. Highlights Caesars tyranny as well as conveying how the public would suffer if Caesar were still alive.

Structure/formIt is written in prose, going down to the Plebeians level. Plebeians didnt understand Brutus logic Let him be Caesar Caesars better parts shall be crowned in BrutusShows that Brutus looks down on the uneducated commoners and he has no power to lift up the general audience up to his own level. Lets Brutus be logical as prose is the language of logic where as poetic form is the language of emotion.

An example of Brutus rigid idealism:He has unrealistic ideas of everything going according to plan. Idealistic where they could all be freeman at the same time exposing to the crowd that with the death of Caesar they will all is free. Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman? Means that he thinks to be Roman is to be free.Asks them a question plays on the roman peoples regard civil rights and freedom. Playing on the roman concepts. Painful option choosing one or another between friend and country.

Main flaw:He gives no evidence of Caesars ambition, where as Antony stated precisely what made Caesar unambitious.

Plebeians response:Plebeians loved Caesar but were immediately loyal to Brutus after he finished giving his speech. From Brutus point of view

Appeals to Romans first so he thinks of them as people reasoning and thinking.Antony appeals to friends first to draw out their emotions.

Brutus is nave does not understand his audience. Lofty rigid logic

It is a solid speech but has a many flaws in terms of who is audience is.