Rhetorical appeals by Andrew Hahn, Mac
Wilson, and Josh Edelman
Logos
"He is a great observer, he reads much, he
hears no plays, he hears no music... such
men as he be never at heart's ease." (I. ii.
198-214)
Caesar gives reasons
to Antony why to not
trust Cassius.
A lot of bad things
have been
happening, Does this
not affect you? (I.iii,
3-13)
He tells Casca that the
reasons for these thing
are that the higher
powers dislike what is
happening and are
making them pay.
Do you see all
of these Bad
things
happening? its
because of what
is happening in
the capitol. (I. iii.
57- 78)
Cassius tells
Cicero that
theomens are real
and gives many
omens and their
effects.
Pathos
"I turn the trouble of my
conutenance merely
upon myself" (I.ii.40-41)
This is pathos
because Brutus
feels sympathy
towards Cassius
while talking to
him.
"Upon what meat doth
our Caesar feed that he
grow so great?" (I.ii.
150-151)
This is an
example of
pathos because
the reason that
Cassius says
this is due to
jealousy.
"If Caesar had stabbed
their mothers they would
have done no less." (I.ii.
271-273)
This is an example of pathos
because,The analogy that Casca
draws, evokes feelings of
sadness.
Ethos
"Ay do you fear it? Then
you must I think you
would not have it so.”
(I.ii.80-81)
This is an
example of ethos
because Cassius
is trying to get
Brutus to admit he
doesn't like
Caesar
Brutus, Caesar is just like you and
me, we were born just like him. I
remember this one time, Caesar and I
were in a swimming match and he fell
behind and screamed at me. He was
asking for help saying "help me or i
will drown". Now this is the man who
is or king, a weak man who is no
better than you and me(I.ii.90-120)
Cassius is explaining
trying to get Brutus' trust
by explaining how Caesar
is not fit to become a ruler.
"Now could I, Casca, name to thee
a man most like this dreadful
night, that thunders, lightens, open
graves, and roars as doth the lion
in the Capitol; a man no mightier
than thyself, or me, in personal
actions, yet prodigious grown and
fearful, as these stranger eruptions
are” (I.iii.72-78)
Cassius is
explaining to Casca
how Caesar is a
ruthless and unfit
ruler and is as
chaotic as the storm
that is brewing