on. Brutus also asked the audience rhetorical questions that they could not answer, and he would take their silence as if they were agreeing when in reality they were probably too scared to answer. Antony also used repetition to sway the crowd. He often pointed out that Brutus was an honorable man and he said it with more and more sarcasm each time. Antony also took advantage of the crowd and used reverse psychology on them. He used Caesars will as a tool to accomplish this. He told the crowd about Caesars will, telling them that they would think twice if they heard what was in the will, but he doesnt read it to them. That made them beg for him to read it to them. Not only does this get them to do what he wants, it also give the crowd a false sense of authority over Antony. Also, he asks the crowd if he can come down and join them, saying they give him permission, again giving them that sense of authority. Antony, in addition to the will, used Caesars body as a prop in his speech. He created a sympathetic attitude towards Caesar. The other pathos appeal Antony used was the contrast that he showed between the beginning and end of his speech. He opened, saying he was only to bury Caesar, not to praise him yet towards the end he had accomplished his goal in making the crowd feel sorry for Caesar and wanting to avenge his death. He has to pause til his hear comes back to him, for it had left him to go be with Caesar in the coffin. So even though Brutus used the pathos appeal to the crowd, it didnt compare to the amount Antony used in his speech. The last of the three appeals is logos, which is an intellectual or logical appeal. Brutus isnt as strong in this aspect, though he did use many rhetorical questions. Brutus has a flawed logic with his cause and effect. Antony, on the other hand, used time, rhetorical questions and dramatic pauses, and props in his speech. He hod gotten a great benefit because he was speaking after Brutus. This al...
