Rhetorical Devices In Julius Caesar's Funeral
Brutus and Antony each gave their own speeches at Julius Caesar’s funeral to persuade the people of Rome to make them their new leader by using many rhetorical devices. Brutus came off as a traitor of Caesar, claiming that they killed Julius Caesar for the sake of Rome. He tried to overthrow what had occurred by striking fear into the people’s eyes, stating “Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men?” By letting the people of Rome envision what horrible things and events would unfold if Caesar was still alive and ruler. He also uses fallacy to allow the audience to think about what their lives would be like tied down under Caesar’s rule then what it will be like with Caesar gone and