How Does Antony Use Ethos Pathos Logos In Julius Caesar

In Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare, Mark Antony uses all three of the persuasive appeals to convince people to one side of an argument or another. However, the most common appeal used by Antony is logos. This can be seen when he talks at Julius Caesar’s funeral, when he convinces Brutus and Cassius not to kill him after Caesar’s death, and when he asks if anyone else would leave their estate to the Romans like Caesar did. One of the most obvious times Antony uses logos to persuade a crowd is at Caesar’s funeral. Here, he speaks of how Caesar never betrayed him and was a benefit to the Roman Empire, contrary to Brutus and Cassius’ positions. When Antony speaks of his benefit to the Roman Empire, he says “He hath brought many captives home to Rome, whose ransoms did the general coffers fill.” (Shakespeare 3.2.97). In this quote, Antony speaks of how Caesar was a powerful, successful military leader, and how the selling back of captive soldiers to their home countries benefitted the Romans economically. The logic used here is that if Caesar had ambitious intentions like
After Caesar dies, all the conspirators try to figure out what to do with Antony, but he pleads that he is on their side, and he will do as they say to stay alive. This can be observed when he says “I know not, gentlemen, what you intend… I do beseech you, if you bear me hard, Now, whilst your purpled hands do reek and smoke, Fulfill your pleasure.” (Shakespeare 3.1.167). It initially sounds like he is pleading to them and using pathos to convince them, but after he’s completed his small speech he is, in fact, using logos by saying that is they spare him, he will be on their side. If they do not believe him, they can kill him, but what help will that do? Then they would have no one to testify that their actions were justified but them, and then the plebeians would not like their answer