Rhetorical Analysis Of Antony's Speech

In this speech there is an abundance of emotion, spoken by Antony. He begins the speech by preparing the public, he doesn't have a fun talk ahead of him and knows this. He gains their trust by not sugar coating the problem at hand. He connects to the audience through using emotion, this is both staged and real, he knows that if they are to handle this issue incorrectly it could cause serious disturbances. Antony appeals to Pathos the most in this speech, throughout the entire piece there's a constant feeling of vulnerability that adds a level of deep emotion to the piece. Antony does this to bring all of Rome to a more sorrow state. In their sorrow, vulnerable state it would be easier to take over. This also makes them trust Antony even more,