ETHOS, PATHOS, LOGOS IN BRUTUS’ SPEECH, Summaries of Educational Psychology

Download ETHOS, PATHOS, LOGOS IN BRUTUS’ SPEECH and more Summaries Educational Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! PRE-WRITING WORKSHEET: ETHOS, PATHOS, LOGOS IN BRUTUS’ SPEECH In each column write the lines of Brutus’ speech that show Ethos, Pathos or Logos. Since you will be using this for your paper, you will want to also note the line number. You might also want to include some notes as to why this is Logos, Pathos or Ethos. BRUTUS’ SPEECH: Brutus persuades his audience (common people) that he had good and noble reasons to kill Caesar. His message is that he had to kill Caesar because Caesar was too ambitious and he would enslave the Romans if he lived. Ethos (Credibility/Believability) Logos (Logic, Facts) Pathos (appeal to emotion) 1. Brutus spoke in prose not blank verse. This is the everyday language that the common people spoke in. By speaking this way Brutus is saying “Hey, I’m one of you” 2. “Believe me for mine honor”. By saying this, Brutus is saying that the people should listen to him and believe him because of his reputation as an honorable person Brutus uses Ethos in his speech to say to his audience “Believe me…I’m a good guy, I’m one of you” 1. Would you rather that Caesar be alive and you be slaves? Brutus says this to give proof to the audience that he was right to kill Caesar. If Caesar had lived, he would have enslaved every Roman citizen by taking over power and becoming a dictator Pathos is about how what the speaker says makes the audience feel. 1. I did love Caesar, but I loved Rome more. When Brutus says this, it makes the audience feel patriotism and that Brutus puts his loyalty for his country above his friendship. 2. Brutus said he was willng to kill himself for the sake of Rome, if that’s what the people want. When he says this, it makes the audience feel loved, grateful, that Brutus cares about them ACT III: Brutus Speech (pg 126-128 in book) Be patient till the last. Romans, countrymen, and lovers! hear me for my cause, and be silent, that you may hear. Believe me for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that you may believe. Censure me in your wisdom, and awake your senses, that you may the better judge. If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of Caesar's, to him I say, that Brutus' love to Caesar was no less than his. If then that friend demand why Brutus rose against Caesar, this is my answer: Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. Had you rather Caesar were living and die all slaves, than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men? As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him; but, as he was ambitious, I slew him. There is tears for his love; joy for his fortune; honour for his valour; and death for his ambition. Who is here so base that would be a bond- man? If any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so rude that would not be a Roman? If any, speak, for him have I offended. Who is here so vile that will not love his country? If any, speak, for him have I offended. I pause for a reply. Then none have I offended. I have done no more to Caesar Caesar than you shall do to Brutus. The question of his death is enrolled in the Capitol; his glory not extenuated, wherein he was worthy, nor his offences enforced, for which he suffered death. Here comes his body, mourned by Mark Antony, who, though he had no hand in his death, shall receive the benefit of his dying, a place in the commonwealth; as which of you shall not? With this I depart, that, as I slew my best lover for the good of Rome, I have the same dagger for myself, when it shall please my country to need my death