How Does Calpurnia Use Rhetoric In Julius Caesar

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Act two, scene two of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is a pivotal moment in the timeline of the story. It is when Caesar decides he will go to the capitol (where he is murdered) despite Calpurnia’s warning. Caesar disregarded Calpurnia’s warning due to Decius’s rhetoric, which ultimately led to his demise. This will be an analyzation of both Calpurnia’s and Decius’s rhetoric in act two, scene two, making sure to point out appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos. “No comets are seen when beggars die. The heavens do strange things when kings die”. This quote shows Calpurnia employing logos. She is attempting to persuade Caesar with logic, pointing out the strange signs seen recently, and how they could mean his death is imminent. “I beg you on my knees, let me have my way in this.” In this, Calpurnia appeals to pathos, begging Caesar to stay home, which generates an emotional response, and causes Caesar to reluctantly agree. …show more content…
He reasons that Calpurnia’s nightmare was actually a good dream, logically stating that the dream was actually about Caesar making Rome great. “If Caesar hides himself, won’t they whisper, ‘Look, Caesar is afraid’? Pardon me, Caesar, but because I love you so much and hope for your success, I have to tell you this. I know I shouldn’t, but you are my friend.” In this piece of his argument, Decius uses pathos, and some ethos, too. Decius incorporates pathos by explaining to Caesar that if he stays home, the senate may think of him as weak, and Decius uses ethos by saying that he wouldn’t be telling him this if Decius wasn’t his friend and didn’t want the best for
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