Use Of Repetition In Julius Caesar

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In Act III, Scene I of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Antony the closest friend and most trusted to Caesar gives a speech after Caesar's death. In the Speech he uses repetition and pathos to appeal to emotions tot the emotions of the people of Rome, with the intention of persuading that Caesar death was unwarranted. Firstly. Antony uses repetitive diction as a form of persuasion to the people which in turns gives them the notion that Julius Caesar is unjustly murdered. Antony's use of repetition is clearly noted when he says "Come I to speak in Caesar's funeral/ He was my friend, faithful and just to me;/ But Brutus says he was ambitious/ And Brutus is an honorable men" (III.ii.178-179). Antony frequently uses the words ''Brutus is an

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