Rhetorical Appeals by
Allison Romero and
Macey Bonifazio
Logos
" 'May we do so? You
know it is the feast of
Lupercal' " (I.i.68-69)
The Feast of Lupercal is on February
15th. They should not be taking down
decorations on a holiday.
" 'For once, upon a raw and gusty day, the
troubled Tiber chafing with her shores,
Ceasar said to me "Dar'st thou, Cassius, now
leap in with me into this angry flood, and swim
to yonder point?" ' " (I.ii.100-104).
Ceasae said to Cassius, "Dar'st
thou" meaning how dare you,
and now Ceasar is meaning to
punish Cassius.
" 'Alas, it cried, "Give me
some drink, Titinius," As a sick
girl. Ye gods!' " (I.ii.127-128)
I am thirsty, so give me water.
Ethos
" 'Fear him not,
Caesar, he's not
dangerous; He is a
noble Roman, and
well given.' "
(I.ii.196-197)
Do not fear in him,
Ceasar, trust in me.
" 'Beware the ides of March.' "
(I.ii.21)
The soothsayer is a fortune
teller, and he is saying to trust
in him, and listen to him.
" 'Bid every noise
be still; peace yet
again! ' " (I.ii.14)
Pathos
" 'The fault, dear Brutus, is
not in our stars, But in
ourselves, that we are
underlings' " (I.ii.140-141).
' "Till then, my noble friend, chew upon
this; Brutus had rather be a village Than
to repute himself a son of Rome Under
these hard conditions as this time Is like to
lay upon us' " (I.ii.171-175).
" 'Therein, ye gods, you
make the weak most strong,
Therein, ye gods, you tyrants
do defeat' " (I.iii.91-92).