Funeral Speech Analysis: Mark for Ethos, Pathos Logos, Syntax & Diction (See PowerPoint for details)
Brutus’Speech
Bepatienttillthelast.
Romans,countrymen,andlovers!hearmeformy
cause,andbesilent,thatyoumayhear:believeme
forminehonour,andhaverespecttominehonour,
that
youmaybelieve:censuremeinyourwisdom,and
awakeyoursenses,thatyoumaythebetterjudge.
Iftherebeanyinthisassembly,anydearfriendof
Caesar's,tohimIsay,thatBrutus'lovetoCaesar
wasnolessthanhis.Ifthenthatfrienddemand
whyBrutusroseagainstCaesar,thisismyanswer:
NotthatIlovedCaesarless,butthatIloved
Romemore.HadyouratherCaesarwerelivingand
dieallslaves,thanthatCaesarweredead,tolive
allfreemen?AsCaesarlovedme,Iweepforhim;
ashewasfortunate,Irejoiceatit;ashewas
valiant,Ihonourhim:but,ashewasambitious,I
slewhim.Thereistearsforhislove;joyforhis
fortune;honourforhisvalour;anddeathforhis
ambition.
Whoisheresobasethatwouldbea
bondman?Ifany,speak;forhimhaveIoffended.
WhoisheresorudethatwouldnotbeaRoman?If
any,speak;forhimhaveIoffended.Whoishereso
vilethatwillnotlovehiscountry?Ifany,speak;
forhimhaveIoffended.Ipauseforareply.
All
None,Brutus,none.
BRUTUS
ThennonehaveIoffended.Ihavedonenomoreto
CaesarthanyoushalldotoBrutus.Thequestionof
hisdeathisenrolledintheCapitol;hisglorynot
extenuated,whereinhewasworthy,norhisoffences
enforced,forwhichhesuffereddeath.
EnterANTONYandothers,withCAESAR'sbody
Herecomeshisbody,mournedbyMarkAntony:who,
thoughhehadnohandinhisdeath,shallreceive
thebenefitofhisdying,aplaceinthe
commonwealth;aswhichofyoushallnot?
WiththisIdepart,‐‐that,asIslewmybestloverfor
the
goodofRome,Ihavethesamedaggerformyself,
whenitshallpleasemycountrytoneedmydeath.
All
Live,Brutus!live,live!
MarkAnthony’sSpeech
Friends,Romans,countrymen,lendmeyourears;
IcometoburyCaesar,nottopraisehim.
Theevilthatmendolivesafterthem;
Thegoodisoftinterrédwiththeirbones;
SoletitbewithCaesar.ThenobleBrutus
HathtoldyouCaesarwasambitious:
Ifitwereso,itwasagrievousfault,
AndgrievouslyhathCaesaranswer'dit.
Here,underleaveofBrutusandtherest—
ForBrutusisanhonourableman;
Soaretheyall,allhonourablemen—
ComeItospeakinCaesar'sfuneral.
Hewasmyfriend,faithfulandjusttome:
ButBrutussayshewasambitious;
AndBrutusisanhonourableman.
HehathbroughtmanycaptiveshometoRome
Whoseransomsdidthegeneralcoffersfill:
DidthisinCaesarseemambitious?
Whenthatthepoorhavecried,Caesarhathwept:
Ambitionshouldbemadeofsternerstuff:
YetBrutussayshewasambitious;
AndBrutusisanhonourableman.
YoualldidseethatontheLupercal
Ithricepresentedhimakinglycrown,
Whichhedidthricerefuse:wasthisambition?
YetBrutussayshewasambitious;
And,sure,heisanhonourableman.
IspeaknottodisprovewhatBrutusspoke,
ButhereIamtospeakwhatIdoknow.
Youalldidlovehimonce,notwithoutcause:
Whatcausewithholdsyouthen,tomournforhim?
Ojudgment!Thouartfledtobrutishbeasts,
Andmenhavelosttheirreason.Bearwithme;
MyheartisinthecoffintherewithCaesar,
AndImustpausetillitcomebacktome.
—ActIII,sc.ii
Act III
Speaker:
Occasion:
Audience:
Purpose:
Subject:
Tone:
ExitTicket:
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