William Shakespeare was well known for incorporating raw human nature into his plays. In the play Julius Caesar, Marc Antony is one of the well-crafted characters. As Shakespeare illustrates the three different methods of gaining belief, he also shows the three
             different modes used to display traits of characters. In the play, Julius Caesar Shakespeare tries to make the audience think about emotion and logic in a situation that is far from black and white. To do this the author makes the emotional character, Marc Antony, manipulative. To show this trait the author uses Antony's speech and language,
             interaction with other characters as well as the description of Antony by other characters. All three of these combine to mold our perception of Antony's character into a person we can not only visualize but also relate to humanly.
             When Antony speaks he uses his language in a convincing way. He almost tricks people into thinking the way that he wants them to. After Caesars death he speaks to his "Friends, Romans, countrymen..." Even by calling them that he has a purpose. He addresses them with respect like trusted equals so that they might feel like they are important to him so they will feel more compelled to hear him out. In his speech he uses a sort of sarcasm to make his point. When he says things like -
             "When the poor hath cried, Caesar hath wept:
             Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.
             He is causing the people to doubt Brutus's logic. The first line is to show Caesar's compassion and the second to show how this made him not ambitious. Brutus contradicts this therefore Brutus must be wrong making the fourth line wrong as well that Brutus by the law of syllogism must not be an honorable man. By playing with these laws of logic and juxtaposing these things together he convinces the crowd to sway his way. Now that he has the crowd believing he is their friend and that
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