Read the excerpt below from act 3.2 of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and answer the question that follows. ANTONY:If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.You all do know this mantle1. I rememberThe first time ever Caesar put it on.‘Twas on a summer’s evening in his tent,That day he overcame the Nervii2.Look, in this place ran Cassius’ dagger through.See what a rent the envious Casca made.Through this the well-belovèd Brutus stabbed; 1. A cloak.2. One of Caesar’s military conquests. Which rhetorical appeal does Mark Antony use in the above excerpt?
Answer
A
Mark Antony uses an appeal to ethos by first recalling the memory of Caesar’s military success and then showing his body stabbed by the conspirators.
B
Mark Antony uses an appeal to pathos by first recalling the memory of Caesar’s military success and then showing his body stabbed by the conspirators.
C
Mark Antony uses an appeal to logos by first recalling the memory of Caesar’s military success and then showing his body stabbed by the conspirators.
D
Mark Antony uses an appeal to symbolism by first recalling the memory of Caesar’s military success and then showing his body stabbed by the conspirators.