Question

Read the following line from William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, spoken by

Brutus
Be patient till the last.
Romans, countrymen, and lovers! hear me for my
cause, and be silent, that you may hear: believe me
for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that
you may believe: censure me in your wisdom, and
awake your senses, that you may the better judge.
What phrase from portion of Brutus speech best demonstrates the
character's use of ethos?
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A. Be patient till the last
O
B. hear me for my / cause
O
C. believe me / for mine honour
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D. be silent, that you may hear
PLEASE HELP

Answer 1

The correct answer is C: believe me / for mine honour.

Step-by-step explanation:

In these lines from William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar", Brutus invites the people of Rome to believe him for his honour and to respect him because of it. He uses ethos, a rhetorical model of persuasion, where the speaker appeals to the audience to listen to him or to trust him by emphasizing his credibility and authority.

By using ethos, Brutus wants to make his statement more authentic and credible and wants to convince people that he is telling the truth.