Marc Antony used many rhetorical strategies to turn the Roman people against their conspirators. Some of the strategies he used were diction, ethos, connotative language and logos. By using ethos and pathos he aroused the peoples feelings of anger towards those who murder Julius Caesar. He also chose different tones to get the common Roman people to feel anger and frustration towards the conspirators. By using these elements Antony was able to effectively persuade the people of Rome. One of the most important strategies Antony used was his choice of diction. His diction was simple enough that the common people could understand him. He even used repetition and parallelism to get his point across. “To wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you/ Than I will wrong such honorable men.” (Shakespeare 751). Antony claimed that he rather say bad things about himself than to wrong “honorable” men such as Brutus. His purpose of using repetition was to dull the meaning of important powerful words such as, honorable and ambitious. “Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; / And, sure he is an honorable man. I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But I am here to speak what I do know” (Shakespeare 750). By repeating the word honorable Antonys tone towards his feelings of Brutus became sarcastic. This was an effective way of using diction because he made his feelings about Brutus know without sounding harsh or hateful. Yet, there are even more strategies that Antony used. Antony also used pathos to reach the peoples emotions and he used the situation of Caesar’s death to his full advantage. He portrayed himself as a heartbroken man pained by Caesar’s death. Antony used his tears to convince the people of his real emotion, that he loved Caesar as a dear friend and that Caesar loved him and the people of Rome. He says, “And men have lost their reason and I must pause till it comes back to me,” Antony paused his speech for a brief moment