Claim and Argument Both terms refer to the main point a writer or speaker is trying to make in a text. Claim and Argument are synonyms for THESIS STATEMENT Claims and Arguments must be backed up with evidence that can fall into three categories: LOGIC EMOTIONS ETHICS- A moral sense of right and wrong We will be looking at the claims and arguments that characters make in the speeches we are examining.

Marullus says, “You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless thing! / O you hard hearts, you cruel men of Rome” Marullus accuses the commoners of being “blocks” and “stones” because of their “hard hearts.” After the cobbler attacks him with witty wordplay, Marullus accuses the commoners of being “blocks” and “stones” because of their “hard hearts.” After the cobbler attacks him with witty wordplay, Marullus accuses the commoners of being “blocks” and “stones” because of their “hard hearts.” This emphasizes the feeling of power that is held by the government officials over the lower class citizens.

After the cobbler attacks him with witty wordplay, Marullus accuses the commoners of being “blocks” and “stones” because of their “hard hearts” ( ). This emphasizes the feeling of power that is held by the government officials over the lower class citizens.