http://elr.sciedupress.com English Linguistics Research Vol. 11, No. 1; 2022 Published by Sciedu Press 1 ISSN 1927-6028 E-ISSN 1927-6036 The Power of Words in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar: An Insight into Analyzing Julius Caesar from the Perspective of the Logical Fallacies Abdullah K. Shehabat 1 , Baker Bany-Khair 2 , Mohammad Qararah 2 , Zaydun Al-Shara 3 1 Tafila Technical University-Department of English Language and Literature, Jordan 2 Hashemite University-Department of English Language and Literature, Jordan 3 University of Jordan-Department of Foreign Languages, Jordan Correspondence: Abdullah K. Shehabat, Tafila Technical University-Department of English Language and Literature, Jordan. Received: November 19, 2021 Accepted: December 27, 2021 Online Published: December 28, 2021 doi:10.5430/elr.v11n1p1 URL: https://doi.org/10.5430/elr.v11n1p1 Abstract: This research aims at utilizing the knowledge of logical fallacies in analyzing Shakespeare’s masterpiece Julius Caesar. Spotting these fallacies in the characters’ actions and speeches is more likely to expand our horizon by grasping what is hidden between the lines and beyond the surface dialogue, thus revealing the true intentions of the characters and the subliminal messages beyond what they say. To achieve this goal, an explanation for each fallacy is provided. Also, various examples of fallacies committed by Donald Trump in the American presidential debate in addition to some of his fallacious tweets and other examples are thoroughly analyzed. It is found that by providing meticulous analysis for the fallacies under question readers would be protected from being victimized to any ambiguous and/or language literary interpretation. Keywords: logical fallacies, Donald Trump, Julius Caesar , Shakespeare, fallacy 1. Introduction A word is a double-edged sword. Once it plunges aimlessly, the intended message will deviate from its track causing a misinterpretation on the part of the addressee. Metaphorically speaking, weighing words appropriately in due course and place is a skill that none can master perfectly unless well-utilized. Whatever success one aspires to achieve in life the subtle use of language remains the peculiarity of success. Therefore, what has clung in the memory of the current generation about the accomplishments of Caesar, Socrates, Martin Luther King, John Kennedy, and Mahatma Gandhi is their phraseologies and fragments that have become refrains and cliques up to these days. However, language might be used as a deceptive instrument to impose questionable agendas or deleterious intentions using logical fallacies. Impelled by the role and the significance of language and words in the past and present, language use will be studied in light of logical fallacies. With reference to matters of timelessness and language, Shakespeare's works are solid masterpieces that never wither. Evidently, his cultural heritage and literary works, still considered the epitome of all qualities applauded in eloquence and the power of language, have lived more than Shakespeare himself has. Until today, many phrases and words of his plays, e.g., "to be or not to be", which possess a gorgeous aesthetic value, have entered within English lexicons to be widely used by the entire speaking English community at large. For that reason, the researchers selected Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, being replete with instances of the dexterous use of language for various goals. The crème de la crème of Shakespeare's plays, Julius Caesar will be the entry for the world of fallacies. 2. Review of Related Literature In his study entitled “Verbal Power Duel: Verbal Combat Strategies in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: Brutus Versus Antony,” Behnam (2009) provides a brief analysis where readers would observe how Antony, magically, turned the table upside down on Brutus using the same structure of Brutus’ oration crowd for his favor. He concludes that Brutus and Antony's oration is cunningly systematized to be structured like “a language dual,” namely, attacks and counter-attacks (3).