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Importance of ethos logos and pathos
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Importance of ethos logos and pathos
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Tyrion Lannister Speech Analysis In the show Game of Thrones (produced by HBO, originally written by George R Martin) there is a character name Tyrion Lannister, this character is known for abnormal characteristics. Many people describe him as intelligent, a great speaker, sarcastic, witty, and thinking about the next step. Through both of these speeches the exigence (purpose for the speech), rhetor (speaker), and audience (person or group speech is directed) stay pretty much the same. The exigence for the speech that occurred at Blackwater, Tyrion is speaking to convince the people to fight even though their King is not present. The rhetor would be Tyrion and the audience would then be the people he is trying to convince to fight at this battle. …show more content…
Tyrion once again is the rhetor and the audience for this speech is the court and the people in attendance. Some of the resources that Tyrion has as a speaker is his ability to make what he is saying understandable, he speaks it concisely and with as few words as possible, and his family has power. Although these are great resources for him to have there are also some things that prevent him from being as effective as possible. Some of these constraints are that he is disliked for his family name, the other big one is he is a dwarf. In the speech in the court room Tyrion states “I am guilty of a far more monstrous crime. I am guilty of being a dwarf…. I have been on trial for that (dwarfism) my whole life.” (Pages). This shows how much of a constraint that is to him. Due to his ability to speak well, most would assume that he appeals to ethos, pathos and logos. As he may appeal to all three …show more content…
Tyrion tries to convince the people there that he is not guilty for this crime. He does this in a rather abnormal manor, he says that he wishes he had killed him. The line that best illustrates this is when Tyrion says “I did not kill Joffrey but I wish that I had. Watching your vicious … die gave me more relief…” (Pages). Earlier in this same scene Tyrion says “I saved you. I saved this city and all your worthless lives. I should have let Stannis kill you all - -“(Pages). In this quote Tyrion states that the city would not be alive without his help. This is a blatant appeal to pathos because he saved everyone. If you read through the lines a little bit it appears that he is trying to be forgiven for this apparent act because he saved the city. In the quote about him wishing he had killed Joffrey his tone comes off as angered and yet honest as if he had wished he had killed
Former Governor of Virginia, Patrick Henry, in his speech in the Virginia Convention, addresses the question before a group of delegates at the Second Virginia Convention. Henry’s purpose is to convince the House that a volunteer organized militia should be placed in every county in Virginia due to their alliance with Britain. Henry believes this alliance is toxic and the king of England should have less power; in comparison to their heavenly Father. By using rhetorical devices, Henry makes his speech memorable and convincing.
Patrick Henry’s “Speech in the Virginia Convention” is one of the most quoted speeches of all time. Its famous emotion and rhetoric make it that way. Thomas Paine is also one of the great literary figures of the day, but Henry’s speech is more persuasive through his more meaningful rhetorical elements. These include parallelism, rhetorical questions, and most certainly his pathos.
When analyzing the form of King Henry’s violent monologue, one of its most striking features
Ask anyone, and most children choose summer as their favorite time of year. To them, nothing beats time out of school with your family and friends hitting the beaches. But go back about 80 years from now, and the summer became trimmed not with beaches and cheer, but with uncertainty and fear. In Britain, a lonely isle in a caldron of political turmoil, one Englishman, arguably the best leader Britain had ever had, concerned himself not with popsicles and baseball, but with his country’s very existence. War boiled over in Europe in a few weeks, and Winston Churchill gave one of his most famous speeches to try to rouse his greatest ally- the United States. By analyzing and explaining the purpose and audience, subject, and voice of his speech, we will see just how desperate England had become.
The idea of Freedom can be seen in Collection 2 in the textbook. Freedom can be seen in the speech “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King Jr. in the ideas/rights he introduces to his country. Freedom, or the lack of it, is in of the graphic novel “of from Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi when citizens rights to dress are limited. Lastly, in the short story “The Censors” by Luisa Valenzuela lacks freedom when the government’s safety rule is to proofread all letter that go through the system to avoid their secrets being revealed or gossip about them.
The King's Speech flaunted a number of light-minded therapies to assist Albert control stuttering. For example, to gain fluency, Albert was asked to sing while speaking, and in some cases, to dance and sing while speaking. Logue even had Albert swear, when ironically, he was more fluent when angered. To get Albert to become more relaxed, Logue had Albert to quit smoking cigarettes and do proper breathing patterns. To focus on his muscles, he made Albert read a book while blasting classical tunes and repeat tongue twisters. Although Logue did not dismiss the tools and methods, he wanted to go deeper than muscle therapy and relaxation. The King’s voice had not been heard and Logue's mission was to listen to that unheard voice and to give it possibilities
Patrick Henry strongly opposed the Stamp Act and encouraged independence from Britain. In his Speech to the Second Virginia Convention, he persuades his audience, the colonists at the Virginia Convention who mostly agree with his argument about breaking free from Britain, to begin a war against Britain for their freedom. He begins his speech by showing respect to the audience, but then transitions to condemning them. He blames the men for letting their problems continue. Therefore, the allusion he uses about sirens pressures the colonists to gain liberty by starting a war with Britain. When Henry mentions the "song of that siren" he is referring to the The Odyssey (2). In The Odyssey, Odysseus encounters a group of demons called "sirens." They
Ants, ferocious warriors, brave soldiers going off to battle to protect the Queen and banding together as one unit. This admired trait appears in popular culture, from kids movies such as A Bug’s Life to, more recently, Marvel’s Ant Man. However, T.H. White’s The Once and Future King illustrates an entirely different view of the ant culture. In this, these tiny soldiers are enslaved under their commander the Queen and lose their ability to produce an original thought. While Wart learns an important lesson among the ants,White gives us clues on the lesson and his general feelings towards war. He does this with character development and syntax, and illustrating the importance of words and how they affect war, both in our world and in Wart’s .
I have always been passionate about kids and family’s that live in poverty and who are desperate for food and water. So, I knew when I heard Ryan Stevenson speaking of an organization called World Vision, that this would be a great speech for this assignment. Ryan Stevenson is a singer and artist who was speaking as well as preforming at the Newsboys concert, at the Brookings Swiftel Center.
SHOW: Throughout Creon’s dialogue, he uses a variety of subtle word choice, as well as descriptive detail of the things/people that he describes, to solidify how much he desires the throne, as well as the amount of significance that it brings to whoever has it.
Selma director, Ava DuVernay did a great job filming and creating the characters that played a big part in this story. Marching alongside King was Andrew Young who was portrayed by Andre Holland.
At the beginning of his speech, Patrick Henry develops his trust to speak to the other members of the House through the respectful tone of his message and through his own religious beliefs. He praises the audience, pointing out “no man thinks more highly than I do,” referring to his patriotism and of the patriotism of the audience “the very worthy gentlemen.” Henry immediately sets the tone of his speech in his second sentence, “but different men often see the same subject in different lights,” acknowledging his different view. Through ethos appeal, they “will not be thought disrespectful,” as he does not want to offend anyone. He gains their attention and respect as he prepares to speak “my sentiments freely and without reserve.” He wants
Creon's character possesses an infinite number of glitches in his personality, but his excessive pride was the root of his problems. His pride leads him to make accusations, before he considers the wise advice of others. Creon's pride also fills him not just as a king superior to the Gods, but also a man superior to women. The issue of Antigone being condemned to die becomes more than just a person who disobeys Creon; instead, the punishment is given even more eagerly, because it is a woman who disobeys a man. Creon's intelligent son warns Creon the people of Thebes sympathize with Antigone, but Creon accuses Haemon of being a "woman's slave" (line 756). Even though he is suppose to be loyal to the state and her citizens, he defensively questions if "the town [is] to tell [him] how [he] ought to rule?"(Line 734)The Theban king is too prideful to obey even the wisest of prophets, blind Teresias, insisting that "the whole crew of seers are money-mad" (line 1055). Creon finally puts his pride aside and listens to the Chorus' wise advice. It is difficult even then, and he obeys only because he fears the punishment that he might receive. "To yield [for Creon] is terrible" (line 1095) meaning to swallow his pride and admit that he is wrong is a very difficult thing for him to do. When Creon loses his wife and son, Creon's pride disappears, and he admits that he made a terrible mistake by not listening to anyone's advice.
The only crime is pride.” What Sophocles meant by this is that when a man makes a mistake, he will try to fix it, but a proud man will just keep saying that what he has done was right. This is what happened with Creon. When talking to Teiresias, Creon thinks that he had been paid off to say that, when in reality, Teiresias was just trying to help him. He saw omens from the gods, and he wanted to let Creon know, but Creon’s hubris did not let him believe it. As a man, Creon also thinks himself superior to women. He believes that just because it was a woman that dared to defy his orders, she should be locked up. He also thinks himself superior to the people of Thebes themselves. When Creon’s son, Haemon, tells his father that the people of Thebes are upset that Antigone will be executed, he replies by saying “And the City proposes to teach me how to rule?” At the end, Antigone dies, Haemon kills himself, Creon’s wife, Eurydice, kills herself, and the city opposes his rule. Creon’s pride led to his downfall, and almost everyone hating
In William Shakespeare play Julius Caesar, Caesar is assassinated, and the city of Rome becomes enraged, demanding the death of the conspirators that murdered him. Brutus, one of the main assassins, talks to the mob and persuades them to understand that they are at an advantage without Caesar, the tyrant, as the dictator of Rome. He then leaves Mark Antony, who has meticulous orders to not try to pin the murder on the conspirators’ selfishness, but can speak numerous praises about his superior. Mark Antony then speaks to the persuaded crowd about Caesar’s endeavors and the benefits that Caesar gave to the kingdom, giving everything that was necessary and more. Mark Antony’s speech riles the citizens of Rome to mutiny without actually revealing his personal intentions of wishing to do so. In William Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar, Mark Antony’s speech is more persuasive that Brutus’ speech