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Importance of ethos logos and pathos
Importance of ethos logos and pathos
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
Creon has forgotten that the ruler is supposed to do what is best for the city and its citizens. Creon is under the impression that he is always correct in his judgments and his beliefs. Before the sentry even explains the event that has occurred, the sentry states that he is only a messenger and has not committed the crime. Yet Creon still accuses the sentry of receiving money to do the crime and threatens to punish him.
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.
Creon does not want to be a bad king, using his power for evil things, but instead, he wants to be seen as strong and great king, but his temper and arrogance stops him from becoming a good king, and he stays more like a tyrant, the people only keeping their mouths shut because they are afraid to speak. For example, in lines (8-64) he gives a speech to the people of the town. He states that “As for the man who sets private friendship above the public welfare, I have no use of him either”(lines 23-24).He is being cruel, so the people of Thebes do not take him for an easy king but rather fear him if they do not obey his laws. This puts them in a tough situation, whether they should listen to their friends and the gods, or to Creon’s tyrical rule. Creon states, “As I see it, whoever assumes the task, the awesome task of setting the city’s course, and refuses to adopt the soundest policies but fearing someone, keeps his lips locked tight, and he’s utterly worthless” (lines 198-202). This shows Creon thinks that a good leader should be powerful and set firm, strict laws in order to be respected. He believes that if someone di...
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.
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
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
The interpretation of Hamlet’s, To Be or Not to Be soliloquy, from the Shakespearean classic of the same name, is an important part of the way that the audience understands an interpretation of the play. Although the words are the same, the scene is presented by the actors who portray Hamlet can vary between versions of the play. These differences no matter how seemingly miniscule affect the way in which someone watching the play connects with the title character.
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
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 .
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
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.
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