Aristotle's Use Of Rhetoric
To persuade or not to persuade; that is rhetoric. The art of effective speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other techniques is the exact definition of rhetoric. Rhetoric is considered an art and is influential to writers today. Rhetoric is often known as persuasion but, depending who you are, could view it as trickery. Aristotle is most known for his use of rhetoric in his writings, he wrote a book titled, “Rhetoric’ as a matter of fact. His book had an immense influence on the evolution of the art of rhetoric. In my opinion, Aristotle’s book and his writings are what influenced Shakespeare to use rhetoric as repeatedly as he did.
Pathos: a quality that evokes pity or sadness. This form of rhetoric is most definitely …show more content…
This appears to be more of a metaphor in my eyes. It is saying people can change fortune, that is how I perceived it anyways. I also think he is starting to question some things, perhaps if he is doing the right thing or if he has his priorities right. It looks like he does not know which is more important , suffering or to not deal with what you disagree with. He has this compulsion and feels as if he must avenge his father and that is what I think he is saying, he must avenge his father , though he knows he will have many trials and complications in the way. That is a very strong thought and can bring mixed …show more content…
When Claudius spoke and said, “ Holding a weak supposal of our worth, or thinking by our late dear brother’s death, our state to be disjoint and out of frame.” He was saying these things for the appeal of common sense. He knew since the death of his brother the people would come to a frantic state of being and would be in need of a king. He thought they would become weak and that would be reputation that they received, and you know, Claudius could never be seen as weak. Also, the people knew they were in need of another king because Norway would attack. Claudius thought logically and knew the only way to kingdom was through the death of his brother, though murder is never a logical perception. Also, they knew they needed a king to lead them and protect them so an attack would not destroy
Pathos: a quality that evokes pity or sadness. This form of rhetoric is most definitely …show more content…
This appears to be more of a metaphor in my eyes. It is saying people can change fortune, that is how I perceived it anyways. I also think he is starting to question some things, perhaps if he is doing the right thing or if he has his priorities right. It looks like he does not know which is more important , suffering or to not deal with what you disagree with. He has this compulsion and feels as if he must avenge his father and that is what I think he is saying, he must avenge his father , though he knows he will have many trials and complications in the way. That is a very strong thought and can bring mixed …show more content…
When Claudius spoke and said, “ Holding a weak supposal of our worth, or thinking by our late dear brother’s death, our state to be disjoint and out of frame.” He was saying these things for the appeal of common sense. He knew since the death of his brother the people would come to a frantic state of being and would be in need of a king. He thought they would become weak and that would be reputation that they received, and you know, Claudius could never be seen as weak. Also, the people knew they were in need of another king because Norway would attack. Claudius thought logically and knew the only way to kingdom was through the death of his brother, though murder is never a logical perception. Also, they knew they needed a king to lead them and protect them so an attack would not destroy