Crucible
What does Reverend Parris accuse Abigail of?
Dancing in the woods at night and trying to conjure spirits.
Why do Flavius and Marullus tell the commoners that they are “blockheads” and “unfeeling men” because they are celebrating Caesar becoming leader of Rome?
Because they are hypocrites! They were just celebrating Pompey being leader, and now they are celebrating Caesar, the very man who KILLED Pompey and took over.
What are the 3 elements of the rhetorical triangle?
Speaker, Audience, and Subject
Why is an argument that exclusively appeals to emotions considered weak?
Because it can be seen as polemic, manipulative, and propagandistic.
What is the simple repeating of a word, within a short space of words, with no particular placement of the words to secure emphasis?
Repetition
In Act I, we meet Thomas and Ann Putnam. What tragic information do we learn about Mrs. Putnam?
She has lost 7 babies.
What does Caesar command Antony to do when he runs in the race for the Feast of Lupercal?
Put animal blood on his wife, Calpurnia, so she will become fertile.
How can a speaker establish ethos?
By establishing their credibility and authority – demonstrating to their audience why they are qualified to speak about their subject!
How can a speaker effectively combine ethos, pathos, and logos?
By logically laying out an argument (logos), that helps a speaker demonstrate authority, trustworthiness and credibility to their audience (ethos) which then opens the door to trust, so the speaker can evoke their audience’s emotions (pathos) and draw them in.
A rhetorical device that features the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences, phrases, or clauses.
Anaphora
Who does Ruth Putnam accuse of witchcraft?
George Jacobs
What does the soothsayer warn Caesar of?
The ides of March (March 15th)
How can speakers appeal to logos?
By laying out a logical argument. Duh. Yeah. Yuh. They can also include statistics, facts, etc.
What is the difference between ethos and logos?
Ethos deals more with authority and credibility and logos deals with having a sound, logical argument.
The act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect.
Juxtaposition
What does Giles refuse to do that ultimately leads to his death by pressing?
He refused to provide the names of the people who backed up his charge against Putnam.
Who offers Caesar the crown 3 times?
His hype man, Mark Antony.
Why is it important to acknowledge a counterargument and then refute it?
Because acknowledging the ‘other side’ in an argument shows that you are willing to be open-minded and doesn’t leave your argument open to having holes poked in it.
What is the difference between a closed thesis and an open thesis?
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Allusion
How has Elizabeth changed? What does she confess about the way she has treated John in the past?
She says that her lack of love and confidence drove John away from her and into the arms of Abigail.
What is Cassius’ plan to trick Brutus into thinking that the people of Rome think he would be a better leader than Caesar?
Throw a bunch of letters into Brutus’ window in different handwriting to make it look like a bunch of citizens want Brutus to be their leader.
How can a speaker appeal to pathos?
By evoking their audience’s emotions – usually by illustrating strong imagery that stirs up emotion.
What is the rhetorical situation?
The rhetorical situation is the circumstance of an event that consists of an issue, an audience, and a set of constraints. A rhetorical situation arises from a given context and occasion.
The use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning or meter.
Parallelism