Collaborative Journal on Classical Rhetoric: Pericles, Plato, and Aristotle
1. Pericles gave a speeche that captures and provoked its audience hostility to the enemy of Athens and Sparta.In his speech at the funeral oration which is an annual ceremony to honor Athen’s war dead. This speech is an example of pathos persuasion. This pattern deals with the framing of the minds of an audience. In addition, Percles added by saying “I would have thought it sufficient that those who have shown their mettle in action should also receive their honor in an action.” Similary, in Pericles speech, he energized his audience to see themselves as heroes worthy of emulation. In the funeral oration he said that “Those who can truly be accounted brave are those who best know the meaning of what is sweet in life and what is terrible, and then go out, undeterred, to meet what is to come.”
Furthermore, Pericles cited in his speech that "The freedom which we enjoy in our government extends also to our ordinary life" this intends to educate his audience that freedom in government - the vote, equality of the governing body, freedom in ordinary life - citizen freedom, all citizen's equality under the law.
2. No. Pericles does not use rhetoric in the way that, according to Plato, dishonest Sophiat such as the Gorgias do. Rather he uses the ideas on rhetoric expressed in Aristotle’s On Rhetoric help shed light on the contrasting opinion of Pericles. During his speech on “funeral oration.” He used Pathos to frame the minds of his audience to see themselves as patriotic and willing to defend their country at any given time. In addition, I strongly believe that Pericles shapped his speech before speaking to his audience, he was passionate on the subject of his speech.
3. (a) Comparing Aristotle defense of rhetoric with the one made by Gorgias in Plato text, it is clear that Aristotle builds Plato’s ideas , but both views differ. For example, Aristotle assumes that man's basic nature is good and rational, while Plato believes that man is in need of instruction
Furthermore, Pericles cited in his speech that "The freedom which we enjoy in our government extends also to our ordinary life" this intends to educate his audience that freedom in government - the vote, equality of the governing body, freedom in ordinary life - citizen freedom, all citizen's equality under the law.
2. No. Pericles does not use rhetoric in the way that, according to Plato, dishonest Sophiat such as the Gorgias do. Rather he uses the ideas on rhetoric expressed in Aristotle’s On Rhetoric help shed light on the contrasting opinion of Pericles. During his speech on “funeral oration.” He used Pathos to frame the minds of his audience to see themselves as patriotic and willing to defend their country at any given time. In addition, I strongly believe that Pericles shapped his speech before speaking to his audience, he was passionate on the subject of his speech.
3. (a) Comparing Aristotle defense of rhetoric with the one made by Gorgias in Plato text, it is clear that Aristotle builds Plato’s ideas , but both views differ. For example, Aristotle assumes that man's basic nature is good and rational, while Plato believes that man is in need of instruction