{"id":12360,"date":"2023-04-06T00:56:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T00:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/character-argument-analysis-characters-in-shakespeares-the-tempest-prospero-caliban-ariel-antonio\/"},"modified":"2023-04-06T00:56:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T00:56:10","slug":"character-argument-analysis-characters-in-shakespeares-the-tempest-prospero-caliban-ariel-antonio","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/character-argument-analysis-characters-in-shakespeares-the-tempest-prospero-caliban-ariel-antonio\/","title":{"rendered":"Character Argument Analysis Characters in (Shakespeare\u2019s The Tempest) Prospero, Caliban, Ariel, Antonio"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Character Argument Analysis\n<\/div>\n
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Remember that any time we try to convince someone else of something, that is an argument. Characters in Shakespeare\u2019s The Tempest are constantly trying to persuade one another to do things, think things, stop doing things, etc. All of these conversations between characters can be thought of as arguments, too!\n<\/div>\n
This assignment will help you both to think critically about the arguments various characters (Prospero, Caliban, Ariel, Antonio, etc.) make on a variety of topics in The Tempest and to practice identifying the various persuasive\/rhetorical terms we\u2019ve covered so far in class.\n<\/div>\n
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Select any TWO passages in The Tempest and analyze the strategies that the speakers use in order to present their arguments.\n<\/div>\n
For example, you may choose to analyze the bitter exchange between Caliban and Prospero in Act 1.2, lines 310 \u2013 375. Another possibility is the debate between Ariel and Prospero, found in Act 1.2, lines 240 \u2013 305. You may choose whichever passages you like.\n<\/div>\n
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Format:\n<\/div>\n
Your analysis does not have to be in typical essay format (introduction, conclusion, body paragraphs, etc.), though it can be if you choose. It can simply be presented as a few pages worth of paragraphs or bullet points, each of which explains which rhetorical\/argument strategy is in use and why you think so.\n<\/div>\n
Whichever format you choose, be sure to let me know which passage(s) you are examining; also, be sure to quote directly from the play as much as possible. (Don\u2019t worry about properly citing your quotations, since we haven\u2019t yet discussed how to do this.)\n<\/div>\n
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What to Discuss:\n<\/div>\n
(Try to cover as many of these as you can, within reason.)\n<\/div>\n
The Rhetorical Appeals\n<\/div>\n
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Pathos\n<\/div>\n
Connotative words (positive, negative, neutral)\n<\/div>\n
Emotional examples & anecdotes\n<\/div>\n
Emotional tone, meaningful language, repetition\n<\/div>\n
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Ethos\n<\/div>\n
Sounding fair and reasonable\n<\/div>\n
Establishing expertise, authority\n<\/div>\n
Language appropriate to topic\n<\/div>\n
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Logos\n<\/div>\n
Facts, studies, analogies, statistics\n<\/div>\n
Deductive arguments (syllogisms)\n<\/div>\n
Inductive arguments\n<\/div>\n
Logical fallacies (non sequitur, ad hominem, post hoc, begging the question, false dichotomy, weak analogy, bandwagon, straw man, hasty generalization)\n<\/div>\n
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The Claims\n<\/div>\n
Claims of fact\n<\/div>\n
Claims of value\n<\/div>\n
Claims of policy\n<\/div>\n
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Grading:\n<\/div>\n
Understanding & Critical Thinking Demonstrated – You\u2019ll be graded on the number of strategies you correctly analyze (and whether or not you call them by the terms we\u2019ve discussed in class.) You MUST analyze 2 different exchanges (conversations) between characters. You should do your best to choose conversations that include a variety of appeals (logos, pathos, ethos.) If you only ever show me examples of pathos, I\u2019m going to assume that\u2019s all you know! The whole purpose of this assignment is to show me that you understand the rhetorical appeals and can point to examples of them being used.\n<\/div>\n
Specificity \u2013 Please be sure to be as specific as possible in your analysis of your chosen passages! Don\u2019t just say, \u201cthere\u2019s pathos happening here.\u201d Tell me who is presenting an emotional argument and why you say so. The more specific you are, the better your grade will be!\n<\/div>\n
Correct Format \u2013 Normal paper format (header in upper left corner, including name, course number, date, and my name), properly numbered pages and margins, etc.\n<\/div>\n
Grammar & Sentence Structure: Though this is not a formal essay, you should nevertheless use academic English and proper punctuation.\n<\/div>\n
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Character Argument Analysis Objective: Remember that any time we try to convince someone else of something, that is an argument. Characters in Shakespeare\u2019s The Tempest are constantly trying to persuade one another to do things, think things, stop doing things, etc. All of these conversations between characters can be thought of as arguments, too! This […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[186],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/12360"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/12360\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=12360"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=12360"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=12360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}