Characters’ Rhetoric and Persuasion Chart

Complete this chart for the following characters: Antigone, Creon, Ismene, and Haimon. Each character must have three entries linked to him or her
in this chart. To clarify, each of these four characters get three chart entries related to rhetoric and persuasion

Major Characters Example of rhetoric Type of Rhetorical Analysis: How does Evaluation:
used (with citation) Strategy: Ethos, Logos, Character X use this Is this method
or Pathos persuasion method? effective? Strengths?
Weaknesses?

Antigone “Who fought bravely and Pathos She wanted to persuade This was weak because
died miserable” (line 18) her sister to help her bury Isemen is still argueging
polyneices with her

“No one shall bury him, no Ethos She was trying to convince This was weak because
one mourn him”(line 20) her sister that no one is Isemen is still argueging
able to mourn him and he with her
does not deserve that

Pathos Now she is emotionally This was weak because

“He is my brother.And he is trying to convince him by Isemen is still argueging
your brother, too”(line 33) stating that he is their with her
brother

Creon Ethos He is trying to earn their This is effective because

“Nevertheless, i say to you trust of their king they believe him,
at the very outset that i
have nothing but contempt
for the kind of governor
who is afraid” (lines
150-151)

“As i for the man who sets Pathos He is trying to persuade This is effective because
private relationships above them that he sets private they believe him,
the public welfare”(lines relationships above public
152-153) welfare

“Find that man, bring him
to me, or your death will be
the least of you problems
(250-251)
Ismene
“Our own deaths would be
if we should go against
against Creon “(line 45)
“I must yeild to those in
authority. And i think it is
dangerous business to
always be meddling”(line
51-52)
“They mean a great deal to
me, but i have no good
strength to break the laws
that were made for public
good
Haimon
Pathos He is trying t o convince Effective because he gets
him that if he does not scared
bring the man to him he
will kill him
Pathos She is trying to scare her Weak because antigone
to not bury him still wants to bury her
brother
pathos She is trying to convince Weak because it does not
her not to bury him by convince her
saying its not good to
alway meddle
logos By using the law which is Not effective because it
logic to try to convince does not convince her
antigone to not break the
law
 Don’t forget: ​Rhetoric is the language used to persuade or impress others. Some of the persuasion methods the
characters used were rhetorical appeals: ethos, pathos, logos. These characters have their own beliefs that they are
trying to impress upon others.Think about HOW they do this and if they are effective or not.