Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Rhetorical analysis of, "The Virginia Charter, 1606" (upgraded)

Author: The name Lukin is at the end of the charter letter so this could be the author but then again maybe/maybe not. (I will just go with not clarified)

Audience: The people of the new land, the new colony,........"New Virginia"

Tone: informative, serious, maybe even caring because he refers to the people as their loving subjects.

Purpose & Content: to establish new laws of the new land, and goes over, "what if........" questions. (almost like he/whoever is trying to answer questions before being asked)

How is it persuasive?

  • ethos:
a person of higher stature, the 13 members of council mentioned in page 1 paragraph 1

  • pathos
no major emotions here, maybe concern , but definatley some care for the people living in the new land and i think this because they are refered to as. "our loving subjects" in page 1, paragraph 1, line 5&6

  • logos
supply structure, "keep people in line", prevent chaos, making sure that they will be progressing  in the new colony




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