In theology and existentialist ethics following Kierkegaard and Heidegger, a deep and abiding commitment of the heart, as in the notion of "finding your passion" as an important aspect of a fully lived, engaged life
That quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, esp., that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality
His voice had a genuine pathos now, and his large brown hands perceptibly trembled.
In its rhetorical sense, pathos is a writers attempt to persuade an audience through appeals involving the use of strong emotions. In this sense, pathos is not strictly limited to pity. In its critical sense, pathos denotes an authors attempt to evoke a feeling of pity or sympathetic sorrow for a character
In theology and existentialist ethics following Kierkegaard and Heidegger, a deep and abiding commitment of the heart, as in the notion of "finding your passion" as an important aspect of a fully-lived, engaged life. "
that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality; as, the pathos of a picture, of a poem, or of a cry
(JoAnne Taylor) the quality in art and literature that makes us feel pity, tenderness or sorrow; suffering that exists simply to satisfy the Sentimental or morbid needs of the audience Ex #1: Lady Ophelia in Shakespeare's play Hamlet was a good example of pathos We did not really get to know her except to find out that she was Hamlet's fiance, and she killed herself when Hamlet was being a jerk and made everyone think that he was insane Her death made us feel sorrowful, but her death was not the total tragedy in itself
is a persuasive, or rhetorical, appeal to the audiences' most basic, deeply held values, attitudes, and beliefs Students may resist believing that pathos is appropriate in technical communication; however, using the term pathos rather than emotional appeal will help them see its value and appropriateness
Passage intended to invoke feelings of pity or sympathy from reader/audience Pathetic means pitiful, as in to be pitied, felt tenderly towards not weak
a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation" a style that has the power to evoke feelings
Pathos is a quality in a situation, film, or play that makes people feel sadness and pity. the pathos of man's isolation. the quality that a person, situation, film, or play has that makes you feel pity and sadness (from paschein; PATHETIC)
The quality or character of those emotions, traits, or experiences which are personal, and therefore restricted and evanescent; transitory and idiosyncratic dispositions or feelings as distinguished from those which are universal and deep-seated in character; opposed to ethos