Adding on to pathos in her speech, Hortensia acknowledges that women have been voluntarily already contributing money to the war because they are willing to give. This willingness and support that the women have given already in the village plays on the reiterates the emotion of guilt. The example of how their mother from the past, “did once rise superior to their sex and made contributions” when Rome almost lost the empire (Ritchie 18). Hortensia proves to the men that women have been going out of their way for years and adds disgust to the speech. Disgust brings the feeling of something is wrong and Hortensia wants the triumvirs to feel that emotion because of their actions. Along with strong pathos appeal, Hortensia effectively makes a…show more content… There is nothing documenting how she presented herself in front of the audience. With the use of an exclamation mark I would imagine she was passionately frustrated with how women were being treated. It was visible that she valued women’s rights. Her sentence structures came off blunt suggesting she was angry. On page 18 she asks, “because this is war time, do you say” then immediately refutes the other side with how women do take part when not even asked toward war efforts. She is purposely posing question that she knows people know the answer to. She allows us to see she is well thought out, which plays into perceiving her as a scholarly and well trusted…show more content… Today there are many more highly elected male officials then female in our government. This lack of women representative leaves there voice almost as quiet as the women in ancient Rome. Male electives sign bills that have the power over a woman’s body is very wrong in the sense that they should have no say on a female’s body. Our system is still flawed. Woman need to be represented in government decisions. If there are fewer women who are eligible for roles in the government, we as a society need to start encouraging you girls to take part. Hortensia’s speech effectively persuaded her audience of the unfair proposal of taxation that the women of Rome faced. Through her whole speech she made use of powerful persuasive techniques of pathos, logos, and rhetorical questions. The audience could easily see the problem that exist and was persuaded by her words to change and do something about it. Hortensia fought for women’s rights in 42 B.C.E. and women today have the same constant battle. Hortensia was a true feminist and a successful orator of her
