Ms King
AP Lang
13 November 2017
Act 3 Crucible The Pathos used by the girls in act three of the crucible can be seen very prominently. An example of it used at the very beginning of the act Mary walks in in a breathless and nervous state, it says at the bottom of page 81 that “she can’t speak” she is too nervous to say anything, and throughout the rest of the act she speaks super quietly so as not to be heard. She uses her fear and panic to evoke sympathy from those who are condemning her, she is trying to get everyone to feel for her and be on her side. The other girls use their pain and “visions” to help elicit sympathy for them, on page 100-101 Abby and the other girls use their “vision” of a bird to convince everyone