In The Encomium of Helen Gorgias, uses his sophistic knowledge to persuade his audience into believing that Helen should not be blamed for the chaos that she is blamed for. Rhetorical figures are just about everywhere they add influence to Gorgias' speech, and allow him to not only express his ideas, but also get into the mind of the audience subliminally. Rhyming and parisosis allow Gorgias flow freely through his speech adding in persuasive information here and there that otherwise would have caused a pause or questioning. Gorgias' way with words makes the audience question and take consideration for Helen and what he calls her "misfortune".
Gorgias' prooemion and narration seems to be a antithesis because he doesn't exactly state the problem at first, he merely uses another story or example and leads into his case. He lets the audience know exactly what his purpose is and why he is going to take this shame off of Helen. He seems to prepare his audience already,......
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