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Hercules Farnese

Audience:Greeks, due to it's subsequent survival Romans and the modern world.

WATCO: What are the consequences of seeking power on your life?

Enthymeme: Seeking out power isn't worth it, it consumes your life and leaves you without much joy or happiness.

E/L/P Ethos: Ethos comes from the assumption that the viewer is familiar with the story of Hercules and the seven labors he performed, the original audience, the Greeks would have of course been familiar with it and so there is groundwork laid by their knowing the story. Pathos/Logos: the pathos and logos of this are somewhat intermingled, in his body language Hercules is leaning heavily on a support and his face is downcast and does not appear happy. It is logical because of the audience's emotions and how the audience reads his face and body language are universally read.

STAR Typical: This work is very typical of the time, heroic nudes were one of the main art forms of the time. It's a medium and style familiar to the times and depicting what was then a well known story.

Effective?/ Goal: I believe it was very effective, it's not the way that Hercules is generally depicted, he's generally triumphant, I believe the goal was to make people reconsider the story and their own goals for power. It worked for me.

ps if you can't get to the picture try this link: http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/LX/HerculesFarneseNapoliMetro.html
and pps yes it is a nude so he will be naked, don't look if it bothers you.