There are many examples of the rhetorical strategy of pathos in Panic! At the Disco’s “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” music videos. Compose Design Advocate defines pathos as, “how your audience feels about what you are doing.” (81) The first images in the video begin to evoke emotion right away. The video begins with an image of a guest book at a wedding and moves on to the priest and the bride and groom. Weddings bring the feelings of happiness, love and bliss. It returns back to the bride and groom shortly after this first scene where they are shown mouthing the words “I love you” to each other. This further brings forth these emotions. It reminds you of a story with a fairytale ending. This can also stir some background emotions, perhaps a reminder of their own wedding.
As the video progresses, the wedding slowly begins to fall apart. You can tell by the emotion expressed on the bride’s face that she is getting extremely frustrated as the late arriving guests burst through the door, causing the room to go into disorder. This scene is more effective on woman I would say rather than men. Most girls can relate to how they would feel if the day they had be planning and visioning was being ruined. This continues to be developed as she storms out of the church.
The last example from this video that I feel stirs the most emotion is at the end when the bride is discovered with her secret lover outside on the porch. The look on the groom’s face is of shock and betrayal. Anyone who has been cheated on can especially relate to the emotions that result from a situation like this. Even if you haven’t been cheated on, there are emotions that most people associate with cheating such as disappointment, fury, confusion. In some rare occasions there could be feelings of relief or even joy to now have a reason to be done with their partner. This almost seems to be what the artists are trying to suggest at the end of the video when the groom is revealed to be the magician and seems to have an appearance about him that leads the audience to believe that he may have known all along.
As the video progresses, the wedding slowly begins to fall apart. You can tell by the emotion expressed on the bride’s face that she is getting extremely frustrated as the late arriving guests burst through the door, causing the room to go into disorder. This scene is more effective on woman I would say rather than men. Most girls can relate to how they would feel if the day they had be planning and visioning was being ruined. This continues to be developed as she storms out of the church.
The last example from this video that I feel stirs the most emotion is at the end when the bride is discovered with her secret lover outside on the porch. The look on the groom’s face is of shock and betrayal. Anyone who has been cheated on can especially relate to the emotions that result from a situation like this. Even if you haven’t been cheated on, there are emotions that most people associate with cheating such as disappointment, fury, confusion. In some rare occasions there could be feelings of relief or even joy to now have a reason to be done with their partner. This almost seems to be what the artists are trying to suggest at the end of the video when the groom is revealed to be the magician and seems to have an appearance about him that leads the audience to believe that he may have known all along.
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