pathos

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A subtle pathos, along with the playwright’s verbal sophistication, prevents the play from degenerating into a collegiate vaudeville.”

From Los Angeles Times

From its first season to its last, “Friends” has celebrated Thanksgiving with the hijinks, hilarity and occasional pathos it deserves.

From Los Angeles Times

Plucked notes echo her tense nerves while a groaning bed of strings brings an added pathos to the lyrics, which were written by Bridgers’s collaborator Marshall Vore.

From New York Times

Ghee mines this complexity with both deep pathos and a light touch, appearing as at ease in a dashing three-piece suit as in an elegant beaded red gown.

From New York Times

But ultimately it all comes down to Desirée’s “Send in the Clowns,” which Dandridge delivers with a sublime restraint that only deepens the sense of overwhelming pathos.

From Los Angeles Times