Throughout Lady Montagu’s letter to her daughter, there is a noticeable change in language and writing style considering the fact that this letter was written in a time period in which English itself was much different. The letter itself seems as though it is very formal to the audience in the present time, however, maybe when looked at back when it was written, the level of how formal the letter really is must have been extremely different. When looking at Montagu’s message and how she gets it across, her use of rhetorical conventions definitely plays a huge role in her success in explaining to her daughter why her granddaughter should be educated. Considering the fact that Lady Montagu is writing to her own daughter, both pathos and ethos both come to play effortlessly, her daughter already trusts her because she is her mother and has sought advice from her, showing us that she values her mother’s opinion. Montagu also uses ethos when she refers to philosophers in her letter. By doing so she shows that she is educated and know’s what she is talking about. She does this when she says “It is a saying of Thucydides: Ignorance is bold, and knowledge reserved.”, by citing Thucydides, she shows her deep knowledge of Greek philosophers and increases her credibility. Montagu also makes great use of pathos in her letter. Since the receiver of this letter is her daughter, she does a great job of using personal life details to create a deeper connection with her. She refers to her own personal experience raising her and gives her daughter a sense of comfort in her words. She does this when she says, “ You may recollect I did so in the strongest manner. Perhaps you may have more success in the instructing your daughter”. Montagu also uses pathos when she gives tells daughter how intelligent she is and how she finds that she is capable of being a great teacher for her as well; “You should encourage your daughter to talk over with you what she reads, and as you are very capable of distinguishing, take care she does not mistake pert folly for wit and humor, or rhyme for poetry, which are the common errors of young people, and have a train of ill consequences.” When talking about how private or public this letter is, one could assume that since Montagu makes references to the personal past of her and her daughter that it is a rather private letter only meant for the eyes of her and her daughter.