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literature has always been written with a purpose. within the realms of rhetorical speaking, the ultimate goal is to communicate an idea and align the audience with the speaker’s position. they do this by informing, entertaining, or persuading. on a march day in 1775 a man named patrick henry became a symbol for the american fight for liberty and self+government. in his famous speech, “give me liberty, or give me death” he sought to persuade the housе of burgesses that the war coming was nеcessary for the people’s content

in order for henry’s opposing ideal(s) to be heard and listened to, he thus needed to gain the respect and trust of his audience. he asked the audience to forgive him for the future disrespect his speech may bring. “i shall speak forth my sentiments freely, and without reserve.” thereafter he alluded to god, saying that if he hath not spoken his opinion of freedom, he would be against god and his country. he laid a root idea that the only outcomes of meeting were fighting or slavery. he efficiently used pathos because the idea of slavery would create fear and sadness within the colonists’ minds, whereas freedom would create happiness. he used a series of repetition throughout the speech to prove that war must be the only option, as america had already tried to promote peace by relying on hope and time. henry clearly states that it is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. we often avoid a painful truth, and prolonging the resolve of the problem at hand will only result in a beast being made, in this case war. he states that all options to avert the storm have already been exhausted. they have already remonstrated which produced more violence, supplicated thus being regarded, and had their petitions slighted. patrick made it clear that the only other logical way of resolving the problem at hand must be to fight. “in vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation.” there is no longer any more time to wait for the problem to be solved within n0ble gesture. war is inevitable, and there is no retreating, as that would only be submission into slavery; what the people of america so long tried to fight against. he repeated things such as, “peace”, “let us fight”, “let it come”, “us”, “we”, and “ourselves”. henry used a theme of betrayal. “is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received”. henry explains how the colonists’ demands have been met with an “insidious smile”. the diction creates an appeal to pathos and to the audience because it implies that the british are misleading. the deceptive nature of the british angers the colonists because they are being fed false hope. henry uses a biblical allusion to judas, as he states, “suffer yourselves no to be betrayed by a kiss”. the kiss of judas, which appears positive, is ultimately what led to jesus’s betrayal and death. in using this metaphor, henry says that the positive reception of the colonists’ petition will fool the colonists into thinking the british care for them, when truly, they will betray the colonists, leading them back into “slavery,” a common motif throughout his speech. this false hope the british give dehumanizes the colonists, causing an array of emotions, ranging from anger and sadness, to fears. henry alludes to the bible verse of ezekiel 12:2, which says that those who cannot see and cannot hear the truth about god will lose their spiritual salvation. he compares the colonists who are oblivious to the truth about the true intent of the british to those in the bible who are blind without faith, losing their salvation

henry used rhetorical devices to bring the “light” to those who couldn’t see what was really going on, those who were blinded to the british intent. not in a way of informing them, but persuading them that their current beliefs were flawed, and that if they did not act upon their problem through war, then they would never be content. henry says, “i have but one light by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.” he says that his experience will light the way for the future. his efforts were not in vain, as a month later the army was formed, and the revolution begun. his words echo throughout our nation’s history until the end: “…give me liberty, or give me death!”

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