King Henry V by William Shakespeare tells the story of England’s victory over France in the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Year’s Wars. Shakespeare, through careful word selection, imbues feelings of pride, patriotism, and honor within his play. He does this specifically through King Henry’s speech shortly before the Battle of Agincourt when addressing his men (4.3.20-22, 56-62). Similarly, former President George W. Bush evoked the same sentiments through his “Statment by the President in His Address to the Nation” after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. His word choice evokes feelings of patriotism and pride in the American people. By comparing Henry V’s speech before the Battle of Agincourt and President George W. Bush’s speech after 9/11, …show more content…
To relate to his soldiers, Henry calls these men a “band of brothers” to hearten the men by believing that they are fighting with and for their brothers-in-arms (4.3.60). This speech evokes strong images and feelings of patriotism from the English, which eventually leads to their success on the battlefield. By using words like “enough,” “greater,” “honour,” “remembered,” “happy few,” and “brothers” Henry is filling his men with pride and patriotism to defend their country even though the odds are against them (4.3.20, 21, 59, 60). By giving the soldiers a sense of brotherhood and shared experience, Henry reminds them that they are not alone in this endeavor. Henry singles these men out because they stand with him during the battle; acknowledging their presence fills them with dignity and hope for the future of England. In the modern day, the evocation of patriotism through a speech is found in former President George W. Bush’s speech after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In his speech, President Bush utilized American patriotism to encourage Americans to unite the country and heal …show more content…
The connection between these two speeches lies in the feelings of patriotism during a time of doubt: Henry’s troops were facing a seemingly lost battle, and America was attacked by a terrorist group. If Henry’s speech took place in 21st-century America, it would be quite similar to what it is, with a few modifications. The language would be very different, official battles would not be fought (for example, on a battlefield with swords and horses), and the situations of the leaders would be opposing. However, the play allows for the opportunity to draw parallels between the two speeches and the themes of patriotism and nationalism in the 1400s and the 2000s. Henry wanted his troops to be fearless in the face of hardships and trials; so too did the President in the modern era. In this way, President Bush’s speech resembles King Henry’s and uses imagery and heavy words to evoke a sense of patriotism. For example, one of the most well-known lines from King Henry V is “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers – / For he today that sheds his blood with me / Shall be my brother”
Passage Analysis - Act 5 Scene 1, lines 115-138. Shakespeare’s ‘King Henry IV Part I’ centres on a core theme: the conflict between order and disorder. Such conflict is brought to light by the use of many vehicles, including Hal’s inner conflict, the country’s political and social conflict, the conflict between the court world and the tavern world, and the conflicting moral values of characters from each of these worlds. This juxtaposition of certain values exists on many levels, and so is both a strikingly present and an underlying theme throughout the play.
Patrick Henry’s effective diction emphasizes how much the British had suppressed the colonists and that it was time to fight for their freedom. Henry displays this through his strong use of pathos, logos, and ethos. His rhetorical questions really appeal to the logic and ethics of the colonists and leaves the no choice but to join him and rebel.
In the “Speech at the Virginia Convention” Patrick Henry tries to persuade colonists to fight a war against the English; he uses several main rhetorical strategies such as; parallelism, metaphor, and rhetorical questions.
There are few speeches in the American history that compel us towards great acts of patriotism. Patrick Henry's speech in the Virginia Provincial Convention of 1775 is a prime example of one of these great speeches. During the debates on whether or not to compromise with Great Britain, Patrick Henry proposed the idea to his fellow members of the First Continental Congress to declare war on Great Britain. A reason why the speech was so powerful was the rhetorical strategies of the diction of slavery, the appeal to God, and the appeal to logic, that he deftly employed.
During the mid 1700’s the new found America was struggling for independence from the British. This undetermined notion whether or not to declare war led to the Virginia Convention where, Governor Patrick Henry enforced our nation to engage in war. “Patrick Henry’s Speech in the Virginia Convention” emphasizes the importance of fighting for independence for the American nation, because we shouldn't be treated like slaves of the British. He persuades them to join the war effort enforcing a sense of patriotism to the members by using the rhetorical appeals of parallelism and repetition.
Patrick Henry’s statements resonates with the colonists because it adequately captures their grievances and feelings against the British, who have made their lives exceedingly difficult. Unlike many Demagogues who use their words to gain personal power or control, Patrick Henry uses his words to rally the colonists towards a good common cause that ultimately leads to the creation of the strongest nation in the world. The power, conviction and language of Henry’s speech lead to a revolution that would go n to change the course of
At the beginning of his speech, Patrick Henry develops his trust to speak to the other members of the House through the respectful tone of his message and through his own religious beliefs. He praises the audience, pointing out “no man thinks more highly than I do,” referring to his patriotism and of the patriotism of the audience “the very worthy gentlemen.” Henry immediately sets the tone of his speech in his second sentence, “but different men often see the same subject in different lights,” acknowledging his different view. Through ethos appeal, they “will not be thought disrespectful,” as he does not want to offend anyone. He gains their attention and respect as he prepares to speak “my sentiments freely and without reserve.” He wants
It is widely believed that if Patrick Henry had not given the speech “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” which influenced the start of the Revolutionary War, then America might still be under the rule of the British Monarchy. The Revolutionary War was the war when America regained their freedom from the British Monarchy in 1783. Henry is considered by many to be the best orator of his time. Patrick Henry was an attorney and politician; his most important characteristic was being one of America’s most renowned patriots. The effects of his speech were enriching and brought new hope to the American people. People present in the Church could only truly tell the atmosphere that remained at St. John’s Church after Henry concluded his speech. William Wirt (Biographer of Patrick Henry) tells how it felt in the Church, “He took his seat. No murmur of applause was heard. The effect was too deep. After the trance of a moment, several members started from their seats. The cry, ‘to arms!’ seemed to quiver on every lip and gleam from every eye.” The audience can easily connect with Henry’s speech due to the fact they believed in liberty and would protect it at any cost. The speech was so radical because of the pathos that was used. Henry’s use of allusion and antithesis helps develop pathos to convince the House of Burgesses that beginning the Revolutionary War with Great Britain is necessary, to prevent them from forcing America into submission and slavery, in the speech “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death.”
Such as parallelism he states, “We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostated” in this quote henry is trying to really emphasize that they have tried everything to which no avail. He wants to silence the people’s speculation and by repeating “we have” and using the same verb tense his point only comes across stronger. Another rhetorical device he uses is logical appeal saying, “And judging by the past I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the British ministry for the last ten years.” Here he is explaining that the British have done nothing for them in such a long time so what would they have to gain by staying loyal. He is stating the facts to which no one can argue and this is what makes his speech strong. Lastly he is most famously known for the line “I know not what course others may take but as for me give me liberty or give me death.” The emotion he uses at the end of his speech only heightens to the climax and leaves people to think long after he is
Henry excites fear by stating he is passionately ready to sacrifice for his country. This play towards pathos, or appealing to the audience’s emotions, is an effective way of trying to convince the House to go to war against Britain. This pathos, combined with the logic of Henry’s speech, makes for a convincing argument. Logically taking the House step by step from stating that because he has an outlook on their situation, he should express it to them, to stating his argument before the House, to saying that lacking freedom is worse than death, then taking it full circle pronouncing he would prefer to be “give[n] death” then to have his freedom taken away by the British.
Rather than a sense of patriotism, it is clear to the reader that Henry's goals seem a little different, he wants praise and adulation. "On the way to Washington, the regiment was fed and caressed for station after station until the youth beloved that he must be a hero."
Persuasive Techniques Used by Henry in Act Four Scene Three in Shakespeare's Henry V Henry's speech is well prepared; he uses various key features in a persuasive leader. Before Henry starts of he is able to turn weakness into strengths. He immediately identifies what is wrong with his soldiers, the larger French army. King Henry commences by giving his soldiers confident advice, he says 'if we are marked to die, we are enough to do our country's loss.' Essentially this means that the fewer who die the better for our country, because the less loss of lives.
These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.” George Bush was president at the time when the 9/11 attack happened. George Bush wrote this quote for the thousands of lives that were hugely affected. To the kids worried about their parents while they are in school, to the worried husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. The 9/11 attack did not only change the lives of people who lost a loved one, and the people who were there where the planes hit, but also people who just saw what was happening and people who heard about it, cried. The increase and patriotism and the rise in security will make people feel more secure and protected but it will never change the the amount of people affected by 9/11. Millions of people around the world know about what happened on September 11th, 2001. Millions of people will be changed
The Biography of Mahommah G. Baquaqua, compiled by abolitionist Samuel Moore, describes enslavement and the resulting life as seen through the eyes of a citizen of the Dahomey kingdom. Baquaqua tells his tale of travelling far as an enslaved and eventually converting to Christianity after suffering great abuse by the hands of his captors. Beyond the historical value or the purely interesting story of Baquaqua’s life, the Biography of Mahommah G. Baquaqua carried a message that promoted both abolition and the spread of Christianity.
Through high moral character Henry established credibility with the audience through creating a setting that aroused feelings in the people at the convention in order to convince them they had to fight for more than just peace. The goal Henry had when he spoke about war was to be honest with the crowd and point out that they needed to do something now or they would lose not just what he loved, but what they also loved. Henry said “If we wish to be free, if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending.and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight!”. In this quote, the tactic of ethics is apparent in that Henry wanted to achieve a personal level of connection with the audience and establish his credibility. By relating losing the war it also meant the loss of their feelings of comfort and contentment from the privileges they had worked hard on to achieve.