Similarities Between King Henry V And John F Kennedy's Speech

Throughout his speech, he uses a serious and straightforward tone and shows a strong determination to start a war against Britain. The most powerful and the most influential speech “Give me liberty or give me death” by Patrick Henry uses different strategies to convince and persuade his audience not only using ethos, pathos, logos, but also many others develop throughout the speech, these strategies helped henry’s speech become more influential and sway the mind of men more quickly.

Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Second Virginia Convention uses very powerful rhetorical devices, mainly kairos and pathos, ethos, and a dash of logos, in order to force his audience to question how they’re handling their situation concerning Great Britain. He uses very authoritative and questioning tones to develop his argument further as well as develop a sense of trust in his audience. His ultimate goal, through the use of effective persuasion techniques and a strong tone, is to persuade his audience into changing their ways and adopting his own method of dealing with the issue at hand.

Patrick Henry is most remembered for his powerful persuasive oratory. While other orators preached patience, Henry urges war against British with logical appeals, he persuaded the audience members to understand his point of view through common sense, specific evidence, and reasonable explanations and with emotional appeals, he was able to point out his views through imagery and diction, idealized explanations and a powerful connection to the audience. However, the main idea of his speech is to break free from the conformity of Great Britain because it is an easy route taken by many in our society.

To start off John F. Kennedy was giving his speech during the inauguration, talking to the citizens of America. He was giving a very powerful speech that included metaphors, rhetoric devices, and SOAPS. I say that because he used that to capture the audience's attention. He starts off by talking about the war and those who fought for us, to be brave like them. That they were not looking for power like most of them were, that’s when he used a metaphor saying those who “sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside”. Saying that they were foolish to even think they can gain that power they don’t deserve, how they talk about doing good, instead of actually doing it. Kennedy was making a type of statement, on how we the americans should show more compassion to those who don’t have anything.

President Kennedy showed the American public that he was credible and trustworthy by using the appeal of ethos. He supported his ethos appeal with diction and tone to reinforce it. Since JFK was the President of the United States he was considered by the American people a trustworthy man. President Kennedy showed the American people his authority along with that the situation was very serious. In the speech President Kennedy also used specific diction that got the American people to stand beside him in the battle with the steel companies.

“Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech by Patrick Henry on March 23, 1775

President George Bush and Patrick Henry stood before multiple people in hopes of persuading individuals to be on the same side as them. Patrick Henry spoke in front of the Virginia Delegates on March 23, 1775, to tell them why he knows that they should go to war with Great Britain. President George Bush spoke to America one year after 9/11 to persuade congress and all of America to support the war on terror. The Bush and Henry speeches are alike rhetorically because they both use ethos and pathos to persuade their audience, the speeches use powerful language to persuade, and both speeches use allusion to explain their side.

On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr., American Baptist minister and equal rights activist, was assassinated in a balcony of a motel where he was preparing for a protest of equal rights for all citizens in America. After Robert F. Kennedy, the brother of the late president, John F. Kennedy, have heard the news about the assassination, he gathered a crowd of people to give a speech regarding Dr.King’s death. In this speech he uses two main rhetorical devices, which is pathos and ethos, to calm his audience and to promote the ideas of Dr. King, which is peace among one another.

It has been said that the greatest leaders provided the greatest speeches, supporting this claim is John F. Kennedy’s We choose to go to the moon. In the speech Kennedy first list the History of the United States of America and its achievements, by doing so Kennedy shows the strength of America and all that is has gone through. Within his writings JFK uses allegory, Anaphora, repetition, and irony to orchestrate a convincing speech on why the US chose to go to the moon.

Robert F. Kennedy was one of the many presidents that aided the Civil Rights Movement to stop racial segregation. Many of our former presidents have given inspiring speeches, but no speech was as awe inspiring as the “Remarks on the Assassination of Martin Luther King.”  The event that brought Kennedy to speak was MLK being shot that night in Memphis, Tennessee. Using emotional tactics, President Kennedy addressed the public, educating them on the direction the United States was headed, as well as, how to deal with racial conflict.

“I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death.” (Henry). This is a famous quote from Patrick Henry’s speech to the Virginia Convention. He gave this speech on March 23, 1775, the time period where he discussed the relations with Great Britain. They didn’t defend themselves and each other against Britain and Henry was trying to change that in case of the possibility of a war increasing. Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Virginia Convention is most persuasive above The Crisis by Thomas Paine due to the amount of pathos he uses to express his anger and resentment towards the mistreatment by Britain.

In the year 1775, in Richmond Virginia, Patrick Henry stood up in front of delegrates from every colony and delivered one of the most powerful speeched in America’s history with no written notes or script, but rather with passion and honesty. In his very first line, Henry grabs the attention of the crowd saying, “No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as the abilities, of every worthy gentleman who have just addressed the House”. This simple statement acknowledges the wisdom around him, as well as the differences in opinion they might have politically. Henry continues on to state that they are all there for the same purpose, to “fulfill great responsibility which we hold to God and our country”.

John Kennedy was one of the most skillful orators among all the presidents of United States of America. His speeches were always persuasive, motivating and inspiring. One of his best speeches is “Inaugural Address”, which he addressed to Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice president Nixon, President Truman, Reverend Clergy, and, of course, his fellow citizens. His speech was divided into four major parts, and all the parts were highly inspiring, especially for the ordinary citizens of America. At the beginning of the speech he talks about the founders of USA, and the great respect to them. After that Kennedy tells about the progress of the nation in comparison to the past, after that he ends with couple of pledges. In the third part he tells about the main strategy, the United States should follow, while taking all the possible options into account. Kennedy ends the whole speech expressing his confidence in the people of America.

Kennedy challenged America to be the best they could be. He knew that if the citizens of America worked together, nothing could stop them. That line put hope back into citizens hearts, knowing that their president had faith in them and wanted to protect freedom at all cost. Now, maybe not his most well known line; “My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.” John F. Kennedy was telling everyone in the world that if they didn’t have freedom, if they were trapped by communism, America was by their side. He intended the world to know, that The United States of America would do everything they could to free man of all bonds.

The reason of President Kennedy’s speech is related to the start of WWII which aim at worldwide domination. Nazi Germany wanting to restore its place among the great nations of Europe and the world became more demanding. The other European countries not willing to share the territory that they acquired in Africa, South America, and Asia gave the Nazis an excuse to declare war to every nations that will oppose them in their conquest of the world. Germany invaded and occupied most Europe; however, when the US entered the war brought, it brought hope to the last Western European country resisting the Nazis. On the other hand, the Soviet Union was resisting the invasion of the Nazis on East Europe. Briefly, The Nazis lost the war and Europe was divided between the US and its allies and Soviet Union and its satellites countries. President Kennedy addresses three different audiences. The first audience is the american people. He reminds them of the values that makes America and why they