The King 's Speech Analysis

Recently, scholars have analyzed King’s (2003) chapter You’ll Never Believe What Happened is Always a Good Way to Start, with the intent to discover King’s rhetorical techniques and overall purpose. At the time of his speech, the world was “predominantly scientific, capitalistic, Judeo-Christian” (p.12). Firstly, Cassandra Plettell (2017) found that King utilizes ethos to demonstrate how stories may alter an individual’s perception (p.2). Similarly, Emma Murphy (2017) found that King uses ethos and pathos that “portrays the idea that stories have the ability to greatly impact individuals’ lives” (p.2). Then, Ajodeji Edna Adetimechin (2017) found that King uses ethos, pathos, and logos to convince his audience of the influential power that stories “have in shaping perspectives” (p.2). In general, they have found that King’s purpose is regarding the influential powers of stories with the use of ethos, pathos and/or logos. In addition to Plettell, Murphy and Adetimechin’s finding, I would like to go a step further and argue that King’s overall purpose is to persuade the audience that the Genesis creation story has formulated a culture that lacks forgiveness, compassion, and unity (King, 2003, pp.24-27). Inclusively, I will argue how King utilizes his personal experiences with stories, emotional appeals, and writing arrangement in order to gradually persuade his highly intellectual audience.

Thesis: King brilliantly applies rhetorical strategies such as pathos, logos and ethos that are crucial in successfully influencing detractors of his philosophical views on civil disobedience.

In his letter, King uses all three modes of persuasion- ethos, logos, and pathos. King addresses all of the clergymen's concerns methodically and answers them both with clear, indisputable facts and with emotional appeals to allow the reader a closer and honest view of a colored person's life in the South at the time. King uses ethos to establish his character, but also to reassure the reader of his intentions. In this letter King keeps his tone unemotional and informative allowing logic to prevail. Throughout his letter King is successful using metaphors and imagery to express ideas or emotions that would otherwise be difficult for the reader to grasp.

By using telegraphic sentences, forceful diction, and simile, King illustrates Jack Torrance’s futile grasps at American masculinity and the aggression resulting from his inability to protect his family and remain in power. Jack is uneasy and angry after the wasp incident because it means that he not only failed to kill the wasps, but failed to protect his family and even put them in harm’s way. Wendy doesn’t understand why Jack is taking pictures of Danny’s hand, so he explains that “We’re going to sue them. The damn thing was defective. Had to have been.” (King 194-195). King’s use of telegraphic sentences illustrates Jack’s erratic train of thought. Jack tries to prove to Danny and Wendy that he can protect them again by fighting a legal battle, but it is obviously poorly thought out and only makes the situation escalate.

There are various authors whose motives have always been trying to either educate or entertain their audiences via their works and have been basing their writings on politics for centuries. Henry V by William Shakespeare is an ideal example of the manner in which great political writings have been influencing politics for many years including the present day. Various influential and famous political leaders have always been determined to quote various sections of King Henry V for the sake of emphasizing and communicating their ideas properly to the intended audiences.

innocent black children (his children), explain knowing certain laws you are to follow as citizens. Initiating in speaking of controversy concerning the justice system. Mr. King reveals the ugly side of the United States hidden beneath the surface stinking up the joint as he presents these matters of contention he uses figure of speech and borrowed versus within the Bible. Analyzing such letter, I've observed him leaving no stone unturned uprooting all the dead weeds with regard to clearing all no-good debris. Not once does he backdown, admitting his motive in consideration of maintaining patience and respect in such difficult

After reading and analyzing Dr.Kings “Remaining Awake during a Revolution” commencement speech that he presented at Oberlin College during his graduation ceremony; he wanted the people to have a good visual on what he was explaining and talking about. King wanted to inform the people about what was going; so he used allusions, statics, and logos.

When it succeeds, he is begrudgingly surprised. Even later, after a friendship with Lionel has formed, Bertie holds Lionel in the highest of standards. Bertie even insists the Lionel is seated in the king’s box during his coronation. However, when the authenticity and certification of Lionel is brought up, it momentarily changes Bertie’s perception of him, it lowers with this new knowledge. Furthermore, it lowers Bertie’s own perception in his own abilities that Lionel has helped him achieve.

All of us colonists should be able to rule ourselves we’re all adults here. We have to pay a lot of taxes and we don’t want to it gets all of us mad and we hardly make enough to pay all this money for such high taxes. I have talked to my fellow colonists and all of us are not happy with this change this if you want us all to be happy. Patrick Henry really had opened up a lot of our eyes I've asked the other guys what they think and if they support him a lot of them do. Patrick Henry I support you on what you do and we will stay behind you. I just need all these people around me to be able to support me and you also. We need to find a way to get what we want and need I'm tired of being misused and everyday I wake up I don't want this life. That's why I support everything Patrick Henry is doing we just need help and support. One of the biggest reasons that we should leave Britain's side is because we could finally create our own government and rule ourselves like we wall want to. Nothing can happen though if I don't have support. Do all of you understand that's why I'm here at your feet asking for help that I need.

Bertie was fortunate to find that his wife, Elizabeth, gave him the love and support he did not receive from his own family. She was his backbone. At the start of the film, when George had given up and he said “promise me, no more” (The Kings Speech, 2010), she believed in him and knew she had to keep trying to find the right person to help him. It was only through her efforts, that they found Logue. Throughout the film, whenever George was giving a speech, she would be there in support of him. “I’m sure you’ll do great” (The Kings Speech, 2010) were her words of encouragement before Bertie's final speech on the war against Germany in the film. The love and encouragement of a person's partner can help the person achieve great things.

In the film “The King’s Speech”, written by David Seidler and released on November 26, 2010, the filmmaker portrays Albert being constantly under pressure for speaking correctly, by comparing his speech to great broadcasters who are anything but great leaders. The pressure that comes from Albert’s father, King George V, results in more frustration for the both of them, without either of them realising that to lead a country into greatness depends more on just speaking well. Throughout the film, there had been ideal speech models like Hitler, David, and King George V, shown in order to compare their speech to Albert’s and to show what a great speaker has to sound in order to gain the public’s support. Ironically, all of those speech perfect models turned out to be egocentric individuals and the least egotistical leader, Albert, is the one with the impaired speech. I argue that in “The King’s Speech”, the characters who serve as models of ideal speech are figures of oppression, therefore the author is implying that the idea of having ideal speech does not live up to it’s praise.

During the first year of World War II Winston Churchill is recommended by the former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain as his replacement going on to win the election; becoming Prime Minister that following Friday. Before then, Churchill was not a popular person amongst the Members of Parliament due to mistakes made in World War I Nearly all of whom publicly denounced him, some going as far as to publicly mock and heckle his election speeches because of his record of making hasty rash decisions. However, Churchill managed to change the political atmosphere around him with a short, but powerful speech. “Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat” uses masterful diction, repetition, and structure to keep his address to the assembled group of the House of Lords and Commons brief and informative, while indicating the importance of haste to achieve victory.

Academy award winning film, The King’s Speech, is a motivational movie where voice and courage become a matter of life and death. Prince Albert, later known as King George VI (Colin Firth), stammers excessively and uncontrollably through his inaugural speech closing the 1925 British Empire Exhibition due to a speech impediment. After finishing such a disappointing speech, Prince Albert decides to give up on himself and accept his fate as a stammering heir to the throne. However, his wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), enlists him to see an Aussie speech therapist that goes by the name of Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) whose “Antipodean methods are known to be ‘unorthodox’ and ‘controversial,’” (“The King’s

The King is tired of his stammer and personally has given up on therapy, but his wife probably sees how hurt the duke is from not being able to speak properly, so she seeks out help and finds Lionel Logue. The duke is convinced to try one last time, and is introduced to Lionel. The first meeting is when the seed of their relationship is planted, or maybe sapling rather. Lionel is very stubborn and strict to the duke; he talks in a way that could be seen as if he is trying to be a “smartass.” Obviously, as stubborn as the duke is, he doesn’t like this. But I personally think their stubbornness is one of the most important reasons as to why their relationship ends up in friendship. Another big thing is also how Lionel doesn’t treat the duke as if he has a higher status than him. He simply treats him as an equal, and I think this is new for the duke, and I doubt this impacts the relationship negatively. The duke gets upset during the session and storms out and promises not to come back, but as I said earlier, he gets a vinyl record of himself that Lionel