...In the historical play Henry V, by William Shakespeare, we are introduced to the story of a young and mysterious King Henry V of England, and his quest to conquer France under the reign of Charles VI of France. According to the History article (“Battle of Agincourt”), it details Henry’s life leading up to and following the Battle of Agincourt in the year 1415. From the very beginning, the Chorus portrays Henry as a glorious King who is about to engage in an epic and glorifying battle with the French. However, the Chorus then reveals that the play will not be as heroic and godly as initially envisioned. This is because there is a shortage in the resources necessary to depict this great spectacle, and it is instead the audience’s responsibility...
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...the early fifteenth century. The political situation in England is tense: King Henry IV has died, and his son, the young King Henry V, has just assumed the throne. Several bitter civil wars have left the people of England restless and dissatisfied. Furthermore, in order to gain the respect of the English people and the court, Henry must live down his wild adolescent past, when he used to consort with thieves and drunkards at the Boar’s Head Tavern on the seedy side of London. Henry lays claim to certain parts of France, based on his distant roots in the French royal family and on a very technical interpretation of ancient land laws. When the young prince, or Dauphin, of France sends Henry an insulting message in response to these claims, Henry decides to invade France. Supported by the English noblemen and clergy, Henry gathers his troops for war. Henry’s decision to invade France trickles down to affect the common people he rules. In the Boar’s Head Tavern in Eastcheap, some of the king’s former friends—whom he rejected when he rose to the throne—prepare to leave their homes and families. Bardolph, Pistol, and Nim are common lowlifes and part-time criminals, on the opposite end of the social spectrum from their royal former companion. As they prepare for the war, they remark on the death of Falstaff, an elderly knight who was once King Henry’s closest friend. Just before his fleet sets sail, King Henry learns of a conspiracy against his life. The three traitors working...
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...I find it ironic how Patrick Henry speaks about being slaves to the british and standing up for colonist’s beliefs in the late 1700’s. However Martin Luther King Jr. writes in his letter about being free from the same americans who have locked him up for his own beliefs. As skilled orators who have shaped America, Patrick Henry and Martin Luther King Jr. use similar and different rhetorical devices to convey the message they would like to get across. Patrick Henry and Martin Luther King both use rhetorical strategies like, repetition to make their words and the meaning behind them more effective, yet Patrick Henry seems to use more of an abundance of rhetorical questions to enforce his ideas than MLK. Henry and King have used rhetorical strategies...
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...Informative Speech Assignment The Life of Anne Bolyen I. Introduction A. Anne Boleyn was the sister of King Henry VIII mistress and the first English queen to be publicly executed. B. While Anne may have been thought to be a promiscuous and power hungry woman, she did many good things that positively impacted England. C. Anne Boleyn helped shape England’s history in ways that was not imagined by anyone. D. In this speech I am going to talk about Anne’s rise to power, her reign of England, and her fall from power. Transitional Statement: Anne managed to rise from someone in the high working class to someone who was revered by some as a Queen. II. Rise to Power A. Early years 1. Netherlands 2. France 3 Reason for return B. King Henry VIII's court 1.Henry’s attention/treatment 2. Political position 3. Anne pregnancy Transitional statement: As queen Anne accomplished many things that greatly impacted England. III. Reign of England A. Marriage to Henry VIII 1. Annulment of marriage to Catherine 2.Separation from Roman Catholic Church B. Anne’s influence on Henry 1. The beheading of close friends of the king, Cardinal Wolsey, John Fisher, and Sir Thomas More. 2. Dissolution of monasteries 3...
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...Adam Walkner Jacqui Cain, MA English 1B 9 May 2016 Henry V In Henry V, one of Shakespeare’s many famous plays, he follows the recently crowned Prince Hal and his endeavor of going to war with France. Henry makes a sudden transition from a common bar drunkard to a notably prosperous king. Henry, in his youth, would spend much of his time, in the bars, with the common man. “Prince Hal is a perplexing character: during his short life, we witness a cynical teenager with a fondness for hard-drinking, low company, and delinquent amusements become a spectacularly successful king and conquerer,” asserts Tim Spiekerman in “The making of A Politician: Shakespeare's Prince Hal at Work and Play.” Once Henry’s father had died, he began cleaning up...
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...and actions of King Henry V definitely showcased his abilities as a leader. Henry V focuses on leadership development by concentrating on succession, conflict and redemption. In the film, Henry V shows growth through stature and ability all while developing skills and credibility in the eyes of his followers. Because of this growth, Henry V comes to epitomize transformational leadership through his use of key qualities like vision and values, energy and a teachable point of view. It is through his use of vision and values, energy and a teachable point of view that his followers witness not only his growth as a leader, but also his attention to England’s well-being, unifying his realm and achieving organizational goals. When young King Henry V assumed the throne of his father, Henry IV, he was adamant on gaining the respect of the English people and the court. In order to gain this respect, Henry V had to live down his wild adolescent past in which he befriended drunkards and thieves and showed disrespect to the throne. As shown in the film, Henry V was willing to do whatever was necessary to disassociate himself with his adolescent past. If this meant rejecting his former drunkard and thieve friends, then Henry would do it. Even Henry, himself, killing one of his former lowlife friends was not out of the question. As of course, was the case with Bardolph and Nim being hanged at Henry’s command. Also, a former friend named Scrope was executed at Henry’s command. By...
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...successful ruler. Shakespeare complicates this course of development by giving Prince Hal a complex character. The young prince’s physical journey from the court to the tavern and back to the court again corresponds to his psychological process of self-retrospection. Nevertheless, as the heir to the throne, Prince Hal’s underlying motivation for appearing to transform from a reckless and irresponsible young man to a just and honorable ruler is clear. He is politically inclined and actively looking for opportunities to gain support. Even though Prince Hal is aware of the heavy burdens and responsibilities of a king, he is confident enough that he can effectively manipulate people’s expectations to perform well. Some readers believe that at the beginning of Henry IV Part One, Prince Hal reveals his evil nature and the desire to betray his lowlife friends by delivering the speech, “By so much shall I falsify men’s hopes, and like bright metal on a sullen ground, my reformation, glittering o’er my fault, shall show more goodly, and attract more eyes, than that which hath no foil to set it off” (1.2.217-221). However, Prince Hal is not planning to betray his friends without a purpose. Instead, he has a clear political motivation embedded in the underlying betrayal. By revealing his reformation, Prince Hal suggests his plan to gain popularity by manipulating people’s expectations. He has always been ready to leave behind his anarchic life. The young prince’s mischievous acts are simply...
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...Persuasion is a technique that aims to move an audience and grab their attention. Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence and Patrick Henry’s Speech in the Virginia Convention are influential arguments about independence that gain America’s attention. The two pieces compare and contrast in persuasive techniques. Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson both provide the colonists with reasons to declare their independence. At the same time, Henry urges his audience to unite and join the war against Britain while Jefferson encourages more peaceful tactics to gain independence. Patrick Henry wants the colonists to stand up and fight for what they believe in in order to win their independence. Thomas Jefferson, on the other hand, does not believe it matters what...
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...Henry provide against the notion that the colonies are too weak to fight the British? He says that God has given America what it needs to fight and that America will win if they use what they have been given. He says that America wants to believe that everything is fine. 4. What is Henry implying when he says that he is loyal to "the majesty of heaven...above all earthly kings"? What tone (manner in which an author expresses his attitude) does this statement hold? This means that he is loyal to God over anyone else. His tone is humble and respectful. 5. Why are Henry's final words so effective and memorable? Those words have been used several times over the years and have become a symbol of our country. To die instead of having freedom is a very powerful notion. 6. A rhetorical question is a question posed to emphasize a point, not for the purpose of getting an answer. Henry uses this device extensively throughout his speech. Find one example in the speech, quote it and explain what point he is emphasizing with those particular questions. One of the many rhetorical questions in this speech is “Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation?” This means that violence will not achieve peace and love. He says that Britain is preparing their army for America and that it will not bode well for us. 7. Parallel structuring is the repeating of phrases or sentences which are similar (parallel) in...
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...Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech in 1775 along with Thomas Paine’s “Common sense” pamphlet in 1776 greatly influenced the ideas of American colonists when they began questioning their role in the empire of England. The declaration of resolves of the first continental congress in 1774 and the declaration of independence, devised in 1776 had the same effect on these American Colonists. About a year after the declaration, the articles of confederation were published as the first actual constitution, having it’s own effect on personal feelings of colonists. On one hand, the American colonists had a self government which could have influenced their mindset during the 17th through 18th century. On the other hand, a speech by Patrick Henry, a pamphlet by Thomas Paine, two different declarations, and the articles of confederation all lead up to questioning in terms of authority in the empire of England and are what truly caused the mindset of American colonists to change. In March 1775, at the third Virginia convention, held in St. John's Church in Richmond, Patrick Henry gave his iconic “give me liberty or give me death” speech to discuss the latest relations with Great Britain. During Henry’s speech, he states "There is no longer any room for hope. If we wish to be free if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged...
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...On March 21st, 1775, Patrick Henry gave a speech that would be quoted for centuries to come, ”Give me liberty, or give me death!” Henry gave this speech to the Second Virginia Convention as a proposal to form a voluntary infantry for each county of Virginia in order to prepare for what Henry saw as the inevitable war. Many men wanted to wait for a reply from the King as Congress had petitioned for peace and reconciliation. Henry, however, did not believe this was a smart move; he said whether they acted now was “a question of freedom or slavery.” Although Henry’s argument was very well structured, he did commit a couple logical fallacies, as many speechwriters do. Such as slippery slope and either/or fallacies which are presented in Patrick...
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...Break Free!!! Fight for what you believe in because one day when everything is in total chaos there will be no one left to help you, so what are you waiting for? Patrick Henry is trying to get people to rebel against Great Britain. In Patrick Henry's speech he uses logic to show what was wrong, using emotions to get others to feel what he feels, and uses ethics by giving his opinion. Patrick Henry had no way of knowing what the future may hold, but based on the past he has a fair idea of the outcome. "I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way judging of the future, but the past. And judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the conduct of the...
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...The years 1765-1775 were a difficult and politically charged time in America. King George III was unfairly taxing the citizens and enforcing laws that were taking away Americans freedoms. The leaders of America were constantly arguing as to how to face the issue. Many people believed that they should just comply to the demands of King George and attempt to come to a peaceful agreement. However, there were several people that believed that the only way to get their right back was through an entirely opposite route: Revolution. Patrick Henry was one of those people. Patrick Henry was a firm supporter of American Independence, and was always vocal about his opinion on the matter. In 1774, Henry was chosen to attend the First Continental Congress as a Virginia delegate. It was at that meeting that Patrick Henry told the other delegates that war was already upon them, and the revolution had already begun. It was there that, on March 23, 1775, he captured the Spirit of Revolution, and inspired men and women with a single phrase that would be known to everyone for centuries to come. It was there that Patrick Henry historically declared: “Give me liberty, or give me death!” Patrick Henry’s speech that day swayed the minds of the men at that meeting, and persuaded them of the...
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...Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!” Response to Prompt 1 HIUS 221 Patrick Henry was a man of ideals. He was not satisfied with belief alone; he was prone to defend those beliefs if he felt them threatened. He refused to merely pay lip service to his ideals and hope for the best, he would stand and fight if he must. This was the message he wished to relay to his fellow Virginians; a call to action. He implored his fellow patriots not to ignore the threat of war while meagerly wishing for another path, but to embrace the fact that all paths had been trodden and that war for the sake of liberty was unavoidable. In his speech he spoke of, “warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land” and questioned the necessity of such acts if reconciliation was the objective. Henry argued that these were not tools of debate but of subjugation no matter what the disguise. “Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received? Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss.” By the end of his speech he addressed his desire explicitly. He wished to go to war. “We must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of hosts is all that is left us!” Henry justified the need for war by appealing to the highest power. He stated clearly that there was only one King he would ultimately answer to. “Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through...
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...Henry's address hints at a logos appeal making use of substantial facts to convince the people of Virginia that fighting or slavery under the crown are the only possible outcomes of their meeting. He uses this as a fear factor to persuade the people that the only way to maintain their freedom is to fight. This logic develops mainly in the third and fourth paragraphs and he also ends his assertions with rhetorical questions, making the people think of their possible fate. "Are fleets and armies necessary to work a love and reconciliation?" asks Henry of his audience. (2) This sets up the doubt Henry needs to finish selling his point. It presents not only the obvious motive that the "fleets and armies" are not on American soil to promote peace, but...
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