Speechs are weapons; words that can be manipulated to attack a topic or person in the way the author decides. In the case of Mark Antony's speech at Caesar's funeral in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and Winston Churchill's speech at the start of World War II, "Blood, toil, tears and sweat" are two speeches that deal with aggression towards a certain question. Antony's speech was created to gain the trust of the plebeians and side with him on the question of whether or not Caesar was killed for the sake of Rome claimed by Brutus. Churchill's speech created an attack against Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in fear that the Nazis would attempt to conquer England. Both speeches had the power to lead the audience on the path of their desires. Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the time of World War II, used the elements of Pathos, Ethos and Logos to have the House proclaim its confidence in the government with his “Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat” speech. Pathos was used in such a way as to explain to the House and the whole country what his objective was for his country. Churchill was willing to sacrifice himself for the security of the United Kingdom, “victory at all costs, victory despite all the terror, victory, however long and difficult the road may be; for without victory there is no survival” (Churchill P5). Churchill means to say that even if the country of the United Kingdom has to lose or sacrifice itself to rise above Germany, this is their goal because if they don't try to fight back, they will still be doomed as Hitler tries to take over the world. . Churchill offers credibility with the use of Ethos to show what the Nazi Party is planning, “to make war, by sea, by air… middle of paper… was not ambitious and they go to track down the rest of the plotters for killing the great and noble Caesar. Antony's speech was solely for his own benefit, not for the good of Rome. Winston Churchill's speech is more effective because it reaches across England and has the power to unite a country and move people through the challenges yet to come. His speech is not for revenge. Churchill's speech is aimed at protecting his country while Antony only wanted revenge. Both speeches were given for different reasons, but both had the same effect of moving the audience. Works Cited Shakespeare, William. The tragedy of Julius Caesar. Ed. David Henry Hwang. Prentice Hall Literature. New Jersey: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2007.Churchill, Winston. “Blood, toil, tears and sweat.” House of Commons. London, England. May 13th 1940.
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