St. Crispin’s Day speech is effective because King Henry abuses his power to make the men feel regretful if they were not to fight, he uses the theme of honor to substantiate his argument as evidenced in the text by Shakespeare’s use of pathos. Honor means high respect. King Henry uses this theme to motivate his men to fight in the battle. Towards the beginning of his speech, King Henry says “He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam’d, And rouse him at the name of Crispian.” The point he is making is that if you choose to fight the battle, and survive, you will be greatly honored and respected for your fight during that battle. Also, even earlier in the speech, King Henry says “The fewer men, the greater share of honour.” By saying this he is showing the men that even though they seem to be outnumbered that is only another reason to fight because they will gain even more honor from the battle. This gives the men more will to fight. …show more content…
Pathos is an appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response. One of the best examples is when King Henry says “He that shall live this day, and see old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours, And say “To-morrow is Saint Crispian.” Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars, And say “These wounds I had on Crispin's day.”. This is pathos because the men are thinking about the future when they are old. They will reminisce on the great battle that was St. Crispin’s Day. Another time when King Henry motivates his men through pathos and by using the thought of the future is when he says “...yet all shall be forgot, But he’ll remember, with advantages, What feats he did that day. Then shall our names, Familiar in his mouth as household words...” He is saying that even after your death people will remember your name and the day of St. Crispin when you courageously
“Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,” (Line 48). Just as he connected with the men under cover the night before, he truly shows the togetherness of the seemingly all-powerful king and the submissive subject. The ultimate goal is to defeat the French army and achieve success, but this triumph is only attainable if the men come together as one and leave as heroes and victors of England. The very end of the speech is a thoughtfully chosen image that the men will forever remember. He says “And gentlemen in England now-a-bed Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day” (Line 50). He nails his point of brotherhood and victory that will eventually be upon the men in the coming
Pathos is using emotional appeal to convince your audience. In the opening sentence of the speech we see Pathos being used "Comrades, men of the Red Army and Red Navy" the sentence uses the word "Comrades" to refer to the people in order to invoke a sense of unity and familiarity amongst the people. Another use of Pathos can be found in the sentence "In the fire of war we forged the Red Army" The sentence is recalling a time during Soviet Russia's beginings when the Red Army was being formed, the sentence
Therefore, in the three examples provided above it restates to you how King Henry made his men, his soldiers come together as one. He knew the exact word to say to get them ready for the battle and it worked. This entire speech showed how he was a brilliant and wonderful communicator to all walks of life and to men of different social
Patrick Henry influenced his society to go to war with England. The speech states, “Gentlemen may cry, “Peace! Peace!”- but there
Pathos involves the emotional effect on the audience. The speaker must appeal to an audience’s emotions, placing them in the proper state of mind to persuade them.
In the middle of the siege of Harfleur, when the English were severely and harshly outnumbered, and the French were against them Henry V gave his second famously motivational speech that helped the English soldiers to get back in the war and win the battle. King Henry V’s speeches that were used in the war, had been played in day to day speeches, as it has been played on Allied ships crossing the English Channel to Normandy during WWII.
Pathos is a way of persuading an audience by using emotional appeal. In his speech, Antony states, “My heart is in the coffin there with Caesar, and I must pause till it come back to me” (Shakespeare. III. 2. 107-108). Being the last sentence in his infamous speech, Antony needed a lasting statement to completely transform the crowd of mourners into rioters. Pathos is used to pull at one's emotions and create a reaction; consequently, anger and rage were the most prominent emotions after this statement. By using pathos, Antony took advantage of the mourners at their most vulnerable state and altered their mourning into
The St. Crispin’s day speech is considered one of the greatest speeches in dramatic history. It was delivered by King Henry, who in previous plays had been considered a vain prince that was not worthy of leading a country. He is now King and led an invasion of France in 1415 to reclaim english territory, and bring back the crown of France. The speech takes place before the battle of Agincourt. The battle took place on the feast day of the christian saints crispin and crispinian.
He says ¨If we are mark´d to die, we are now, To do our country loss; and if to live, the fewer men, the greater share of honour.¨ King Henry is telling his men that no matter what they do, they must fight their hearts out regardless of the outcome. Bringing his men together to all feel like they are fighting for a common cause makes them feel equal in the sense that if they win, they win as brothers and if they lose, they know they all put everything that into the battle and this adds a sense of brotherhood to the English army. King Henry gets his men to forget the fact that some are in a lower class or not as fortunate as others, and gets them to band together to get them to fight for Britain.
We charge you in the name of God, take heed,/ For never two such kingdoms did contend/ Without much fall of blood, whose guiltless drops/ Are every one a woe, a sore complaint”(1.2.24-29). From Henry’s direct statement to the bishop, he makes himself explicit about what this war will bring and that if the cause was in vain the blame would be entirely on the bishop. Through his desire to understand the true meaning of the bishop's words Henry proves his knowledge of war and adoration for his
In the Hundred Years War, on the eve of Saint Crispin’s day, a speech was made. In the setting of 1415, King Henry IV gave his famous St. Crispin’s day speech to inspire great strength amongst his soldiers. When the King spoke to his soldiers, he rallied them to carry their country to victory. The King reassured his men and brought them together through his use of rhetorical devices such as anaphora, hypophora and simile.
One of the most significant, and well known scenes within Henry V is the St Crispin’s day speech. On October 25th, 1415, the French army intercepted King Henry near the village of Agincourt, with approximately 36 thousand troops, compared to England’s 9 thousand. Just before the English troops leave to battle in a demoralized, fearful and anxious state, King Henry delivers his most famous speech, the St Crispin’s Day Speech, motivating his troops, leading to a victory against all odds.
"This story shall the good man teach his son; And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered-" Henry is telling them that they will become legends and heroes. This makes them feel energized and fearless. "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother;" He calls them his brothers
These quotes were not only brawn but also diverse, so that it appealed to all the different classes of soldiers in the group. Out of Henry’s speech, the first line that fascinates me is “what feats he did that day: then shall our names”. This line means a lot because they are fighting on a day while everyone else in England is off work and enjoying Saint Crispin’s Day. If they are victorious, they will be able to earn lots of honor for what they were doing on such a day that others were resting. As the years roll around, and Saint Crispin’s Day comes up again, they can show their battle scars and explain where they came from earning them more fame to their own name throughout the years.
The first example of King Henry the V treating each man equal. He states in the speech, ¨if we are mark'd to die, we are enough to do our country loss; and if to live, the fewer men, the greater share of honour. God´s will! I pray thee, wish not one more man.¨. The men know that they might lose or they might win. The victory will go to all men and not just the noblemen or those of royal blood. Every man is counted for as an army of all men no matter the social status and not a royal army. He claims that there is the right number of men for his army, though more men would be a better chance to become victorious over this battle but would be more honour to the men now. His army is willing to die fighting for their King and