Comparing The Speeches Of Elizabeth And Winston Churchill

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Similarly, Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth both gave speeches to unify and rally the country’s people for war, but in contrast they have different tones and persona towards war which makes one of them more effective. Churchill’s speech showed exigence, force, and urgency because he believed that war was inevitable. On the other hand, Elizabeth’s speech showed positivity, courage, and determination because she felt like it was foolish for anyone to try and invade her borders. Both great leaders brought their people together with different ideas and positions on war. Winston Churchill’s speech “Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat” used many influential words and ideas in his speech to convince the House of Commons that war was the only option. …show more content…

The first thing that Elizabeth used to influence her people was positivity. Elizabeth starts her speech off with “My loving people” (Elizabeth), which insinuates a positive relationship with her subjects and suggests that they are secured at her side. Next, Queen Elizabeth set courage as the next tone of her speech. Elizabeth states “I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too” (Elisabeth) which means that even though she is a woman, she is not afraid of anyone and she will stand her ground. Elizabeth also tells her people that she will be their general. Lastly, Elizabeth shows major determination when she says “we shall shortly have a famous victory over those enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people” because she is saying that they will have a quick victory and this also goes back to the positivity and the courageous tones she has set for her people. Queen Elizabeth and Winston Churchill both had very different tones and attitude during their speeches, but only one was most effective in rallying and unifying their

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