Question

What does Lincoln wish to do through this final

sentence of the speech?

With malice toward none, with charity for all, with

firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let

us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the

nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the

battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which

may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among

ourselves and with all nations.

-Second inaugural address,

Abraham Lincoln

leave the listener feeling sad and hopeless

cause the listener to feel angry about the length of

the unwinnable war

stir up emotions about the lives lost in the war and

encourage the listener to help end it

make the listener blame the South for the ongoing

violence

Answer 1

Answer:

What Lincoln wishes to do through this final sentence of the speech is:

C. stir up emotions about the lives lost in the war and encourage the listener to help end it.

Explanation:

President Abraham Lincoln does NOT wish his listeners to feel sad or angry. Nor does he want them to blame anyone. That's why he says, "With malice toward none, with charity for all." He then moves on to ask his audience to help take care of the families of the soldiers who have bravely lost their lives in the war. Besides that, he wants to "achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace," meaning he wants the war to end and peace to reign. Lincoln is stirring up emotions in his audience, but not inflamed, hostile emotions. He wishes to inspire them to be good, charitable, empathetic. He wants them to worry about a peaceful future instead of worrying about blame. He wishes to urge them to fight for peace in honor of those who have died for it.

Answer 2

C. Stir up emotions about the lives lost in the war and encourage the listener to help end it