The sentence that suggests that Patrick Henry believed British rule in the American colonies was tyrannical is "For my own part, I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery."
What does he mean by this statement?
- He's talking to the requirement to fight for their independence.
- This is an either/or fallacy that he employs to evoke sympathy because he wants to persuade the audience that the only viable alternatives to resisting is slavery.
What does "We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts" mean?
- Patrick Henry refers to Homer's Odyssey in this sentence.
- In The Odyssey, the siren sings so peacefully that the men of Odysseus fall asleep, and she turns them all into monsters.
- This allusion signifies that the illusion they are living in appears charming and attractive like the siren song, but is actually misleading and will ultimately lead to their doom.
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