Question

HELLPPPPPPPPPPPP PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE

1. Short-response prompt Read the following excerpt from Patrick Henry's speech to the Convention of Delegates in Virginia (1775):
It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, peace, peace — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun. The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!
In your response, discuss how this part of the speech fits into the overall structure of the text and analyze how well it supports the author's overall purpose. Be sure to use specific details from the speech to support your answer.

Answer 1

Patrick Henry in this excerpt from his 1775 speech to the Convention of Delegates in Virginia is imploring the delegates to open their eyes and see that Great Britain is fomenting war against the colonies and that in the text of the main speech he says for 10 years the colonies have been asking the British for better treatment and almost begging for it but all to no avail and so this is why he says that the idea of peace at all costs is wrong and that it is better to die fighting than be enslaved any longer by the British.