Patrick Henry's Speech Comparison

“Give me liberty, or give me death!” Patrick Henry. The same message was delivered years and years prior to Patrick Henry’s speech. The era of the Romans was blessed with figures like Julius Caesar and Marc Antony. Caesar was assassinated and at his mourn Antony gave a speech similar that to Patrick's’. In the aspect of how they spoke, not in the cause they were fighting for. Patrick Henry and Marc Antony presented themselves to make their point come across. The similarities are much greater on how they connected with their audience, tone of voice, and factual evidence.

To start off, any powerful speaker knows how to connect with their audience. Both Marc Antony and Patrick Henry get on a personal level with the people. Seconds after starting
With these two men, they have such a strong tone of voice, that one feels in the moment. That moment when the speaker seems to be face to face instead of 10 feet away behind a podium.

“Have patience, gentle friends, I must not read it; It is not meet you know how Caesar loved you. You are not wood, you are not stones, but men.”

The words spoke by Marc Antony are like a fresh air to the Plebeins. This is towards the end of his speech. The end of Patrick Henry’s speech is more dramatic and sends a message to the crowd. The way he speaks each word and emphasis: exclamation point.

“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 arm!... Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle?”

Patrick Henry is building up their adrenaline and making them think with the few questions that were dropped here and there.

One of the last reasons is the factual evidence presented by both speakers. No false statements were given which again gains confidence in both of
Marc Antony did not lie to the crowd which later one will benefit him due to the fact that he is a reliable person. The same goes for Patrick Henry when he states,

“ Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne.”

When Patrick Henry made this speech all of this happened, he was not holding back on the truth. Again making Patrick Henry a reliable person. They both spoke the truth which makes them admirable speakers.

To conclude, both personals delivered wonderful speeches. Different eras of course but meaningful nonetheless. The way Marc Antony presented himself in front of the crowd or how Patrick Henry gave this trust when starting his speech. The tone of voice they both used is ideal when giving a speech. Probably one of the most important similarity they both had was how they spoke the truth. They did not tell lies to these people about their cause. The speeches had such an impact on their audience on how they delivered