Winston Churchill, “We Shall Fight on the Beaches” June 4, 1940; House of Commons, London
I have, myself, full confidence that
if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are
made, as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once again able to
defend our Island home, to ride out the storm of war, and to outlive the menace
of tyranny, if necessary for years, if necessary alone. At any rate, that is
what we are going to try to do. That is the resolve of His Majesty’s
Government-every man of them. That is the will of Parliament and the nation.
The British Empire and the French Republic, linked together in their cause and
in their need, will defend to the death their native soil, aiding each other
like good comrades to the utmost of their strength. Even though large tracts of
Europe and many old and famous States have fallen or may fall into the grip of
the Gestapo and all the odious apparatus of Nazi rule, we shall not flag or
fail. We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on
the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing
strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we
shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall
fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall
never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island
or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the
seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle,
until, in God’s good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps
forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.
Hi ! :)
RépondreSupprimerI find this text the most convincing because first of all it is said by a great man, then because a lot of persuasion skills are used such as anaphoras, and then because I agree with the text.
Last but not least, I like WWII and everything related to it.
That's all, have a good day ! :)
Thomas ^^
In my opinion this is a great speech, because it serves an important cause that is rebellion against the Nazi Empire, during one of the darkest periods in history. The anaphora of "we shall fight" shows the importance of struggle and rebellion and make us believe in it. We feel concerned because of the use of the pronoun "we" and strong arguments such as "defend to the death their native soil" make this speech really convincing. The main subjects of this speech, which are unity between countries against the Nazis and freedom make the speech really interesting. That's why I think this is the most convincing speech (even if the others, especially "I have a dream", are great speeches too)
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RépondreSupprimerAccording to me, this speech is one of the best. The repetition of "We shall" is very convincing (I agree with you Murielle). Moreover, the utilisation of "I have myself" ; "which I do not" shows us that Churchill believes in what he says, so we do. Churchill does also references to God to make his speech even more realistic. Finally I think that these words written by Churchill helped the Britain to won the War. It is for these reasons that this speech seems the more convincing to me.
RépondreSupprimerChurchill's speech is, according to me, one of the most amazing speech made in the history. In deed, even if Churchill became a really important person thanks to the 2WW, he always defend his country and was a great nationalist. The kind of person who made you be proud of your country, of your nationality, of who you are. And it was exactly what the english need at this time, he gave them hope and strenght for fight while it was, like Murielle said, one of the most drakest period in history, especially for England. Churchill ever had an incredible charisma, this skills certainly made a lot in his way of persuasion but I think, same as Elliot and Murielle, the repetition of "we shall fight" encourage all the nation to confront the war together. We can also notice a gradation in his words, this gradation end the persuasion of the listener. This is all the reasons why I choose Churchill's speech.
RépondreSupprimerFor me it is the most persuasive speech. Indeed in his speech Churchill arrives to provoke a sense of deep patriotism by emphasizing on the past and present power of England notably when Churchill recalls the British Empire and the british fleet, Which both make british pride. As Murielle said, In this speech ,Churchill try to solder the English with the French against their common enemy, the Nazis by using and repeating the pronoun "we". And as he speak about the French's republic i feel immediatly much more concerned by his speech than the other one.
RépondreSupprimerEven if this text is very persuasive in his writing,I think as rightly pointed Laurene, churchill by his personality and charisma comes to make the speech more persuasive than it would have been said by another man.
In my opinion, Winston Churchill’s speech “We shall fight on the Beaches” is the most convincing speech posted on the blog.
RépondreSupprimerFirst of all, the old British Prime Minister talks about the will of fighting and rebellion, but also about unity and union between the British Empire and the French Republic in a world war context. His objective is to get nations unified to defend their territories and to defeat the Nazi Empire and to end the war. As Lauren said, Churchill’s speech expresses some feelings giving strength to the population, such as the hope and will of fighting they should show sign of. Whatever happens, the British population should never give up on fighting and defending their native land.
Moreover, Winston Churchill, thanks to his charisma, uses a dramatic and tragic tone, which shows his determination and his feelings. It is a way to convince the population, by appealing to their feelings, and motivating people to join a strong idea in which he believes, during one of the darkest period of history.
Finally, I agree with everybody to say that both the famous “We shall Fight”’ anaphora, technical skills and his strong arguments make us believe in his speech. Indeed, the anaphora gives the idea of never giving up and never stops defending our own land.
These are all the reasons why Churchill’s speech seemed more convincing to me.
Marie S.