Question

Listen to the closing remarks of Patrick Henry’s speech "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death." Make sure you scroll down and listen to the shorter recording of the two audio files available. Consider how the audio version changes the impact compared to the text version. Provide examples from what you’ve heard and read supporting your response.

Answer 1

Answer:

The audio version of the speech provides a more emotional delivery than the text version. For example, the sense of urgency heightens as the speaker gradually increases the pitch of his voice:

There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable—and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come.

Answer 2

Answer:

The audio version of the speech provides a more emotional delivery than the text version. For example, the sense of urgency heightens as the speaker gradually increases the pitch of his voice:

There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable—and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come.

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