Read the excerpt from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinis
hed work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. What is Lincoln's purpose in the excerpt? 1-to thank the families of soldiers for their support 2-to describe the varied lives of fallen soldiers 3-to encourage young citizens to enlist in the military 4-to rally emotional support for a unified country
Answer: use rhetorical questions such as “you’re a voter aren’t you?”
Explanation: asking them if they are a voter without them having to reply allows them to question if they are. Being a ‘voter’ is an aspect of your character meaning you are an upstanding citizen and socially active so it will encourage people to vote to be that person
It foreshadows the outcome of the play. This is because it mentiones that they are dead. It allows you to guess what is going to happen next as both the lovers die and the families end their fued only after their children's death.
