Rhetorical Analysis of Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” Speech Have you seen the Tramp? If you do, you must know Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin was an esteemed English film director, a producer, and an actor who was famous for his role in silent movies. Until in 1940, According to Christian Delage in Charlie Chaplin – Official Website: “Filming The Great Dictator,” Chaplin decided to take a risk and broke his silence in the end of one of his movies, The Great Dictator, where he gave a powerful, yet very controversial speech during the threats of Nazism (par. 1-2). Since Chaplin was well known of a great actor, it was very clever of him to choose a movie as a media choice to deliver his subtle speech. He was carefully wrote the script of this
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Additionally, he was very brave to be the first to mark the injustice of dictatorship and fascism while everyone else tried to avoid of such actions. Making this film was considered really risky not only to himself, but also to his successful career. Although America was not affected by fascism war at that time, the tension was rising. As a silence actor, he knew that providing the speech would kill his character, but because of he was selfless and motivated to fight against dictatorship for a betterment of humanity, he did it anyway. Even as a role of Jewish barber gave a speech as a dictator, the speaker showed a good ethos by letting audience know that he is not a power hunger as he states, “I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone - if possible – Jew, Gentile – black man – white [person],” (“The Great Dictator Speech,” par.1). The speaker appealed to audience with quality of trustworthiness, fairness, and credibility by successfully using this humble …show more content…
We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone,” (“The Great Dictator Speech,” par.1). By studying the speech from the video in Charlie Chaplin – Official Website, Chaplin not only emotional descriptions, kinesics communication, and use of compassion gave this speech success, but Chaplin, as a barber, also provoked his audience by how he gradually increased the passion and intensity of his speech (“The Great Dictator: Video,”) especially when he hit the point at where he encouraged the soldiers to fight for liberty not for slavery (par. 5). Moreover, when he persuaded the listeners to use the power that can be found within all human to break free, make life beautiful, and create happiness (par.
Additionally, he was very brave to be the first to mark the injustice of dictatorship and fascism while everyone else tried to avoid of such actions. Making this film was considered really risky not only to himself, but also to his successful career. Although America was not affected by fascism war at that time, the tension was rising. As a silence actor, he knew that providing the speech would kill his character, but because of he was selfless and motivated to fight against dictatorship for a betterment of humanity, he did it anyway. Even as a role of Jewish barber gave a speech as a dictator, the speaker showed a good ethos by letting audience know that he is not a power hunger as he states, “I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone - if possible – Jew, Gentile – black man – white [person],” (“The Great Dictator Speech,” par.1). The speaker appealed to audience with quality of trustworthiness, fairness, and credibility by successfully using this humble …show more content…
We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone,” (“The Great Dictator Speech,” par.1). By studying the speech from the video in Charlie Chaplin – Official Website, Chaplin not only emotional descriptions, kinesics communication, and use of compassion gave this speech success, but Chaplin, as a barber, also provoked his audience by how he gradually increased the passion and intensity of his speech (“The Great Dictator: Video,”) especially when he hit the point at where he encouraged the soldiers to fight for liberty not for slavery (par. 5). Moreover, when he persuaded the listeners to use the power that can be found within all human to break free, make life beautiful, and create happiness (par.