Speech To The Council Of Thebes: Speech Analysis

Out of the numerous papers I’ve written I consider the Speech to the Council of Thebes my greatest success. Not only did it received a decent grade, it was a fun an interesting paper to write. I had to put myself in the shoes of an ancient Greek councilman after the events of Antigone. Looking at my other essays, I believe my speech uses the strongest language and has the greatest show of emotion. Showing emotion in writing is something I have trouble with, showing it successfully in this essay is something I consider an achievement, and a reason why I consider this paper my most successful. I believe I effectively captured the attention of my audience by using Greek mythology to align my viewpoints with their beliefs. Making my speech convincing to those who would have followed the laws and traditions of the Greek gods. I believe this paper to be one of my best due to audience awareness and understanding …show more content…
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