ultural context of Henry's speech is that the war has already started and he is urging the Virginia Convention to vote to take up arms against the British. Henry's logos appeals are again shown in his description of the actions America has already taken for peace: "We have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves." The purpose of this quote is to show the people that America is not the antagonist by listing the reasons of attempted peace. Henry also uses powerful words to emphasize that action must be taken quickly. The logos part to Henry's speech acts as the guiding force to his argument, Henry's ethos and pathos contributions show other appeals to the people and this is one of the main motivators for the Revolution. In his speech Henry shows that it is wrong to relay on hope and it is the ethical thing to take up arms. He writes, "It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at t
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