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How Does Robert F Kennedy Use Historical Allusions In Jfk

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In Robert F. Kennedy’s Statement on the Death of Dr. King, he used historical allusions to further convince people of the need to transform our hatred of one another into love. In paragraph 6, Robert would quote a Greek poet named Aeschylus and in that quote, would make a statement about how pain will eventually become wisdom, no matter what. He used this quote to convince the audience of how even after such a tragic event, inevitably, we will move past it and have a greater understanding of this world and what it needs. In paragraph 11, Robert F. Kennedy stated, “. to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world”. He used this reference to the past to further convince the audience
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