The speech was given by Robert F Kennedy who elaborated on the assassination of the historical icon, Martin Luther King. In this he discussed the various repercussions that may occur because of the incident and how to avoid them. The speech was delivered in Indianapolis on April 4, 1968, which should be mentioned due to the fact that segregation was an eminent issue at the time. Robert spoke words of encouragement to the audience in order to emerge as a nation from the problems at hand. Robert portrays a progressive tone throughout the speech to provide comfort and hope for the discouraged believers of Martin’s movement. Kennedy opens his speech by addressing the severity of the situation and the plans to evolve as a greater nation despite the ordeal that conspired. He allures to the melancholic emotions of the audience by stating that “you can be filled with bitterness, and with hatred, and a desire for revenge”, and that “those of you who are black and are tempted to fill with- be filled with hatred and mistrust of the injustice of such an act, I would only say that I can also fill in my own heart the same kind of feeling”. He accompanies the audience …show more content…
The way he expresses his views are reflected in the mentioning of a powerful message given in a poem he quoted. “My favorite poem was Aeschylus. And he once wrote: Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, until, In our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God” this poem not only portrays Kennedy’s viewpoint in regards to overcoming turmoils triumphantly but also gaining insight through time. He utilizes the poem in order to appeal to the audience by using a form of pathos (the sensitivity of the poem) and Ethos (the importance of the person he used to quote). The expression he gave resonated peace and clarity for the public