Rhetorical Techniques Used In The Great Dictator
Charlie Chaplin born Charles Spencer Chaplin, was the most beloved actor of his time. He was born in England on 16th of April 1889. In 1940, when the world was still trying to use the policy of appeasement towards Adolf Hitler, Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed and starred in his first speaking movie, The Great Dictator. The movie was a satirical depiction of Hitler and the Nazi party. The movie is set in a time and place similar to the one where Hitler had risen to power. Adolf Hitler became Adenoid Hynkel and Germany became Tomainia. The plot of the movie is about a Jewish barber who escapes the concentration camp and joins forces with an old friend to try and stop the tyrannical rule of the power hungry Hynkel. During the final
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He compares the condition of the world in the past to the present. He tries to get his audience to see how the world has changed for the worse. Chaplin elucidates this by stating, “We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want.” Chaplin manages to make his audience realize how the progression in technology has made humans even more selfish.
Chaplin’s monologue has a clear pattern of rhetorical devices being used. He starts off with ethos and then moves on to powerful pathos. Chaplin, as the writer and actor of this speech, used numerous examples of rhetorical techniques. Aside from the main persuasive techniques, Chaplin used techniques such as repetition, addressing separate groups and juxtaposition. Combining this rhetoric with raw unadulterated emotion, impeccable delivery, and continuously increasing intensity Chaplin managed to create one of the most influential speeches in history.
The movie The Great Dictator is one of Chaplin’s most significant works. The most important part of this movie is the final speech. through the speech, Chaplin paints a picture of a hopeful tomorrow insinuating that the future is not bleak. Though scripted, Chaplin’s words had a lasting effect and so long as mankind will have conflict, this speech will continue to be relevant to our
He compares the condition of the world in the past to the present. He tries to get his audience to see how the world has changed for the worse. Chaplin elucidates this by stating, “We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want.” Chaplin manages to make his audience realize how the progression in technology has made humans even more selfish.
Chaplin’s monologue has a clear pattern of rhetorical devices being used. He starts off with ethos and then moves on to powerful pathos. Chaplin, as the writer and actor of this speech, used numerous examples of rhetorical techniques. Aside from the main persuasive techniques, Chaplin used techniques such as repetition, addressing separate groups and juxtaposition. Combining this rhetoric with raw unadulterated emotion, impeccable delivery, and continuously increasing intensity Chaplin managed to create one of the most influential speeches in history.
The movie The Great Dictator is one of Chaplin’s most significant works. The most important part of this movie is the final speech. through the speech, Chaplin paints a picture of a hopeful tomorrow insinuating that the future is not bleak. Though scripted, Chaplin’s words had a lasting effect and so long as mankind will have conflict, this speech will continue to be relevant to our