Essay on Persuasive Speech Salem Witch Trials Persuasive...

Specific Purpose Statement: To persuade my audience to stop the witch-hunts Character: Concerned citizen of Salem just before the hanging of Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor Concerned citizens of Salem, if it were a good mornin I would bid you that, however it is not. This mornin a grave injustice is looming like the grey clouds before a storm. This morning we will bear witness to yet another brutal and senseless murder of two innocent Christians, Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor. Ladies and gentlemen, for four long months the very court that proposed to protect us from all evil has deceived us and in fact perpetuated the evil doings running rife throughout our fair town. For four long months a prodigious fear has settled itself in†¦show more content†¦They did not possess the moral fibre to uphold their integrity as the virtuous Rebecca Nurse or honourable John Proctor. ‘Twas also the guilt that drove Bridget Bishop to confessin a connection with the devil, for she lived with Bishop for three years before marriage. Isaac Ward, who drank his family to ruin, also confessed obviously out of the deep, deep guilt he felt for destroying his family. These confessions alone prove to any intelligent citizen of Salem, that the word of such people cannot be trusted for not only are their reputations already tainted, but their confessions are only a desperate ploy to live or out of their own deep-seeded guilt. Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor are two upstanding members of our close-knit community. How is it that Rebecca Nurse, a wise and kind lady and John Proctor, a well-respected and steady mannered farmer have become the victims of such vengeful accusations? Rebecca Nurse, who is widely known for her incorruptible nature and John Proctor, to whom many often flock for advice, both possess these favourable reputations because they have earned them. They have earned their trust. They have earned their respect. They have earned their love. Why should we then persecute Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor, two of the few who are brave enough to die as testimony to the truth? We shall not Salem. We shall not allow this grand injustice to come to fruition! It be naught the devil that possesses the accused rather the devil in theShow MoreRelatedPersuasive Speech for the Inclusion of The Crucible in the 2013 Play Season of the Queensland Theatre Company1084 Words   |  4 Pagesï » ¿The Crucible Persuasive Speech Greetings to you all; thank you all for taking the time to hear my arguments and for considering my suggestion for the inclusion of The Crucible in the 2013 play season of the Queensland Theatre Company. My understanding is that the companys intent is to pursue the culture of fear as the overarching theme for this years selection of plays. This is an ideal theme because we are, unfortunately, living in a time of great fear and distrust, with good reason considering