TIM and Mark Antony Speech Comparison

In both speeches, TIM and Mark Antony end up getting the crowds into ssome form of riot type act after their speeches.

Also, the two men have similar forms of speaking. Although Antony's speech is in Old English format, the style is still evident throughout the speech.

"The Devil and Tom Walker" Interview Script

Fire and Brimstone with Abby G.

     Coming to you from the fiery pits of Hell, it's Fire and Brimstone!

1. Tom, were you concerned at all when your wife disappeared?
• You know, I really wasn't. I was so ready to get that woman as far away from me as possible, it wasn't even funny. 
2. Mrs. Walker, are you upset with your husband's answer to the previous question?
• Honestly, not really. I don't like him, he doesn't like me. We got married because it seemed fun and we wanted to have kids before we died. We were at the tavern one night, and BAM, gotta get married. 
3. Mr. Devil, why did you do what you did?
• For the fun of it, of course. What isn't fun about conning a man out of his life, as well as other humans?
4. Tom, what were you thinking when the Devil came to your door?
• I was just like, "Holy crap. Where's my Bible when I need it?" I tried to grab one of the two I had in the room, but this guy just wouldn't let me get one. So now I'm here with you in this great place. 
5. Mrs. Walker, why did you take all of the portable valuable items with you when you disappeared?
• I was running away from my husband, so as an extra boost to my living, I decided to take everything he could possibly sell to make up for my absence, so he'd have absolutely nothing. He'd realize he needed me all along. But why would I care? I'd be living big and bad if it wasn't for the incident that happened that night. 
6. Tom, why did you make a deal with the Devil?
• What kind of stupid question is that? Isn't it obvious? Money. I wanted to be rich. I wanted to have as many nice things as I could possibly get my hands on. I wanted everything. But, in the end, I lost everything. And it's all his fault! 
7. Mr. Devil, why is it that you walk around with an axe thrown over your shoulder?
• Well one, it attracts the ladies, and two, it's very useful for many tasks that I always find myself in need of accomplishing. 
8. Mrs. Walker, why do you behave so aggressively?
• I'm tough. That's just how I am. But, if you want to know the truth...I was put into tough situations as a child, and maybe I lash out on people because of this. It was hard growing up in my family back in the day, and I realize now that I'm here, that I shouldn't have behaved the way I did while I could.
9. Tom, do you, or have you ever considered the Devil as a friend?
• You know what, when we first talked in the woods, I thought him to be a good guy with a bad reputation, but now that he's gotten me, I can't stand the guy. If I had the chance or if it was possible, I would kill him, or at least beat him within an inch of his pathetic little life. 
10. So Mrs. Walker, what really happened that night when you left your home for the last time?
• Well, I'm not really sure. All I remember is a big black figure jumping on top of me, then I woke up here. I'm sure the Devil knows exactly what I'm talking about. Or maybe my husband?

Elizabethan Insults

"Forsooth! Thou art a froward hedge-born jack-a-nape!"
     This means you're a low born monkey/ape of a man.
"Verily, ye be a yeasty weather-bitten malt-worm!"
     This means you're annoying, stupid, and ugly.
"Verily, ye be a craven eye-offending malkin!"
     This means you're an ugly coward. 
"Ye froward pale-hearted scantling!"
     This means you're a small, unbearable coward.
"Forsooth! Thou art a rank clay-brained flap-dragon!"
     This means you're a stinky, stupid pox.

"Letter From Birmingham Jail" Style and Structure Questions (pg. 610-611)

1. In the first four paragraphs. 
2. Paragraph five. 
3. Then, but, moreover, now, "Things are different now". 
4. King shows that it is not just the black community that has had to deal with the crisis happening at the time, and to show the white clergymen and the other audience members that great minds believe in ending the battle between the two races. 
5. To show the clergymen that he is an educated man, not just some random black man fighting for his rights. Also to give examples of situations similar to his own. 
6. Inductive: "Now what is the difference between the two?" This leads King into the next point in his argument. Deductive: "A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God." This brings about supporting evidence on another one of King's topics. 
7. King brings himself and the white moderates together seemingly. He wants to unite them with a common goal. King is somewhat successful in doing this. 

"Letter From Birmingham Jail" Purpose and Audience Questions (pg. 610)

1. To show the fact that he is in jail and the clergymen are the ones who put him in there, which leads into his main points throughout the letter. 
2. To show that he believes the men want what is best in their minds for their community. In a way it is ironic, due to the fact that the men have done incredible, immorally wrong things in order to achieve their dreams and aspirations. 
3. King uses the words "us" and "we" showing that more than just the clergymen are the intended audience. Also the fact that he is showing and representing the black community as a whole. 
4. The thesis is "But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are sincerely set forth, I want to try to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms." It is stated. 

"Letter From Birmingham Jail" Comprehension Questions (pg. 610)

1. King says he does not answer criticism due to the fact that he has no time for it. If he was to answer all of the criticism that was aimed his way, he would have no time for constructive work. 
2. The actions are thought "unwise" because the clergymen do not believe that King's ideas are very good ones, or will result in success and integration. The actions are seen as "untimely" by the clergymen because the actions are being performed in a difficult time in the nation. 
3. King's reasons for the demonstrations are: the injustice in Birmingham. He says the white power structure left the Negro community with no alternative the unjust treatment in courts, the ugly record of brutality, and the unsolved bombing of Negro homes and churches. 
4. King says that "wait" means "never" to blacks. 
5. Just and unjust laws. The difference between the two is: a just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God; an unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law. 
6. King sees it as wrong to urge an individual to cease his efforts to gain his basic constitutional rights because the quest may precipitate violence. 
7. King is disappointed in the white church because: the white moderate is using the length of time that Christianity has taken in order to back up their argument for that of equality for blacks. 

"The Declaration of Independence" Responses pg. 587-588

Purpose and Audience

1. Jefferson's premise is that the colonies should not be under the control of the king; they should be able to establish their own government because of the awful treatment of them by the king. Jefferson wrote the Declaration well, nothing should be changed. 
2. Jefferson eliminated all strong emotion from his writing in the Declaration; he made it completely based on logic. Jefferson is polite, respectful, yet strong and determined. 
3. Obviously, the Declaration of Independence was intended for King George, but also the colonists and all British men and women. The colonists would be most likely to accept it, considering they have all lived with the awful treatment by the king, but there's still the British faithful that will oppose it. 
4. Jefferson provides not only reasons for separation, but also tells of the effects of the king's judgement and decisions. He uses the word "we" as bringing together the colonies as one, as to show that it is not just him that opposes the king, but a large amount of colonists. 
5. Jefferson says this because when the Declaration is being written, the colonists are still technically British, they have made no single name for themselves other than British colonists. It shows respect. 
6. Jefferson's thesis is in the first sentence of paragraph 32. Maybe he decided to put it there so the king would actually read the Declaration, not just disregard it. Jefferson puts some kind of mystery to the writing as to keep the king reading. 

Style and Structure

1. I think the Declaration relies more on deductive reasoning because Jefferson uses the bad decisions the king has a made and generalizes them saying things like "He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good." Every colonist might not agree with this statement, but for the purpose of the Declaration, this is how Jefferson puts it. Inductive reasoning is used as well, when Jefferson says "...the merciless Indian savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions."
2. Jefferson uses the beginning words "He has..." and "For" to show a new idea. The ideas themselves are related from paragraph to paragraph, rather than stating the grievances in any random order. 
3. Every grievance stated holds importance. The more grievances stated, the stronger the argument. Summarizing the grievances would show that Jefferson and the colonists do not feel it necessary to specify and detail every grievance. 
4. Using this as the conclusion unites the colonists as one, "we". This shows the complete  support the writers and signers of the Declaration of Independence had. It shows that if the king wants to argue his points against the colonists, he will have a fight. Not necessarily a physical one, but definitely a fight of some kind. 

"Thanks to Modern Science..." Journal Entry pg. 583

Overall, I found the ad somewhat convincing, but improvements can be made. 


The ad "Thanks to Modern Science..." obviously caught the attention of the citizens of New York, but the amount of attention aside, the ad's influence over the citizens could have been greater. Yes, the writer states the incidents with Ronald Keith Williamson and Anthony Porter, but when speaking of the twenty-three falsely executed people, the readers are left in the dark when it comes to details on these cases. It gives the reader reason to doubt the validity of the writer's accusations and facts. 

"Thanks to Modern Science..." Reading Images pg. 583

1. The title itself gives the reader an accurate number of people involved in the death penalty, whether having been freed, or falsely accused/killed. The rest of the ad does support these points.
2. The picture grabs attention, it makes the reader think. The reader imagines an innocent man being fastened and strapped down to a chair and with the flip of a switch, thousands of watts of electricity will flow through their body until they finally die. 
3. I say both. Simply because the writer gives off the sense that he/she is very strongly opinionated on this topic, but also gives accurate information and good logic in telling the events and facts. 
4. Ronald Keith Williamson was falsely accused of the rape/murder of Debra Sue Carter, but spent eleven years on death row, barely missing the chair by five days. The competence level of Anthony Porter came into question, therefore his execution was pushed back until the state could decide whether or not Porter was mentally competent. Both points are supported by evidence. The fact of the twenty-three men who were falsely executed is not upheld by evidence though. The writer keeps throwing the number at the reader, yet does not give any legitimate evidence to bring validity to the statement. It makes me think that the writer may not actually know any details regarding the twenty-three falsely executed men, leaving me questioning his/her credibility.