Napoleon Rhetorical Analysis

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Napoleon, Leader, General, Tyrant, Reformer.

Napoleon writes to his soldiers, telling them of the things that they have done. “In a fortnight you have won six victories, taken twenty-one standards, fifty-five pieces of artillery, several strong positions.” (117) He is telling them that whatever they have done is nothing compared to what remains to be done. He tells them that there is nothing in the military that he cannot do. “If there is no one to make gunpowder, I know how to make it; gun carriages, I know how to construct them; if it is founding a cannon, I know that; or if the details of tactics must be taught, I can teach them.” (118)

Introduction: The introduction is about how Napoleon was exiled to an island called St. Helena. At that time the king was Louis XVIII of France. “In the 1820s, the Concert of Europe crushed a quasi-liberal
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“To cast off Rational Demonstration by faith in the Savior, To cast off the rotten rags of Memory by Inspiration.” (150) He talks about the Questioner who is always asking questions but is never able to answer. He talks about the murder of Jesus. “And those who act with Benevolence & Virtue they murder time on time. These are the destroyers of Jerusalem, these are the murderers of Jesus, who deny the Faith & mock at Eternal Life.” (151).

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust Johann writes about Faust and how he says that he has studied everything and he still feels like a fool. “Faust” Ah, I am! I’ve now studied thoroughly and with ardent effort philosophy, law, medicine and even, alas! Theology. The. And here I stand, poor fool, and am no wiser than before. I’ve the title of Master, even Doctor.” (151) He says that he does not have any goods or gold. “...nor is any worldly honor or glory mine, No dog would lead such a life as this! He says that now he is devoted to magic so that he will be able to tell of things that are true and not