Question

Refer to Explorations in Literature for a complete version of this speech.

In “Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!” which statement best describes Patrick Henry's viewpoint about the war with the British?


A) Henry believes they need more time to prepare for war.

B) Henry thinks waiting for the British to understand is better than war.

C) Henry believes discussion is more powerful than combat.

D) Henry thinks they have exhausted all their options and it’s time to fight.

Answer 1

In “Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!” the statement which best describes Patrick Henry's viewpoint about the war with the British is:

Henry thinks they have exhausted all their options and it’s time to fight.

The correct option is D.

Patrick Henry in his famous speech “Give me liberty, or give me death!” says that there lies a correct time to attain peace. He uses his power of persuasion to keep his thoughts before people. According to him, he would rather opt for death than to be a slave of any other people. He adds that his freedom can never be counted on materialistic terms. No one has the right to buy anyone's freedom. He can either opt for war or die in order to attain freedom.

Answer 2

D) Henry Thinks they have exhausted all their options and it's time to fight.
During his speech of "give me liberty, or give me death!" he mentioned there all the options they did just for the British parliament give them freedom. They petitioned, they argued against them, they even tried to beg, even begged low to the thrown of the British sovereignty. But all of those things they did was put unto trash. They were even violated and insulted. That is why they attested to fight! Giving them Liberty or giving them death!