Skillfully, Henry compares Britain to Judas who was an enemy of God, implying that Britain is an enemy of God. He infers that God will not be on England’s side, but that He will fight against Britain and defend the colonies. Henry alludes to Homer’s The Odyssey in the second paragraph of the speech by stating that “We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts” The “sirens” were mythical creatures described in Homer’s epic poem that turned anyone listening to their song insane. Alluding to the sirens, Henry masterfully compares England’s oppressions to the sirens, implying that if the oppressions were not ended, the colonists would eventually lose their sanity. He then goes
Skillfully, Henry compares Britain to Judas who was an enemy of God, implying that Britain is an enemy of God. He infers that God will not be on England’s side, but that He will fight against Britain and defend the colonies. Henry alludes to Homer’s The Odyssey in the second paragraph of the speech by stating that “We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts” The “sirens” were mythical creatures described in Homer’s epic poem that turned anyone listening to their song insane. Alluding to the sirens, Henry masterfully compares England’s oppressions to the sirens, implying that if the oppressions were not ended, the colonists would eventually lose their sanity. He then goes