f a new government to better provide the rights and happiness of the people. This builds on the idea that the Revolution is a major event in the “course of human events.” The compilation of these five propositions serves a significant rhetorical purpose; they prove a logical course of action. It makes the ideas common sense, and in terms plain yet firm, that justify the Revolution. And finally, after the necessity and logic has been clarified, the two countries involved are mentioned, and immediately America is made the glorious one.The Declaration then moves on to list twenty-eight particular “repeated injuries and usurpations.” It opens in saying, “To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world.” By using the word ‘prove’ we can assume that the facts following will tell why the king is a tyrant. Then implying that if one is not convinced it is because they are not a “candid”, or impartial, reader.Then the facts are told, each statement beginning with “He has” or “He is” which causes a magnification of all the wrong doings of the King. The facts are piled up one after another, with no commentary, which slows the reading pace down and draws attention to each “repeated injury,” and convinces the King is a tyrant. Much of the emotion of the document is built up in this list as the problems of war, suffering, and hardship are brought forth. This brings images of terror to the mind of the reader and those who have experienced such or even those who haven’t are likely to have some feelings aroused in them and realize the ravages of such tyranny. And so quite simply ended, “ A prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.”The Declaration is a work of complete artistry. From the eloquent introduction, its precise reasoning, relentless compilation of ...
