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In "Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat", a speech given by Winston Churchill; the text, audience, speaker, as well as a few other aspects contribute to making this speech achieve its goal. Winston Churchill's speech was given in England during May of 1940. He uses a positive and confident tone, to inform and to motivate the people of England about war and the recent change in government. It was the first speech Churchill made as Prime Minister of Britain. His confidence is seen when making a reference to "blood, toil, tears, and sweat", it motivates the people to do their best and it shows that Churchill is by their side. His postive tone in shown when Churchill says "...victory at all costs", it shows the people that Churchill is positive about the outcome of war which brings a sense of comfort to the situation. Toward the end, Churchill starts using pronouns such as "us"and "our". Winston Churchill says, "...let us go forward together with our united strength" making him one with the audience, it shows the people of England that they are not alone in it. The usage of the pronouns complete the relationship between the speaker, audience, and subject.