Due to their familial ties, she knows a lot about her brother’s personal life, so she uses that information to guilt him into staying home rather than risking his life at war. Some arguments she uses include the fact that his mother needs his support in her grieving after the recent passing of his father, or the possibility of abandoning his wife of only ten months. Also, she was only speaking to one person, her brother, and her goal was to persuade him only, as opposed to a wide audience of. She repeats “I beg you brother do not die” various times in the poem and by “brother” she means her own flesh and blood. Her goal was to protect her brother and make sure he knows that there is no honor in dying in
Due to their familial ties, she knows a lot about her brother’s personal life, so she uses that information to guilt him into staying home rather than risking his life at war. Some arguments she uses include the fact that his mother needs his support in her grieving after the recent passing of his father, or the possibility of abandoning his wife of only ten months. Also, she was only speaking to one person, her brother, and her goal was to persuade him only, as opposed to a wide audience of. She repeats “I beg you brother do not die” various times in the poem and by “brother” she means her own flesh and blood. Her goal was to protect her brother and make sure he knows that there is no honor in dying in