William Wallace's Use Of Pathos In Braveheart

Brave heart was set in the 13th century. The story surrounds William Wallace. William was one of the first Scots men to fight for independence. "Sons of Scotland, I am William Wallace." (Brave heart: 1995 William Wallace) Not much is known about William's heritage, but a lot of people believe he was a son Sir Malcolm of Elderslie and that he was in training to become a priest. William Wallace led a rebellion against Edward the I. Edward the first was brought into Scotland's politics when the Scottish king died of a broken neck on his way to his marriage bed. His Queen was half his age. The Kings only heir died as well which through Scotland into chaos. Scottish nobles brought in the King of England Edward The I. This proved to be bad because he took over Scotland and named a puppet king. Edward did not like people rebelling against his rule. Edward was ruthless in his rule of Scotland and killed so many people that some people said the River Tweed was red with the blood of their people. There is a story that William Wallace fail in love with women named Marion Brave heart. Marion was killed for helping William escape King Edwards’s raiders. William returned in the …show more content…
William uses pathos at pathos’s best. William's use of pathos gives the men back the fire they need to fight and win against the English army. His speech is very much akin to a pep rally before a football game. William reminds them that they could lose their freedom. He tells them, "Aye, fight and you may die. Run and you'll live -- at least a while. And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!!!" (Braveheart:1995 William Wallace) Williams speech may not have been long, but the passion he in stilled into the Scottish army was that of