Braveheart

other. I do believe that Scotland’s fight for independence was a just war, because they were fighting for their freedom. However, sometimes people fight in a just war for the wrong reason. I do not believe that William Wallace, as he is portrayed in Braveheart, was fighting for the right reasons. He was not fighting for the freedom of his country or people. Wallace wanted revenge for the death of his wife and that is not a just reason to wage war. 2. I believe that there are a few reasons…

Brandon Davis June 21, 15 Humanities I Braveheart (Compare and Contrast) Braveheart is a 1995 epic historical medieval war drama film directed by and starring Mel Gibson. Gibson portrays William Wallace, a 13th century Scottish warrior who led the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence (1296 – 1328 A.D.) against King Edward I of England. The screenplay was adapted from Blind Harry’s epic poem The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace by Randall…

Mel Gibson’s Academy Award winning Best Picture film Braveheart, sets the standard. The 1995 film tells the story of William Wallace, a Scottish warrior in the late 12th century who leads the Scottish in the first war for independence against England. This amazing story of bravery is based on the poem, “The Acts and Deeds of the Illustrious and Valiant Champion Sir William Wallace”, written by an author called Blind Harry. Mel Gibson’s Braveheart thrusts William Wallace, a Scottish rebel, amid…

was brave as he stood up to the judge. The judge asked William, "Confess and you may receive a quick death. Deny and you must be purified with pain" (Braveheart 2:30:46). William had an opportunity to confess and pledge allegiance to the king but he refused. William said to the judge, "Never in my whole life, did I swear allegiance to him" (Braveheart 2:30:34). If William pledged to the king, his barbaric acts would have been for nothing. Wallace believed no man pledged to be ruled by a king who…

history is written by those who have hanged heroes,” (Gibson). This is essentially an unofficial way of the filmmakers saying Braveheart is not intended to be historically accurate. Not to mention aside from the facts already stated, not much is actually known about Wallace as a person. In fact, most of what is “known” about Wallace is legend anyway. This being the case, Braveheart focuses more so on Wallace as a human. Yes there are legends told throughout the film, and yes Wallace does some…

Hatred Inspired by Braveheart. In a small town in Edinburgh, Scotland, came a noble and brave warrior named Alexander. He discovered that the Irish had killed his father and mother in cold blood with leprechauns and pots o’gold, when he was only eight years old. His uncle had to take care of him. While he grew up, he fought, he trained, all for one thing: revenge. When he became twenty, he forged armour, swords, shields, and all the rest. He taught himself all of it, without any help, though…

For my SPEAKING assignment I chose to take a closer look at William Wallace’s motivational speech in Braveheart. This speech may be taken place on a battlefield in Scotland so many years ago but I can see this happening today. We live in an uncertain society in uncertain times and I feel this speech calls to me. I get emotional every time a see it. The Scottish and English have been fighting over freedom for over a hundred years. England owns Scotland and in doing so have been very cruel to the…

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…

Braveheart is the American epic war movie directed, in 1995, by Mel Gibson which is based on the War I of Scottish Independence against the England and is led by the warrior of Scott named William Wallace. The film is not only trying to show a historical story but also a man who was trying to fight and earn their freedom against the adversity. In the movie, the inspirational speeches of William Wallace deliver took him to the mouth of death and was eventually murdered. This movie explores the…

William Wallace was a brave warrior, fighting the English for the freedom of the Scots. Starting with only a small militia, Wallace's supporting forces grew to a full-blown army taking back Scotland and ravaging the English North. Wallace’s leadership contributed immensely through many overwhelming victories for Scotland’s independence and for the signing of the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton in 1328, the document giving the scots their freedom, 23 years after his death. Even today, almost…