Robert I of Scotland

Throughout human civilization, few people have shaped the history of their country so much as Robert the Bruce of Scotland. From the time he became an adult until his death, he fought - both diplomatically and militarily - to maintain the independence of the Scottish people. As he himself famously said, “we fight not for glory, nor for wealth, nor honour but only and alone for freedom which no good man surrenders but with his life” (Innes, 2). Over the course of his nearly fifty-five years, he completely altered the course of Scottish history; however, it did not always appear positive for his cause. Three distinct actions by Bruce directly altered Scottish history forever: the unition of Scotland, the rebellion against England, and the…

main reasoning for the uproar alone was the fact that King John Bailliol had been overthrown by Edward I and Wallace was unhappy about a foreign country ruling the land of Scotland. Also, while although Wallace did fight in battles with a group of others that were fed up, people in the movie such as Hamish were never listed as being real and most likely was put there to add a theatrical part to the story in terms of character development. Speaking in terms of fighting, the film holds the…

(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 took away their freedom. An example of William being strong would be before he was taken to be hanged. William asked God, "I’m so afraid. Give me…

Suyuan, predicted, Woo could feel and see she was becoming Chinese, stating, “I feel different. I can feel the skin on my forehead tingling, my blood rushing through a new course, my bones aching with a familiar old pain.” She also stated how her mother was right about becoming Chinese. Once Woo had found her twin half-sisters, Chwun Yu and Chwun Hwa, she sees her sisters…

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…

Robert Burns, “ To a Mouse”: Looking through the Eyes of a Common Man Robert Burns was born in 1759, a time period in which his Scottish heritage was threatened by English society. The Scottish were encouraged to abandon their tradition, religion, and language (Lindsay para. 9). According to author David Daiches, this was a time “most serious poets turned to English and left their country behind” (para. 10). Scottish philosophers such as David Hume and Adam Smith were cautious to compose in…

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…

or quality. William Shakespeare the playwright of Macbeth, which is a tragedy about Macbeth a general in King Duncan’s army, prophesied that he is now in line to be King after Duncan and Malcolm. His ambition to become king makes him into a killer and a liar. Jeff Hobbs the author of the award winning novel The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, which tells the story of his Yale roommate who left Newark for the Ivy League. Rob, an intelligently gifted man, made poor decisions which led him…

prayer, Othello smothers her. Even as Desdemona dies by the hands of her beloved, she takes the blame, as if she has done something to deserve his violence. In her final moments she says to Emilia, who asked who her killer was, Desdemona responds, “Nobody; I myself. Farewell: Commend me to my kind lord: 0, farewell!”(5.2.127). Desdemona protects her husband even though moments before, she proclaims she is dying guilt free but in her mind, and societies views, she must remain a good wife for…

¬¬To what extent are Macbeth and Jekyll and Hyde tales that explore the psychological rather than the supernatural? Shakespeare and Robert Louis Stevenson both write about the psychology of man, meanwhile also exploring what is known to be the ‘supernatural’, which refers to superhuman appearances, and things such as ghosts, or witches, which are beyond human understanding. ‘Psychology’ refers to the study of the mind and how the human brain works, including human behaviour and how different…