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Did William Wallace really cry "freedom" before he died?

Posted by admin on August 30th, 2009 and filed under william wallace braveheart | 4 Comments »

I’ve wondered this ever since I watched the movie Braveheart.

William Wallace’s last words on 23 August 1305 before being hung, disemboweled, drawn, and quartered before an angry London crowd are unknown. Indeed, Wallace’s exploits remained unsung until the 15th-century epic poem, "The Wallace", attributed to Blind Harry, made Wallace the Scottish national hero.

Only one quotation attributed to Wallace survives the centuries, which he supposedly delivered before the Battle of Falkirk:

"I hae brocht ye to the ring, now se gif ye can dance."

[Modern translation: "I have brought you to the ring, now see if you can dance."]

While perhaps not as stirring as Mel Gibson’s speech in "Braveheart", this pithy quotation hints at Wallace’s wit and charisma. Short and to the point, it also says a lot about the medieval Scot’s no nonsense character.

Similar sentiments have echoed through the ages,

"Scots wha hae wi’ Wallace bled,
Scots wham Bruce has aften led,
Welcome to your gory bed
Or to Victorie!"

—Robert Burns

why is the movie braveheart so freaking good?

Posted by admin on August 30th, 2009 and filed under braveheart movie | 14 Comments »

its really really really not good….

17 hours of mel gibson walking around screaming

Who can write me an essay on feminist criticism on braveheart?

Posted by admin on August 30th, 2009 and filed under braveheart | 2 Comments »

Yahoo answers isn’t a place to get people to do whole essays for you. This would require hours of work. And you have to understand that people aren’t interested in doing such a thing to allow a stranger, to spare you of the same work! What I can do is give you some ideas and links so you can do the essay yourself…

Firstly, I assume you mean the movie rather than the events surrounding William Wallace. Just look att he role of the women in the movie. They are all passive. The hero is the one avenging a woman’s death. And so even the power of the bad men won’t be ended, it’ll just be replaced by the power over women by ‘good’ men. The only woman with any power is the French princess who only appears powerful when using her ‘feminine charms’. She is manipulative and only fights the cruelty of the English in a womanly way, by havign a son by Wallace. In real life these women at this time would have been raising armies, fighting wars, etc. The poor women had no power but the rich did… moreso than even centuries later. So start there and show how modern people view medieval women as supposedly impotent and weak.

A good book is ‘Braveheart and Broomsticks’ by Elycia Arendt