William Wallace
William Wallace
Analyse the different ways in which the life, career and death of William Wallace has been presented over time. Support your response with source that you have studied in class.
William Wallace is portrayed in many different ways, as both a good and bad man. There isn’t much historical evidence about William Wallace, so people just make up most of the information about him as you could tell such a great story. Some people believed that William Wallace was a heroic man, so wrote stories and movies about him such as Braveheart. However there is evidence and stories that are told, that portray him as a bad man, such as historical evidence. These differences between Braveheart and historical evidence will be explored below.
To start off with, William Wallace is seen as a very heroic man in many difference sources. In order to make him seem more successful and manlier, these different sources have to change historical evidence. This is shown in Mel Gibson’s Braveheart. This movie modifies the very little historical evidence that there is, to make William Wallace appear as a better man than he actually was.
Braveheart:
Is seen as a very heroic man and has done nothing wrong
Has a less gruesome ending
The title “Braveheart” makes him seem like the bravest man to make a change for Scotland. Robert the Bruce (sided with the English) says that William Wallace fights with passion, making him appear as a brave man that makes such a big difference in the history of Scotland.
Hamish (Irish man) is used to show how William Wallace is smart.
Chivalry (ad. Chivalric)= the way or code of conduct that knights must live by. Knights protect women and children, honour women and they are loyal and devoted to the Catholic Church. William Wallace is shown to live by the chivalry. These are men that they women would fall in love with because they were such great men.
William Wallace is said to be romantic, brave and passionate. Princess Isabelle wanted
Analyse the different ways in which the life, career and death of William Wallace has been presented over time. Support your response with source that you have studied in class.
William Wallace is portrayed in many different ways, as both a good and bad man. There isn’t much historical evidence about William Wallace, so people just make up most of the information about him as you could tell such a great story. Some people believed that William Wallace was a heroic man, so wrote stories and movies about him such as Braveheart. However there is evidence and stories that are told, that portray him as a bad man, such as historical evidence. These differences between Braveheart and historical evidence will be explored below.
To start off with, William Wallace is seen as a very heroic man in many difference sources. In order to make him seem more successful and manlier, these different sources have to change historical evidence. This is shown in Mel Gibson’s Braveheart. This movie modifies the very little historical evidence that there is, to make William Wallace appear as a better man than he actually was.
Braveheart:
Is seen as a very heroic man and has done nothing wrong
Has a less gruesome ending
The title “Braveheart” makes him seem like the bravest man to make a change for Scotland. Robert the Bruce (sided with the English) says that William Wallace fights with passion, making him appear as a brave man that makes such a big difference in the history of Scotland.
Hamish (Irish man) is used to show how William Wallace is smart.
Chivalry (ad. Chivalric)= the way or code of conduct that knights must live by. Knights protect women and children, honour women and they are loyal and devoted to the Catholic Church. William Wallace is shown to live by the chivalry. These are men that they women would fall in love with because they were such great men.
William Wallace is said to be romantic, brave and passionate. Princess Isabelle wanted