Commodus changes for the worse. He is innately devious and this is not resolved throughout Gladiator. He identifies his main adversary as Maximus‚ his father’s favourite‚ but in reality it is his own lack of moral fibre that is his greatest enemy. Maximus’s fallicious death triggers a surge towards a more confident‚ vehement Commodus‚ but when Maximus resurfaces there is a resumption of his initial personality. As any emergence any improvement retracts. Maximus’s strengths are Commodus’s weakenesses
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Gladiator is a historical dramatic film set in Ancient Rome. It depicts the storyline of a general betrayed by the emperor’s son‚ of which he then ascends the gladiatorial battlefield to challenge him once again. The movie was made in the year 2000‚ and was shot in three separate locations spanning from England‚ Malta and Morocco. The characters in the play were depicted by actors such as Russell Crowe as Maximus the betrayed general‚ Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus the emperor’s son and Connie Nielsen
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Gladiator: The Roman Man Gladiator is set during the peak of the Roman Empire (180 AD). The story revolves around Maximus‚ one of the best General’s in Emperor Marcus Aurelius’ army. The emperor is dying and makes his wishes known that Maximus be his successor instead of his son Commodus . As you might expect‚ going through life with a name like Commodus‚ and then being passed over by his own father doesn’t look good. He orders the death of Maximus‚ who manages to escape and become a gladiator
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Today‚ I will bring to your attention the recent gladiator protests against oppression before their battles. During these protests‚ approximately 800 gladiators kneeled down‚ locked arms‚ or did not come out into the arena before their battles‚ an action of disrespect to me. These gladiators have only one task‚ to fight for our entertainment. They do not have the right to express their opinions. This is an issue that must be fixed immediately because if we do not‚ then they will rebel against us
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A gladiator was a trained warrior who fought bloody battles to entertain the ancient romans. According to tradition‚ gladiators were introduced to Rome in 264 B.C.‚ when Decimus Junius Brutus had three pairs of gladiators fight during his father’s funeral. The games soon became very popular soon after. The gladiatorial games could be compared to that of a present day circus. Gladiators were usually prisoners of wars‚ prisoners who committed serious crimes‚ or slaves. The Romans built many structures
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Gladiators were the insignificant outsiders and the lowest rank of Roman society. Criminals‚ captives of war‚ religious dissidents‚ the poor and destitute and disobedient slaves in possession of a strong body and resourceful mind could well have found themselves being sold to the familia gladiatoria (a gladiatorial school/troupe). The existence of a gladiator was perilous‚ painful and usually brief‚ but beyond the physical dangers and hardship‚ gladiators were restricted in a public and political
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Gladiators of Rome Throughout the film we met six different gladiatorial types‚ the Samnite‚ Hoplomachus‚ Murmillo‚ Secutor‚ Retiarius‚ and Thracian. The Samnites were quite lucky for they were heavily armed‚ with a large shield‚ a plumed helmet‚ and a short sword. Because of their large shields and short swords they would often get close to their opponent and deliver a deadly stab. They were from an Italic tribe in Campania‚ and had previously fought three wars against the Romans. The Hoplomachus
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When watching the movie Gladiator‚ one might notice how very similar this story is to the Shakespearean play‚ Hamlet. In Gladiator the main character seeks vengeance for the loss of his son and wife‚ as does Hamlet for the loss of his father. The vengeance sought out in Gladiator is a result of treachery involving loved ones as is the vengeance sought out in hamlet. Finally‚ both Hamlet and Gladiator are examples of dramatic tragedy where the main character ends up dying. Along with these similarities
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