B. William Wallace
1. What advice does his father give him?
When William is a young boy, his father dies. Shortly after that he has a dream that his father is lying beside him on a table. He dreams that his father whispers, “Your heart is free, have the courage to follow it.” Keeping this in his mind, William sets out to live his life to the fullest in great memory of his father.
2. What methods does he use to really the Scots against England?
Wallace uses his speaking skills to help persuade the Scots to rally for their freedom. He feels that you don’t really live your life to the fullest unless you have your freedom. The Scots have freedom to fight for, unlike the English who only fight for the land.
3. Despite the execution, how does Wallace win the war?
Even though Wallace is killed in the end, he still won the battle that he was fighting. His battle was not only for the freedom of Scotland, but also is living his life to the fullest in his father’s honor. He dies a free man and with no doubts that what he had been fighting for was right. Because of this, he would never give the English the satisfaction of seeing him begging for mercy. Also his impact on Robert the Bruce was great and Robert later led the Scots to freedom.
4. Why do you think Wallace is considered Scotland’s greatest hero?
Wallace is considered Scotland’s greatest hero for many reasons. The respect and dignity that he shows is very interesting. He has a great way of leading his people and showing them the way to fight for their freedom. As we found out, he stood strongly for what he believed in until the day that he died. He also never betrayed his countrymen.
C. The Message
1. “Ay, fight and you may die, run and you’ll live. At least for a while. And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days for 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.”
When Wallace says this, he is encouraging the Scots to fight for what is going to make their lives happy. He challenges them to take advantage of every opportunity that comes along.
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