An Eye For An Eye; Scott

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An Eye For An EyeScotts Vengeful
Transformations

• Shakespeare's Hamlet
• By Fred and Dennis

• Scotts Gladiator

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Shakespeare's Hamlet

• Written around 1600
• Revenge tragedy was a well established type of
  drama in the Elizabethan period
• Antagonist murders relative protagonist and
  protagonist revenges the murder
• Hamlet Petrie Dish
• One of the most famous plays in English
  literature

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Scotts Gladiator

• Released May 5, 2000
• Revenge tragedy
• Maximus man driven by vengeance and the need to
  survive
• One of the best movies of the 21st century
• Won 5 Oscars
• Best Picture
• Best Actor

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Hamlet Gladiator

• Hamlets father is murdered by Claudius, Hamlets
  uncle
• Failed execution of Hamlet
• Incest Brother and Sister in law
• Hamlet finds himself isolated and detached from
  society

• Maximus family and father figure Emperor Marcus
  Aurelius are murdered by Commodus, his brother
• Failed execution
• Attempted Incest Brother and Sister
• Maximus loses all he cares for, leaving him cast
  out and alone

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Hamlet Gladiator

• Driven by revenge
• Confidant
• Ends in duel where both protagonist and
  antagonist die

• Driven by revenge
• Confidants
• Ends in duel where both protagonist and
  antagonist die

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Success of Gladiator

• Shakespeare and Scott share the goal of appealing
  to the mass with their works.
• Scott incorporates an array of cinematic
  techniques
• Subject of gladiators is still fascinating today
• Scott makes a true film

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• Audience Applauds
• We Sit Down