Reading King Henry VI's inspirational speech to his men reminded me of the movie Braveheart. Just like King Henry, the hero of Braveheart,William Wallace, leads an army that is greatly outnumbered to battle. In Wallace's case, he is staging a rebellion against England in order to free his homeland, Scotland, from its control. In Henry's speech, he instills a positive attitude in his men by talking about the great reward that fighting and winning would bring them for the rest of their lives. Similarly, Wallace and his men are driven to fight and win because they are very passionate about their homeland, despite the odds.
The immediate results of the battles fought by King Henry and Wallace differed greatly from each other, but the message was the same. King Henry's inspiration and talk about honor was enough to guide his men to success. Despite William Wallace's determination, he was defeated by the English as they captured him and sentenced him to death. However, Wallace died with a sense of honor that was not unlike that of King Henry. Instead of admitting he had done wrong, which would have allowed him a quick death, Wallace yells out, "Freedom!" and dies a slow and painful, yet prideful, death. This honorable action struck a new flame in the hearts of the Scottish rebels which helped them to eventually defeat the English. Therefore, the outcomes of both battles proves that pride and honor can drive people to accomplish things that they would not have accomplished otherwise.
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