The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate, it's the sand of the Coliseum. He'll bring them death—and they will love him for it.

Gladiator

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Topic

Rome The masses

Speaker

Gracchus

Actor

Derek Jacobi

Source

Gladiator

Medium

Film

Genre

Historical drama (film) Drama (film) Historical drama Drama

Language

English

Time

2000 2000s 21st century

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Citation

Gladiator. Directed by Ridley Scott. DreamWorks Pictures/ Scott Free Productions/Universal Pictures/Red Wagon Entertainment, 2000.

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He’s loved of the distracted multitude,
Who like not in their judgment, but their eyes.

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Hamlet

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The masses Public opinion
Speaker
King Claudius

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Hamlet
Medium
Play
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1616 1610s 17th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 4, sc. 3.

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Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 4, sc. 3.

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Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand.

Cool Hand Luke

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Bluffing Making the most Gambling
Speaker
Luke
Actor
Paul Newman
Source
Cool Hand Luke
Medium
Film
Genre
Prison drama (film) Drama (film) Prison drama Drama
Language
English
Time
1967 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Cool Hand Luke. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg, Jalem Productions, 1967.