However, he has not bargained on the growing popularity of his foe. Longshanks' son, Edward, is ordered to stop Wallace by any means necessary. Wallace gathers his clan together to slaughter the English garrison in town. Wallace fights them off to save her but they try again, and this time in an attempt to defend herself, Murron is captured and executed in public, as a warning to others not to fight back. MacClannough is the victim of an attempted rape by English soldiers.
In 1297 Wallace returns to Scotland and is reunited with his childhood friend Murron MacClannough, with whom he falls in love. After the death of his father he is taken in by his Uncle Argyle, who takes him overseas on a pilgrimage through Europe, where Wallace also begins to study. Scotland is invaded and conquered by King Edward Longshanks, and his actions are witnessed by a young William Wallace. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Īlexander III of Scotland passes away in 1280 leaving no heir. This inspires Wallace to take up arms against the English, and gather able-bodied onto battlefields to fight the ever-ticked-off English armies.These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. When Wallace tries to fight off the Brits, his childhood paramour Murron (Catherine McCormack) is killed. When Wallace returns to Scotland as an adult, Edward is still enacting his shenanigans by enacting the rite of jus primae noctis, allowing English noblemen to bed brides on their wedding nights before their husbands with the idea being that more English babies will be born and fewer Scots. Wallace grows up abroad, learning the ways of the world. When Edward hung Scottish nobles to assert his rulership, a young William Wallace, then a boy, developed a lasting hatred for the occupying English. King Edward I (Patrick McGoohan) had taken the Scottish throne from King Alexander III, who left no heir. The story of the film - briefly - states that Scotland is under English rule and had been for some time. This is not an event that happened, but Randall Wallace included it in his screenplay, citing its dramatic power. There is a scene at the start of "Braveheart" that depicts the hanging of Scottish noblemen at the hands of the English at the Barns of Ayr. The screenplay for "Braveheart" took its framework and a lot of its story beats from the Blind Harry poem, which was, itself, exaggerated at best. It was an old-world Hollywood historical epic of the highest order, complete with extreme violence, a touching love story, and a lot of rousing dialogue about war and freedom.
"Braveheart" was an enormous box office hit in 1995, and won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup, and Best Sound Design at the Academy Awards. This Wallace guy was happening.Īrguably most recognizable to modern audiences is the 1995 feature film about Wallace called " Braveheart" written by Randall Wallace (no relation), and directed by and starring Mel Gibson. Henty wrote "In Freedom's Cause: A Story of Wallace and Bruce" in 1885. Sir Walter Scott wrote "The Story of Sir William Wallace" in 1928. Jane Porter wrote a romantic novel about Wallace in 1810 called "The Scottish Chiefs." Felicia Hemens wrote a celebrated poem about Wallace at The Battle of Falkirk called "Wallace's Invocation to Bruce" in 1819. Robert Burns wrote the lyrics to a hit song in 1793 called "Scots Wha Hae wi Wallace Bled." The 19th century was lousy with works about Wallace. William Wallace would serve as inspiration for several major works of poetry, lit, and film over the centuries.
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