Daily Dialogue — June 24, 2015

Royal Magistrate: The prisoner wishes to say a word.
William Wallace: [shouts loud and long] Freedom!

— Braveheart (1995), written by Randall Wallace

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Memorable 1-Word Lines. Today’s suggestion by James Schramm

Trivia: Screenwriter Randall Wallace had been visiting Edinburgh in 1983 to learn about his heritage when he came across a statue of William Wallace outside Edinburgh Castle; he had never heard of the 14th-century figure who shared his name but was intrigued enough by the stories told to him about “Scotland’s greatest hero” to research the story as much as possible.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Commentary by James: “Wallace never strays from his beliefs even until the very end. An all is lost moment that sets up the climax where Scotland wins its freedom.”