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Post by cleglaw on Sept 20, 2008 5:55:18 GMT
I always thought that Guy Fawkes was generally regarded as a villain. Then I saw V for Vendetta this evening in which Guy Fawkes is depicted more as a hero.
Will the British here clarify the matter.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Sept 20, 2008 9:48:17 GMT
Weeeellll... It's a bit more complicated than it appears. We celebrate Guy Fawkes Night as the anniversary of the failed Papist plot to blow up Parliament. But that was a long time ago and when Parliament is not very popular we often like to complain that Guy Fawkes should come back and finish the job. So he's a historical figure we burn in effigy every year ('The Guy' - the dummy thrown onto bonfires) but at the same time that was long ago and from a time when Parliament was respected rather than held in contempt. He's not Robin Hood, but he's not hated anymore, either. I would recommend reading the V For Vendetta graphic novel the film is based on to really know why V would consider Guy to be a hero, though. As V himself is an anarchist terrorist (Alan Moore's description) he has one reason there and the other should become apparent when you read it
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Post by cleglaw on Sept 20, 2008 12:01:59 GMT
Thanks.
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