In that scene, Maximus Decimus Meridus has fought and won a fight in the Colosseum as a slave. And the emperor wants to talk with him. Maximus Decimus Meridius, whose wife and son were killed by the emperor, doesn’t want to take off his helmet. When the emperor yelled to him, he took off his helmet and started saying who he was. After a speech, he called him a challenge.
In this monologue, Rocky Balboa teaches a powerful life lesson about perseverance and resilience. He tells his son that life is rough and cruel, emphasizing the fact that strength isn’t about how tough you are to hit, but rather how tough you can be hit and keep moving forward. Rocky’s motivation is preparing his son for the roughness of life, pushing him to weather storms without giving up. The emotional appeal of the speech is based on Rocky’s personal experiences, and because of that, his speech gains credibility and realness and knowledge of suffering. It’s losing and rising again.
movie name: rocky 6
character name: rocky balboa
monologue:
Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place, and I don’t care how tough you are—it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward—how much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!
Movie name:Dead Poets Society Character name: John Keating
Monologue text: We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. Medicine, law, business, engineering—these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love—these are what we stay alive for. To quote Whitman, ‘O me! O life!… of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless… What good amid these, O me, O life? Answer: That you are here—that life exists, and identity; that the powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse.’”
This scene feels very emotional and deep.Mr. Keating shares why poetry and feelings are important in life. Before this, he was getting the students to think outside the box, but now he really opens up. He acknowledges that jobs like medicine or law have their place, but it’s love, passion, and poetry that truly make life worthwhile. During his talk, the class is quiet, and you can tell they’re really listening. I think this is the moment when the students start to think about their own lives differently. It’s not just another lesson; it’s something they’ll carry with them forever. This scene is key because it shows the boys they can make their lives special in their own way.
•Monologue text: I haven’t got a speech, I didn’t plan words, I didn’t even try to. I just knew that I had to get here, to stand here and I knew I wanted you to listen; to really listen, not just pull a face like you’re listening, like you do the rest of the time. A face like you’re feeling instead of processing. You pull a face and poke it towards the stage and la-di-da we sing and dance and tumble around and all you see up here, it’s not people, you don’t see people up here, it’s all fodder. And the faker the fodder is the more you love it because fake fodder’s the only thing that works anymore, fake fodder is all that we can stomach—actually not quite all. Real pain, real viciousness, that we can take.
Analysis: Bing is on stage, screaming his anger at the system that traps everyone. People in the system live almost the same day every day but nobody realizes it. we can say they are in a kind of prison. Bing understood this long ago. His final breaking point comes when the girl he loves gets taken by the system’s leaders. Bing makes his own plan. He joins a talent show which the only place where he can make his voice heard. On stage, he pulls out a knife and shouts his hate at the system and its leaders. But sadly, no one understand him and a completely unexpected ending waiting for him
We don’t just live to eat, sleep, and work. We live to enjoy life. Words, love, beauty, and dreams — these are what make life special. We are all going to die one day. So don’t waste time. Make your life meaningful. Do something different. Don’t just follow others. Think for yourself. Write your own story. Live your own life. The world is waiting for your voice. So speak. Live now. Make today count. That’s what it means to really live.
In Dead Poets Society, John Keating says “We don’t just live to eat” to show that life is not only about basic needs. He says poetry and art are important for the soul. He tells his students to think for themselves and follow their dreams. He also teaches them to live the moment with the idea of Carpe Diem. This scene is different from normal school lessons. It helps students feel free and understand their emotions. Keating’s words change how the students see life. He wants them to not only stay alive, but to really live and enjoy life.
“It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn’t want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines, it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why.
Analysis: Sam’s speech is full of hope. He talks about scary , but he believes they will be end. He says, Even darkness must pass which means things will get better. Sam tells Frodo that the best stories are not easy. They are hard and full of danger but the heroes keep going. These stories give us hope and help us be strong. Even if we are small, we can still make a big difference. Sam shows true curage and loyalty. His words remind us to keep going, even when things are hard, because new day will come.