Wallace and Galilei; Heroes or Zeroes? In the play Galileo by Bertolt Brecht, the main character Galileo Galilei, is forced to recant and turn on his ideals for the sake of his life. The little monk warned Galileo before he divulged his findings, that they could be disastrous to the metaphysical order of society. Peasants, working classes, the religious right, all of humanities concept of the world would be shattered. In the movie Braveheart, a …showed first 75 words of 977 total…

…showed last 75 words of 977 total…everyone including himself. He never could have known it would end like this, but he did not save his reputation, he gave in to the majority. Wallace did not. He kept on fighting and came out a hero. Galileo gave in to the powers that be, lost everyone’s respect, and came out a coward. He lived the rest of his life on house arrest, not being able to continue his life work. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**