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Gladiator Slavery Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Gladiator.

Quote #4

SENATOR GRACCHUS: Conjure magic for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom, and still they'll roar.

The Roma populace is easily enslaved, Gracchus suggests. All it takes is some "magic" (i.e. the spectacle of gladiator games) and you can take away their freedom with no problem at all.

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Quote #5

LUCILLA: I have been living in a prison of fear since that day.

Lucilla's life is the life of a slave, no question about it. She has to walk around on eggshells for fear of angering her brother. Her life is a "prison," just like Maximus's.

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Quote #6

MAXIMUS: I am a slave. What possible difference can I make?

It takes Maximus a while to realize that, despite the fact he's a slave, he wields enormous power. When Lucilla visits him after his arrival in Rome, he's not ready to accept that fact.

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