V for Vendetta is a film about fascist Britain―secret police, religious suppression, concentration camps, death squads, and curfews―complete government control of life itself is in place countrywide. Britain is in trouble, the people need a freedom fighter to win back the country; and luckly when BTN employee Evey needs a hero most, V arrives. V is the newest anarchist on the block, with unusual powers, a mastery of martial arts, and extreme intelligence, V delivers the very thing Britain needs: freedom. When analyzing V for Vendetta through a New Historicism lens, viewers discover the nature of goodness and cruelty along with the need for anonymity, and finally it shows contemporary societies fear of totalitarianism government.
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot: a historical attempted bombing of Parliament, November 5th 1605, London. The main conspirator, Guy Fawkes; a man whose iconic mask has inspired millions throughout recent history, wished to destroy Parliament in order to eliminate King James I. Unfortunately, the plot was discovered before the gunpowder could be detonated, and after the attempt failed all of the anarchists were hanged. V …show more content…
Although there can be blurred lines on who is the goodness within any aspect of life, V stands for the people, he makes peoples lives better, yet he does it for revenge. However; his revenge is not selfish, while within a concentration camp called Larkhill, V discovered a hidden memoir from a famous actor: Valeria. She had been detained due to her status as a lesbian; the emotion and power within her memoir influenced V immensely, because of her, V blew up Larkhill, escaped, then took up arms to avenge Valeria by murdering Larkhill’s staff and destroying the