![]() ![]() A character might say "Words fall from your mouth like shit from ass" or "That shit fuck! Beckons me to the city only to spurn me like a thin wasted whore. The characters in Spartacus use many colorful analogies and insults (this is another way the show is a little like Shakespeare). The show's creator studied Shakespeare and in many ways the language in Sparticus is an artist's idea of what Shakespeare would be like and Shakespeare's writings were an artist's idea of what the Romans were like. Characters say "Gratitude" instead of "Thank you" and "Apologies" instead of "I am sorry" because it sounds more like Latin. The writers also made changes to the syntax and style. Batiatus says "This is but glorious beginning!", but in English we would say "This is but A glorious beginning!" Sometimes they would also remove articles ("the", "a") for the same reason. ![]() Latin speakers use pronouns differently than English speakers, so the writers tried to make English sound like Latin by removing the pronoun. In the show Spartacus says "Have you lost mind?", but in English we would say "Have you lost YOUR mind?". The writers tried to make the language in the show sound a little like Latin by changing the grammar. R/television's favorite shows of all time (2023 edition) >!Spoiler!!Television!< becomes Television Links ![]()
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