2006-09-11 08:16:02 · 8 answers · asked by skyss star 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Remember, remember the fifth of November,
Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I know of no reason the gunpowder treason
should ever be forgot.
The British do not celebrate Hallowe'en, but they do have Guy Fawkes night, November 5th.
2006-09-11 08:23:29 · answer #1 · answered by thevaxguy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember, remember, the Fifth of November,/ The Gunpowder Treason and Plot... / I know of no reason/ Why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot... But what of the man? I know his name was Guy Fawkes and I know, in 1605, he attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. But who was he really? What was he like? We are told to remember the idea, not the man, because a man can fail. He can be caught, he can be killed and forgotten, but 400 years later, an idea can still change the world. I've witnessed first hand the power of ideas, I've seen people kill in the name of them, and die defending them... but you cannot kiss an idea, cannot touch it, or hold it... ideas do not bleed, they do not feel pain, they do not love... And it is not an idea that I miss, it is a man... A man that made me remember the Fifth of November. A man that I will never forget.
2006-09-11 08:57:03 · answer #2 · answered by tre_wingo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Remember, remember the 5th of November, the gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot..." These are the words spoken by Evey Hammond at the beginning of the film- a statement which was spoken by V in reference to an incident centuries earlier, when another revolutionary tried to destroy the houses of Parliament.
2006-09-11 08:29:26 · answer #3 · answered by diamond_deb_2000 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well..here is the ENTIRE poem/rhyme of which the movie only used the first verse:
Remember, remember the fifth of November,
Gunpowder treason and plot.
We see no reason
Why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot!
Guy Fawkes, guy, t'was his intent
To blow up king and parliament.
Three score barrels were laid below
To prove old England's overthrow.
By god's mercy he was catch'd
With a darkened lantern and burning match.
So, holler boys, holler boys, Let the bells ring.
Holler boys, holler boys, God save the king.
And what shall we do with him?
Burn him!
2006-09-13 08:53:42 · answer #4 · answered by Logos24 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By now you have got your answer. A Little more trivia.
On Guy Fawks night ....The children used to go around with a small cart collecting pennies and at the end they would burn a life size doll (straw or whatever) in effigy
"penny for the guy"
2006-09-11 10:23:09 · answer #5 · answered by MindinChaos 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember the 5th of November. Twas the day I started my period for the first time. : )
2006-09-11 16:28:18 · answer #6 · answered by motherchild 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a little jingle British schoolchildren use to remember their history lessons...
2006-09-11 08:44:04 · answer #7 · answered by St. Hell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the Brittish do celelbrate halloween now-a-days... Go figure...
2006-09-11 08:27:09 · answer #8 · answered by ICG 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋