You just viewed a scene from the film "The Last Emperor". This film is based on the biography of Pu Yi, who was the last emperor of China before a rebellion that ended the Chinese monarchy. The year was 1912 and Pu Yi was only five years old. He remained a figure head with no real powers. He continued to live in the Forbidden City and enjoy all the wealth and luxury that went along with the title of emperorhe just had no political power. Pu Yi began his tutoring lesson by a man from Scotland at the age of 13.
You just viewed a dialogue between the Scottish tutor and the Chinese Emperor.
• "Matters of words perhaps, but words are important."---tutor.
• "Why are words important?"Emperor.
• "If you cannot say what you mean your majesty, you will never mean what you say; and a gentleman should always mean what he says."---tutor.
• Relate this conversation to what the text says about the Power of Language.
• Summarize (in detail) what the text says about the Power of Language.
VIDEO: FIU | Video 70- Last Emperor_CC.mp4 (https://online.fiu.edu/videos/?vivoId=491a1057dfa04186ae65ee1b80929497)