Darth Vader
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| - | A '''misquotation''' is an accidental or intentional [[misrepresentation]] of a person's speech or writing, involving one or more of: | + | '''Darth Vader''', real name '''Anakin Skywalker''', is the central character of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' saga, appearing as one of the main antagonists of the [[Original Star Wars trilogy|original trilogy]] and one of the main protagonists of the [[Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy]]. |
| - | * Omission of important '''context''': The context can be important for determining the overall argument the quoted person wanted to make, for seeing whether the quoted statement was restricted or even negated in this context, or for recognizing hints that it was meant as [[irony]]. | + | ==See also== |
| - | * '''Omission''' of important parts of the quote. | + | * "[[The Imperial March]]" – the theme music that accompanies Vader's appearances in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi'' as well as scenes where Anakin becomes more aggressive and unstable in ''Attack of the Clones'' and ''Revenge of the Sith''. |
| - | * '''Insertion of allegedly implied words or partial sentences''': The inserted portions may be specially marked (e.g. by square brackets or [[cursive]] [[typeface|font]]). Using unmarked insertions is commonly deprecated. In order to constitute a misquotation, the implied portions must alter the meaning of the quote in a way that the original author did not obviously intend. | + | |
| - | * '''Incorrect rephrasing''': The quote is replaced by one which is only superficially identical in meaning, or one or more of the words in the quotation have been replaced by incorrect ones. | + | |
| - | * '''Misattribution''': Attributing someone else's (or no one's in particular) words to a person who did not use them. Misattribution is often found in [[satire]]. | + | |
| - | * '''Misspelling''', although usually inadvertent, can sometimes be used deliberately, especially with satirical intent, to portray the quoted person as stupid or uneducated. | + | |
| - | The following causes are mostly responsible for misquotations: | ||
| - | * '''Imperfect reproduction''', e.g. from memory, in communication or by transcription. [[Gossip]], which involves many consecutive memorizations and mouth-to-mouth communications, can quickly 'mutate' a quote beyond recognition. In those cases, only the 'kernel' of the quote is held while the rest is omitted or simplified. | ||
| - | * '''Misunderstanding''', if the person using the quote misjudges the importance of context, partial sentences, or inserts an invalid implication. | ||
| - | * '''Malice or deliberate deceit''' ([[Quote mining]]). | ||
| - | * '''Humor''' or [[satire]]. | ||
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| - | A particuliar case of misattribution is the [[Matthew effect]]: a quotation is often attributed to someone more famous than the real author. This leads the quotation to be more famous, but the real author to be forgotten. | ||
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| - | ==Examples== | ||
| - | An example of imperfect and indeliberate reproduction is [[Darth Vader]]'s quote "No, ''I'' am your father" referring to a previous dialogue with [[Luke Skywalker]] in the movie ''[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back]]''. Although a famous and reproducible quote, by itself it does not have much meaning, since "No" refers to a previous unconnected phrase. The emphasis ''I'' also corrects a previously said mistake. Also, the phrase doesn't give information to whom it is addressed. The result was to be 'simplified' and 'completed' as "Luke, I am your father" as it was later well-known. | ||
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| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | *[[Adage]] | ||
| - | *[[Aphorism]] | ||
| - | *[[Block quotation]] | ||
| - | *[[Cliché]] | ||
| - | *[[Contextomy]] | ||
| - | *[[Epigram]] | ||
| - | *[[List of book titles taken from literature]] | ||
| - | *[[List of famous misquotations]] | ||
| - | *[[Maxim (saying)|Maxim]] | ||
| - | *[[Metalanguage]] | ||
| - | *[[Musical quotation]] | ||
| - | *[[Nested quote]] | ||
| - | *[[Quotation]] | ||
| - | *[[Quote mining]] | ||
| - | *[[Proverb]] | ||
| - | *[[Spin (public relations)]] | ||
| - | *[[Testimonial]] | ||
| - | *[[Use–mention distinction]] | ||
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Darth Vader, real name Anakin Skywalker, is the central character of the Star Wars saga, appearing as one of the main antagonists of the original trilogy and one of the main protagonists of the prequel trilogy.
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See also
- "The Imperial March" – the theme music that accompanies Vader's appearances in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi as well as scenes where Anakin becomes more aggressive and unstable in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.
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