Star Wars III: Revenge Of The Sith Analysis

The conclusion of Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith finalized Anakin Skywalker's transformation from an aspiring Jedi Master to Darth Vader. In order to identify what was responsible for Anakin's transformation, one must analyze how he was influenced to disregard the principles of the Jedi Order. Considering Anakin's attachment to Padme, Chancellor Palpatine was able to influence his decisions regarding the rules of the Jedi Order. Using stoic texts to examine Anakin’s ignorance of the rules of the Jedi order considering affinity for Padme, it can be concluded that Anakin's deep attachment to Padme made him susceptible to be easily influenced to oppose giving up control, accepting fate, and utilizing reason and sound judgement. In Star Wars

In Seneca’s Epistles Morales: On Grief for Lost Friends, Seneca states “Now is the time for you to reflect, not only that all things are mortal, but also that their mortality is subject to no law.” The main point of that statement is that during one's lifetime it is important to truly value the time one has with the individuals and prepare yourself for someone’s death because Fortune, an ancient figure who can bestow positive and negative occurrences on one’s life, cannot be predicted and can take anyone away from someone at anytime. Chancellor Palpatine was able to twist this idea in Anakin’s mind by making him believe that he had the ability to control death by transitioning to the dark side of the force, which ultimately put him in a position to not believe that he would need to grieve over Padme. This goes against the ideas of the Jedi and the Stoics because one is suppose to prepared for all situations in order to be less angry and more controlled. In the finale of Revenge of the Sith, the doctor’s finish repairing and transitioning Anakin into Darth Vader, which is when Chancellor Palpatine reveals to him that Padme had died, not because of childbirth, but because of Anakin. It is very apparent that he was angry about this because right after he received the

Anakin’s judgement was effected by Chancellor Palpatine’s lies about the Jedi council stating that the council was planning on betraying him and that they were selfish and only wanted more power. Seneca claims that anger clouds one's judgment which is something that Jedi would find favor with, but Chancellor Palpatine tells Anakin that anger gives one more insight into a situation. In Seneca’s “On Anger,” Seneca states “I have said enough about what anger is. Its difference from irascibility will be apparent. It is the difference between the drunk and the drunkard, the frightened and the timid.” In the context of Star Wars, Anakin’s clouded judgment on being a Jedi or a Sith was due to his anger about Padme’s impending death, because he was so consumed by trying to save Padme, that he was not able to make a reasonable decision on the situation surrounding Chancellor Palpatine, which greatly affected Anakin and Padme. In the beginning of the movie, Anakin had a very lighthearted tone in his voice which was seen when received the news about Padme’s pregnancy. However, as the movie progressed and anger started to take ahold of Anakin, the physical transformation he went through was very apparent, especially in the scene when Padme confronted Anakin about turning to the dark side. On page