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Luke's Lightsaber
In each of the three acts of The Empire Strikes Back, something different happens with Luke Skywalker's lightsaber when he faces an enemy.
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Timothy Lawrence
Attacking the Throne
In The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda teaches Luke Skywalker, "Anger, fear, aggression, the dark side of the Force are they.
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Timothy Lawrence
Dark on the Outside, Light on the Inside
In Return of the Jedi, Luke Skywalker wears a costume that is all black on the outside but white on the inside.
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Timothy Lawrence
Fear to Power
In the first and last films of the Skywalker Saga, Palpatine tempts a young woman to give him power through an act of aggression by making her feel…
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Robert Brown
Doing Their Jobs
In Plato’s Republic, Socrates and his friends conclude that justice in the city and justice in the soul both require that each part of the city or soul…
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Robert Brown
Racing Like a Jedi
In "Faster" (The Bad Batch 1.4), Tech winds up competing in a dangerous race on the planet Safa Toma.
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Timothy Lawrence
Three Colors of Witches
Across The Acolyte, The Clone Wars, and Tales of the Empire, there are three kinds of witches.
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Timothy Lawrence
Light and Dark Sisters
The Acolyte centers on the twin sisters Osha and Mae Aniseya.
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Timothy Lawrence
The Ship of State
In Republic, Plato uses the analogy of a disorderly ship, on which the sailors vie to be captain without knowing anything about sailing, to illustrate…
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Robert Brown
Droids That Blind
During the space battle over Coruscant that opens Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan Kenobi's Jedi starfighter is attacked by enemy buzz droids.
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Timothy Lawrence
Bombs Away!
The opening space battle of The Last Jedi has drawn the complaint that bombs can’t be dropped in zero-gravity space.
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Robert Brown
Dangerous Idealists
In Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, there are three Jedi who are willing to sacrifice people, principles, or both if it would serve what…
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Robert Brown
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