Important Quotations Explained
1.
Luke:
“How did my father die?”
Ben: “A young Jedi named Darth
Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the
Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi Knights. He betrayed and murdered your
father.”
2.
Luke:
“You don’t believe in the Force, do you?”
Han: “Kid, I’ve flown from one
side of the galaxy to the other, I’ve seen a lot of strange stuff,
but I’ve never seen anything to make me believe there’s one all-powerful
force controlling everything. There’s no mystical energy field that controls
my destiny!”
3.
Yoda:
“[M]y ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates
it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us, binds us. Luminous beings
are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force flow around
you. Here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, yes, even between
the land and the ship.”
4.
Darth Vader:
“Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength,
we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy!
. . . If you only knew the power of the dark side! Obi-Wan never
told you what happened to your father. . .”
Luke: “He told me enough! He told
me you killed him!”
Darth Vader: “No,
I am
your father!”
5.
Emperor:
“Now fulfill your destiny, and take your father’s place at my side.”
Luke: “Never. I’ll never turn
to the dark side. You’ve failed, your highness. I am a Jedi, like
my father before me.”
Emperor: “So be it, Jedi.”
