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It is of note that throughout all the first six Star Wars films and throughout Anakin's life he is always answerable to a master; From his Hutt slave owner, to his slave owner Watto through to his master Obi-Wan and then Jedi Masters and then to Emperor Palpatine himself. At no point is Anakin truly free.

Within this context it is much easier to sympathise with his barely contained rage when Mace Windu tells him, 'we do not grant you the rank of master' in ROTS. His fate is to always be in servitude both as Anakin and as Darth Vader and always to have a master rather than to be a master. This theme is especially emphasised in his relationship with Obi-Wan, where his continual exclamations of 'yes Master', serve to illustrate the context of the relationship. Because this is a more positive species of master-disciple relationship we need to be reminded that Anakin has essentially just swapped one master for another. As Darth Vader he conveniently overlooks the fact that he has placed himself in servitude to the Emperor during the duel scene with Obi-Wan in Episode IV. He is keen to impress upon Obi-Wan that 'Now I am the master'. The great irony is that his deep desire to be in charge has once again placed him in servitude.

As an aside it's worth noting here the changes in diction between Anakin and Darth in the choice of personal pronouns. Anakin would never use an antiquated 'thy', but a more informal 'your'. Only as Vader does such diction slide off his tongue, 'What is thy bidding my master?'. I doubt Anakin would ever use the word 'bidding' either. He seems to have undergone some sort of linguistic transplant in his transition from Anakin to Darth.

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