I used Angela Carter "Company of Wolves" which is a short, and great rendition of Little Red Riding Hood. It's feminist and what not, so it's an interesting sort of powerplay here.
I also used Gladiator. Which is incredibly common. It's great when it's to do with people (or the crowd) holding power. If you wanna use Gladiator, I suggest you use a not-so-common text as well.