She was merely trying to honor her brother Polyneices with respect by giving him the proper burial a royal member deserves. Any other moral man or woman would do the same and give his or her family member a proper burial. Creon made this law to try and forbid any rebellion, but is that fair? Is it fair that Antigone is being punished for such a noble and loving deed? Shouldn’t she be honored for her kind acts?
The savior was always obedient. He showed his love for the Lord by being obedient. Was he tempted? Yes. The master of deceit tempted him, but yet he was an example of obedience by refusing to deviate from what He knew was right.
Lady Bertilak only seems to want Gawain because of his reputation and stories she had heard about Arthur’s knights. Gawain remains modest and lets Lady Bertilak down gently, thus Gawain remains chivalrous towards women even though he is denying her request. In the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Gawain shows bravery, modesty and chivalry, as a knight should even in times of great adversity. When the Green Knight scams him into a fateful game where Gawain is doomed for death, he still fulfills his end of the bargain. Also, when Lady Bertilak tries to reveal his flaws by seducing him, Gawain remains chivalrous because he knows that giving into her could mean serious
King is patient and understanding to the criticism and views of his fellow clergymen. He seeks to find common ground with the clergymen; he politely and respectfully argues every point they bring up. He does not lose his temper but simply asks them to walk a mile in his shoes to understand why he needed to heard. He patiently lays out all reason why he was fighting to end a battle that had lasted more than three hundred and sixty years. King does not take insult to the clergymen’s criticism but he gently counter argues every point they bring up.
For instance, it gives an example of how the Confucian doctrine whereby everybody was required to abbey the decrees of the powerful without questioning to the extent where the same would not lead to unendurable suffering. The writer of this book is also keen to clearly illustrate to us how the society was required to accord women a higher societal status that their sons (Novak 126). The doctrines of this dynasty were not meant to hurt anyone but were geared towards imposing high ethical standards within the dynasty. They were to be exercised by everybody so as to promote humaneness, righteousness, integrity as well as
From 'Pride and Prejudice' the first chapter opens with Austen saying 'It is truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of good fortune must be in want of a wife.' Similarly, in 'Much Ado About Nothing' Benedick says 'the world must be peopled', both of these quotes are referring to marriage, saying that marriage needs to happen, and is wanted. As in that time, you were frowned upon if you were not married. Even though, no one marries for love, in 'Pride and Prejudice' Elizabeth Bennett, the main character, who is witty and pretty, does want to marry for love. She doesn't not want to have to rely on a man for money and a
In fact, the Puritans saw it as a man’s duty to provide pleasure for his wife, and they also considered it as a godly behavior. Sex within marriage was a gift from God and as much a rightful expression of love as it was a means to reproduction. The Puritans approved of the stabilizing influence of married life and believed it established conditions conducive to the worship of God. However, there was one limitation which the Puritans placed upon sexual relations in marriage: sex must not interfere with religion. Sexual pleasures were treated liked other kinds of pleasure.
Respecting her father’s will even though he is dead, shows how much women respect and follow the rules men create, not allowing them to choose their own love, and live with who they want. Being a Jew or Christian in Merchant of Venice made a big difference on your life. Religion was a predominant aspect of citizens in that society. Christians dominated and
While I understand the views of both men, I believe that Machiavelli’s perspective is more prevalent and useful in the world today. Machiavelli rights that a leader needs to show his prowess and confidence in his decisions which helps make people want to follow the leader. He writes with a more realistic but cynical point of view. Lao Tzu writes from the side that all humans are inherently good. Lao Tzu trusts all people to do the right thing and says not to force any expectations into people as that will cause them only to backlash.
This is non-violence are all examples of non-violence. Men and animals, all are the children of God. We all have equal right to live in this world. So, people shouldn't take away the life of another, whether he is a man or a beast of any other living being. If we take to violence we will not be able to reach God after we die, unless we repent.