It was the ultimate act of friendship and sacrifice, on George's part, to kill Lennie. He knew that Lennie would be lynched and hung for murdering Curley's wife. He also knew that Lennie didn't know any better, he had no idea the power of his own strength, he did not fully know the ramifications of what he had done, but he did know that it was bad and that he might get into trouble. George basically spared Lennie from a death filled with pain and suffering and Lennie almost had this moment of clarity when he knows what George has to do and he's ok with it. 3.
I believe Romeo killed Tybalt because Tybalt was the killer of his best friend Mercutio. I bet if thou were in the same situation as Romeo, thou would have revenged your beloved friend. It was all out of self defense Prince. Another reason to forget your prosecution on Romeo is because Tybalt was the one to start the fight when he drew his sword requesting
Failure to complete what we desire leaves us in pain and grief at the present time, the outcome of the situation will bring us joy in the end. Not because we always like the outcome but because it was the right thing to do, this connects with George’s situation in the book. He and Lennie discuss big plans that he never believed would come true, George even admits it when he talks to Candy after they discover the corpse of Curley’s wife. George suspects already that he may have to kill Lennie, and he knows with all the men out to punish Lennie, his death is inevitable, following Candy’s statement that he had wished he had killed his own dog. Even though it hurts George, he realizes it is the best thing to do.
Dear George, I am writing to you to express my views about your decision to shoot your good friend Lennie. Firstly, I know you had a very close friendship but I don't think you had any other choice but to shoot Lennie. If you hadn't shot him he would have carried on getting you both into trouble, like that time with the soft red dress in weed. Remember you said to Lennie, “You can’t keep a job and you lose me ever' job I get”. If you didn't shoot him what do you think you would be doing right now?
When people see or hear the word “murder,” their minds will automatically transition to wrong, inhumane, cruel, vicious, diabolical, evil, or words with negative connotation. This transitional thinking shows the human morality, their belief that to annihilate life is wrong. However, there are exceptions to this belief. An exception can be found in the novella Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck, when George Milton kills his mentally disabled friend, Lennie Small. In this case, Lennie’s death was justified because of the reasons behind the kill.
Nevertheless one murder didn't comfort him, he thinks he needs to secure his position. So he goes off and hires hit men to kill who he thinks is his enemy, the one who can take his power, Banqo. Soon enough he finds himself ordering the slaughter of a traitors family, which is when remorse never enters his thoughts. Macbeth’s greed and ambitions are the sheer motivators of his killings and that is evident throughout the journey of the play. As Shakespeare once wrote , “Fair is foul and foul is fair” (Act I, Sc.I, Line
On the hand, there lies Claudius. The reader has just learned that he was willing to kill his own brother to become king. Murder is a horrible thing, but killing your own brother for your own selfish needs is far beyond horrible. When learning this, in combination with feel bad for Hamlet, the reader is left hating Claudius for what he has done. Additionally, this is a very important scene in the play.
She will be the man here” (519). This quote explains Kreon’s irritation on Antigone. The very moment Antigone buries her be loving brother’s body Kreon wants to take action with killing her because she disobeyed his law also Antigone’s sister, Ismene, because Kreon believes she was part of it too. Kreon believes if he does not kill Antigone he will no longer be one of the best rulers that people will look up too. This quote is important because it explains how Kreon begins to commit hubris.
49). Macbeth knows the ethics behind the murder of the King, and he knows that not only is his conscience going to suffer, but should he get caught he would lose everything. His family’s honor, his title as thane, everything he had worked so hard to accomplish gone blank at the instant his hand in the crime would be revealed. “Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires” (I. iv. 57-58).
Betrayal in Julius Caesar Breaking the trust or promise of someone who trusts you is considered betrayal. William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar tells of many betrayals between many of the characters, including the main character, Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar is eventually betrayed to the point where he is killed by his best friend In Julius Caesar betrayal is the main support for the book and what the book as a whole is written around. The first example of betrayal in Julius Caesar is in act 1 scene 2 when Brutus says the only way to restore Rome to its former glory is to kill Caesar. This is a perfect example of betrayal and probably one of the most important examples in the whole play.