When Commodus finds out that he will not become emperor, he suffocates his father. After Marcus Aurelius' death, Commodus tells the Romans that he is the new emperor, but Maximus knows the truth. Commodus tells the soldiers to kill Maximus and his family before the power is given to the Senate. Before the soldiers could kill Maximus, he defeats all of the soldiers trying to murder him, and he escapes. Maximus goes home to see his wife and son murdered and hung in front of his house.
Bilbo was left alone to save the dwarves. He made a plan to get the spiders away from the nests and quickly went back to rescue the dwarves. The dwarves exclaim to Bilbo that because of his actions they stayed alive. Tolkien illustrates this when he states: “They knew only too well that they would soon all have been dead, if it had not been for the hobbit; and they thanked him many times”(166). Tolkien also shows heroism through external conflict when trolls capture the dwarves and Bilbo.
The gang members in Graham Greene’s “The Destructors” are catastrophic young children and teenagers who are unfortunately being greatly affected by their surroundings. Placed in wartime London, their town is in rubble from bombings. Peer pressure is no help when a destructive surrounding and vulnerable ages are strongly influencing the instinctive human behavior of the members, which causes many of their horrific actions. The gang meeting “every morning in an impromptu car-park, the site of the last bomb of the first blitz” has a great impact on their actions. The destruction of the town around them leads T to propose the destruction of a neighboring house which belonged to a man known as Old Misery.
The battle is a sign that even though good has the advantage, good can never have an ultimate victory over evil. Through its powerful use of symbolism in Beowulf’s battles with Grendel and the dragon, Beowulf draws a clear distinction between good and evil, going on to show that the world is fated to a never-ending battle between good and evil. Throughout the poem, Beowulf matures from a good warrior to a good king. He follows comitatus; the relationship between the king and his thanes where the thanes are loyal and fight battles for their king, and in return, the king gifts them with winnings from the battle. A good king or warrior also pays wergild, the price a warrior pays to the family of a slain warrior.
Then, the movie cuts out “a mighty prince mourning” of Hrothgar and replaces it by a preparation for a revenge and Hrothgar not only feels fear and sorrow as much as in the poem but also he stays calm and seeks for a warrior who can kill Grendel. Grendel comes to the Herot twice in movie but his coming is up to three times in the poem. The most important change is that Beowulf does not kill Grendel’s mother as he does in the poem. This event links with the last event of both movie and poem, Beowulf and the dragon. In the movie, the dragon is Beowulf’s son and it draws up a tragic event of a father kill his son to stop a lustful action.
The king displays no pity for Macbeth instead he rewards his great loyalty to him by rewarding him with the title of the Thane of Cawdor. After the great Macbeth proves himself on the battlefield King Duncan shows his great gratitude for Macbeth after he helps saves the kings crown. “ No more that Thane of Cawdor shall deceive / Our bosom interests. Go pronounce his present death / And with his former title greet Macbeth 1.2.64-66”. Macbeth had a lot going for him by becoming thane of Cawdor, but he ruins his chance of being a noble character by killing for the crown.
Beowulf also shows he represents goodness by volunteering to fight evil; protect his people, and doing it selflessly. These selfless acts offered by Beowulf display much of the goodness that is present in Beowulf. Goodness is also portrayed by its ability to purge and cleanse evil. This is first shown after Beowulf slays Grendel. The poet says, "(Beowulf) had purged of evil the hall of Hrothgar, and cleansed of crime; the heart of the hero."
Many forms of evil are split and are exiled and now in the form of various creatures. 2) Grendal walks in on Herots men whey they are sleeping and brutally smashes them and eats them as a large blood stain smears the ground. Grendal travels back to his lair and when the people of the town wake up they see the damage he has caused and mourn. Herot is scared and fears Grendal while Grendal continues to kill. Grendal wins and Hrothgar’s men lose for year even though God protects him.
He then blames two guards for the deed and becomes king of Scotland. Throughout the course of this play, Macbeth murders his best friend, Banquo, Macduffs entire family, and plots to kill more so he may keep his title. He becomes crazy with power and rants about the witches’ predictions daily. He becomes, in his eyes, immortal. On the other hand, his wife becomes so guilty for their deed she begins to sleepwalk and talk of their crime in the night.
Tybalt stabs Mercutio under Romeo's arm, and he dies after cursing plagues on the houses of the Capulets and the Montagues. Romeo then angry after the death of Mercutio lashes out and kills Tybalt . Benvolio tells Romeo to run, because of the Prince's death threat. Benvolio tells the Prince what happened, amd sice both family's lost a member , the Prince banishes Romeo from Verona . The conflict adds to the story by making it interesting to read, and gives the reader the feeling that anything can happen at any time.