Unlike the difficulties Gawain faced, Shrek has managed gaining his house back and fighting for the woman he falls for. All in all, as a hero, Gawain’s greatest challenge is himself as he fears death; this goes hand and hand with Shrek’s greatest challenge, as he believes that his love will never want him. Traditionally, heroes are portrayed as courageous and even perfect human beings. First as a hero, Gawain is faced with the challenge of the Green Knight. As the Green Knight comes to King Arthur’s court, he causes a scene, which then invites everyone to "give a blow and take a blow".
Certainly he is in search of fame. Though this is true it must not discount his brave actions. He gains his fame truthfully by doing battle with menaces to society. He does not lie or manipulate to achieve fame, he uses what is rightfully his, his bravery. Beowulf's bravery differs from that of King Arthur's for several reasons.
Loyalty Through the noble deeds performed in Anglo-Saxon originated epic, the ideal of loyalty is portrayed through the main character, Beowulf. Since he is the ideal thane, the failure of other knights to be as extraordinary as Beowulf makes him seem even more faithful and noble. Beowulf was loyal to all of his kin, kingdom, king, country, and his subjects. With this and courage he was a model thane, as well as king, for he was portrayed through the epic as the perfect warrior, and the most idealistic knight of his time. As described in the story, Beowulf is fiercely loyal; he has allegiance with all that are not enemies.
One of the best examples that I can think of is when Beowulf fought Grendel and won. He stood bravely infront of the monster Grendel, and fought gallantly to victory. Without that time of terror, Beowulf’s true colors of Heroism would not have shown. To sum up everything that I just said, I think that Emerson would consider Beowulf a hero due to all of the battles that he fought gallantly and won. Not once in the story did Beowulf show a sign of weakness, even without any armor, he still fought bravely and
At the end of this scene he insists that Horatio make it known that he consents for Fortenbras to become the next king. In his final moments he was thinking not of himself, but of his country. That is the sign of a king. Hamlet is an intelligent young man. Many kings throughout history are not intelligent, so Hamlet is overqualified for the job.
He just threw himself in the bloodiest middle of the fray, and hacked his way out. Just as he had admirable strengths of character, so did he have unpraiseworthy weaknesses. His biggest weaknesses were his ambition and his manipulability. Because he was such a good worker, he couldn't help but hope for recognition and reward for the consistently superior quality of his work. It may have been that he was serving a sovereign, King Duncan I [d. August 14, 1040], who wasn't known for appreciation or generosity.
A good king and it's a simple question to answer. At times of trouble a king must be a little barbaric to protect his people and land such as war. Nobody would want a king running the country that couldn't hold his ground and fight back. Another reason why Hamlet would have made a good king is because he was brought up in and around royalty. His father was king and he was brought up as the future king obtaining some knowledge throughout his childhood.
Although Othello is wildly respected because of his hard work to become general, Iago uses Othello’s skin color to try and destroy his reputation. Othello is portrayed as a passionate and noble hero. He is represented as an honest man and holds a high rank as general in the Venician Army. Although Othello is portrayed as a great man, he is also treated as an outsider because he is a Moor. For example Brabantio says to Othello “You’re something to fear, not to love.
Moorish mercenaries were in fact common in the moment. Othello predicates its success to the love of his military successes, attracting Desdemona with tales of his travels and military battles. When the Turks lost their natural, as a military power, Othello left with nothing to do: last act of a military government we will see him take is to view the fortifications in a very short second scene, Act III. Not having to prove his manhood or honor in a public place like a court or the battlefield, Othello starts to feel uncomfortable in his position in a private room. Iago activate this alarm, calling Othello epileptic form Act IV, Scene I, ‘[A], passion, most un-suiting a man.
I think that inside, Lear is insecure. He has a ton of power, but that is all he really has. This also would explain why he wants to keep the title King, as seen in Act I Scene I Lines 140-141 “Only we still retain the name and all the additions to a king,” but give up the responsibility. He doesn’t want the work, but without being the King, he is nothing, and has no way to identify himself. More than these, I think Lear is motivated by his idea that he is a good man.