However, King Shou has chosen to rule as a “cruel” and “unjust” king. In the same manner, the king God described to Samuel rules greedily, taking advantage of his own people. All of these kings have used their powers in different ways. Assur-Nassir-Pal II uses his love for his Gods as a motivation; King Shou disregards his God's desires; The king
What made Achilles such an honorable hero was the fact that he fought for his own pride, not the desire to conquer the war. Although throughout the war, Achilles character flaws impede his ability to fight and act with integrity. His insurmountable rage is the epitome of these flaws, showing vibrantly through his rage for Agamemnon and ultimately destroying his integrity. His never ending lust for glory is the reason why his rage surmounts from a poisoned pride, which is his real Achilles’ heel. This arrogance leads him to becoming slightly obsessed with retaining his pride and not letting anyone slight his bravado.
His tragic flaw is evident throughout the novel thinking he can win them all. Beowulf defeats the evil monster Grendel and his mother with ease. However, when it is time to battle the dragon, his pride causes him to be defeated. Beowulf is portrayed as a classic epic hero and, like many other heroes of the time, has a tragic flaw that ultimately leads to his demise. Beowulf possesses many of the traits of an archetypal epic hero; he is strong, humble, and willing to fight to death if necessary.
David Mazahreh English 110 Professor Bliss The Hero and the Villain The history of mankind was never short of wars and battles. During that chaos, many controversial characters were widely known by posterity. Those controversial characters were thought to be heroes because they won many battles as leaders with daringness, or they saved many people’s lives. They were also thought to be villains because they did many inhuman slaughters. A true historical bio has never been accomplished.
Wiglaf knows of the many triumphs Beowulf endeavors, and sees it as an encouragement. If Beowulf was able to defeat, why couldn't Wiglaf. Wiglaf is extremely brave to continue the fight Beowulf had started and kill the dragon as his loyalty shines through. Beowulf and Wiglaf are genuinely loyal characters in the epic poem. The two inferior men endeavored many hardships throughout because of their loyalty to others.
He was also an arrogant man who was very full of himself. He didn’t listen to anyone and thought he was always right. Caesar deserved to be killed. One reason Caesar deserved to die was because he was too ambitious and very power hungry. An example of him being too power hungry was his desire to be Rome’s dictator for life.
As the deaths continued and the monster’s vengeance inclined, Victor became increasingly enthralled in his problems and seemingly ignored others’. He could have killed the creature after he found that he killed William and Justine.. Instead, Victor san and reduced to face his problems face to face, he escaped. To call Victor a “hero” would be ignorant. He did create life, however he never took flu responsibility, always took the easy way out and was the force that created the suffering of the novel.
Gilgamesh, a leader of Uruk, was composed of both man and god. His physical features resembled a strong, handsome, and well-kept man. Though he possessed this nice image, Gilgamesh was a cruel person. He treated his subjects with disrespect, especially women, as he raped them whether they were married or not. Also, he forced his subjects to complete his building projects which caused them become very exhausted and angry.
Another example of his cleverness is when he killed all the people that were threatening his wife to marry him and thought up a way to get rid of them. Odysseus greatest weakness is his pride. Although pride can be a great thing, he has too much of it. Odysseus is a great warrior but he isn’t perfect and has flaws, such as his pride. One of Odysseus’s strengths is his creativity in solving problems.
Like in every man’s life, his life included plenty of trials and troubles such as the death of his friend which pushed him to seek for immortality. This made him to be opposed to himself and that is why he went to look for Uta-napishti. “I’m afraid of death, so I wander the wild, to find Uta-Napishti, son of Ubar-Tutu” (tablet 9, 5). Moreover, this experience changed Gilgamesh’s view of the human condition. It helped him become a better person because it taught him what is to be a man which means that every man is called to die one day or another.