October 4, 2010 Hrafnkel’s Saga The maxim, pride comes before fall, is eminent in Hrafnkel’s Saga. It seems that everyone in the main plot regard pride as a top virtue in life. To these people their pride and their word is all they truly have in life. Their word means a lot to them and they will stand by it forever, so when people go against their word and do things they agree to not do the others believe that justice should be paid to that person who went against their word. Such as when Einar went against his word to Hrafnkel, Hrafnkel murdered Einar for something as little as riding Hrafnkel’s horse.
When Romeo kills Tybalt right after marrying Juliet, it is clear that he is still extremely loyal to his friends and family, even though he knew that Tybalt was Juliet’s cousin. His revenge killing was one of loyalty to his friend. It is clear from the beginning that Han’s loyalties lay with his father, especially after going to prison for him. By the end of the film however, it is clear that Han’s loyalties in his family and his people were misplaced. Although sad at his father’s suicide, he feels no guilt about killing Kai.
I have come so far, oh shelter of warriors and your people's loved friend, that this one favor you should not refuse me. That I, alone and with the help of my men, may purge all evil from this Hell. (Beowulf page #). Another trait that a typical youth has is that they don't want to be outwitted. They also don't want people to think poorly of them.
Even Norman has no qualms about accepting this gift even though he is not considered a violent person. Before Lavender’s death Cross idealized war, he was more concerned with his love for Martha. He would daydream about her not taking his duties as lieutenant seriously. Lt. Cross doesn’t fear death but of disappointing and failing to protect his men. He feels personally responsible for the death of Lavender; he thinks that if he had been paying more attention, Lavender’s death could have been prevented.
He knows what is best for us and he doesn’t want us to get hurt, so obeying His commandments will save us a lot of grief in the long run. Though it may not seem like the best thing for us now or it may not seem like the fun or popular thing to do. We have to trust in the Lord and have faith in
Antigone was right in his actions for several reasons. Although the state disallowed Antigone’s body to be buried, he did so regardless because he could not stand the fact of his brothers’ body being untouched. Despite the consequences, he buried his brother in a brave manner and placed his brother in the afterlife which was far more important than leaving him in the open world. The afterlife was important because it was an opportunity to please their Greek gods which has always been their lifelong passion. Everything they have done has been dedicated towards pleasing their gods through prayer and religious sacrifice.
The tone is respectful because he states in his speech that, "The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract." In this quote Lincoln shows that he has a lot of respect towards the soldiers. The tone is optimistic because he says, "-- that we were highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain." In this quote he is optimistic because he is encouraging them that they will not lose the battle so that the soldiers that died wouldn't have died in vain. For example, Lincoln was determined that the soldiers wouldn't die in vain.
They both believe that their souls has value and people should have pride in that and not ruin their souls by way of sin or dying by a firearm, which is the case in the Last Samurai. This is a common belief throughout both philosophies. Nathan finds himself having to suppress the Samurai rebellion before his men are ready. At the end of the battle, Nathan
His sonnets were made to be passionate and patriotic and to show hope and rid the fear of future soldiers. The first sonnet is ‘Peace’, already from the title it is focusing on a positive message. Messages and tones that glorify the war and the deaths, focusing on the implementation that death in war is a glorious moment and that it should not be feared. Death was silenced and only the brighter side of war was shown to the public so nobody would be afraid. His use of patriotism, honour and enthusiasm gives across a positive tone to the poem.
A hero will avoid attracting the attention of others. A humbled hero may save a drowning toddler and walk away expecting no rewards or applause. To me, a hero is not arrogant. I feel as though the most important quality of a hero with a great sense of humility is consideration for other people’s feeling and emotions. A hero will not hurt a person’s feelings, and if they do they will try and make it up to me in a genuine way.