Bloom (2009: 18) suggests that Ozymandias was a “product of ancient Egyptian culture’s obsession” with personal survival thus the plethora of tombs, statues, pyramids and monuments. This allows us to comprehend the origins of the arrogant hubris that made Ozymandias who he was. “Frown, and wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command” in line 4 and 5 allude to the unquestionable power that he wielded over his people. “Frown” indicates that Ozymandias was an angry person and extremely demanding towards his subjects. The phrase “wrinkled lip” connotes a harsh and heartless attitude towards others.
In the different time periods that they ruled, Macbeth and Ozymandias were very commanding kings. Arrogance, ruthlessness, and selfishness are among many of the faults ending their reign as kings. When comparing these great men there are many things that can be cultured about the downfall of excessively ambitious kings. The ostentatious nature of both King Macbeth and Ozymandias vibrantly is shown throughout their reign as king. These men are praised by many which is what led to their conceited temperament.
Sunday 9th June 2013 Jamie Gambin 11.4 In ‘Animal Farm’, fear and ignorance are two major obstacles which prevent the animals from achieving their dream of freedom. Discuss. ‘Animal Farm’ is an allegory written by the author George Orwell, in which fear and ignorance prevent he animals from reaching their ultimate goal of freedom and of living in a utopia. Ignorance or stupidity is a major factor in the downfall of the animals’ limited freedom. One such case is that of Boxer, ‘an enormous beast’ who was ‘as strong as any two ordinary horses put together’.
12 Angry Men Essay Eric Juror #3 was the antagonist throughout the story, he argued with everyone and stuck to his belief throughout the story. Juror #3 was also biased and very angry with all the other jurors, and that impacted what others thought about him, but towards the end of the movie juror #3 has a emotional breakdown and showed everyone why he was being biased and angry. Juror #3 was very opinionated, rude, and has hidden sensitive side. Juror #3 was very opinionated he crossed over the line into insensitivity and rudeness about the defendant being guilty. His opinions stayed strong threw the whole story until the end when he revealed is true feelings about his teenaged son who causes him to be hateful and opinionated about everything.
Very often average people were outraged by every step of those with an 'artistic soul'. However, as they were probably chosen by the God, they were simply made to live different, very often, scandalous and unpredictable life. Undoubtedly, one of such people were Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, whose life is full of shocking happenings. He could neither live a life of a rich burgher, painter on the Lord's court, nor a demure life devoted only to the art. Conversely, through most of his life he had legal problems, he was continually arrested and jailed, furthermore, more than once he was forced to escape to other countries to save his life.
This arrogance that he constantly flaunts leads to him being cruel at the beginning of the epic. Gilgamesh was described as, “two-thirds of him divine, one-third human... Gilgamesh does not allow the son to go with his father; day and night he oppresses the weak... Gilgamesh does not let the young woman go to her mother, the girl to the warrior, the bride to the young groom.” Gilgamesh is a man with no equals, which makes him feel as if he is superior. Even though Gilgamesh starts out as a cruel, supreme ruler he develops into a very kindhearted man. He is extremely supportive of Enkidu and encourages him in any way that he can. When they are fighting Humbaba, Gilgamesh says, “you will surpass all of them... a friend who knows battle understands fighting... stand, friend, we will go up together.” Gilgamesh also shows that he does have a sensitive side when Enkidu dies.
Although Gilgamesh was supernatural and divine in body and mind, he reigned over his kingdom as a cruel tyrant. He lorded over his subjects, raping any woman he liked, whether she was the daughter of a nobleman or the wife of one of his warriors. He accomplished his construction projects with inhumane forced labor, with the rest of his exhausted subjects suffering under his oppression. Soon, his subjects had had enough of his savage authoritarian rule and called out to the sky god, Anu, for help. In response, Anu told, the goddess of creation, Aruru, to make a being, equivalent by strength to Gilgamesh, to stop him.
An Obsession With Perfection The journey that Okonkwo takes in the novel goes from hero to villain. This downward journey is caused by many factors. The character Okonkwo in Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart is obsessed with proving his masculinity, often by beating his wives and son. Okonkwo’s flaws lead to misery for himself, when he is unable to realize not every action must be a vigorous one. His family suffers when he takes his anger out on them for the simplest things just to prove he is a man.
We may go round our history books either lambasting or extolling powerful leaders, but we will always come to the conclusion that power does corrupt a man. The thirst for power is unbounded and the lamentable consequences often quash a man. Getting power is just the onset of melancholy, disaster, lugubriousness and sorrow. All the leaders throughout history were undoubtedly very strong and were feared but we often learn that they were sordid, uncouth, perpetrators, lascivious, perplexed and unscrupulous. They often committed a myriad of staggering sins and believed they were masters of perpetuity.
They stole our chance to have the ability to help shape and guide mankind into natural, peaceful ways of life. Men have used their brut and strength to become the upper hand; typical of them to do so. They used us as their personal slaves putting us into the stereotypical roles we still hold today as cleaners, and cookers, and scrubbers, and launderers and so on. They have clumsily and selfishly created a world filled with hatred and pointless violence. Most men are angry, vile, and perverted creatures who have no sympathy, compassion or a care in the world except for their own.