And so, Hester, I drew thee into my heart, into its innermost chamber, and sought to warm thee by the warmth in which thy presence made there!” (69). Chillingworth’s compassion and desire for love and good, over the cruel and evil atmosphere he later develops, reveals that he was not always wandering down the road of revenge, but was a man of virtue. His spiraling fall into malice and morally self destructive actions only occur after he sets himself down the road to find the other person who wronged him, the man who shares his wife’s sin, and take vengeance upon him. Roger continues his personal decline by betraying his human nature and turning to a more demonic nature. “The physician advanced directly in front of his patient, laid his hand upon his bosom, and thrust aside the vestment that, hitherto, had always covered it even from the professional eye.
“All right then,” Huck decides in chapter 31, “I’ll go to hell,” (250). With this decision, he realizes that helping his friend is more important than a traditional rule of the church. Likewise, Huck also reforms and fine-tunes his original moral code throughout the story. Generally his code for lying from the beginning is that it’s wrong and that he shouldn’t do it. But, throughout his adventures, he realizes that sometimes it’s alright to do it and sometimes not.
Although Brutus initially was the approval of the Roman citizens Antony’s sarcastic speech made the Romans second guess if the assassination of Caesar was right. In the speech Mark Antony gave in Act 3 Scene 2 he was speaking about Caesar being ambitious and Brutus being an honorable man but keeps repeating it in a sarcastic tone. For instances Antony said “But Brutus says he is ambitious and Brutus is a honorable man”, then again Brutus said “Yet Brutus says he was ambitious and Brutus is an honorable man” because it’s repeated a couple throughout Antony’s speech. As well in Act 3 Scene 2 Brutus said “And for my sake, stay here with Antony Do grace to Caesar’s corpse, and grace his speech. Tending to Caesar’s glories, which Mark Antony By our permission is allowed to make.
Othello “I am not what I am” 1. In the first quote Iago is ranting on how he wants the position of lieutenant but did not obtain it due to the fact Othello choose Cassio which he also states how he is more fit to have Cassio’s position because of his inexperience. This angers him because he sees no reason why he wasn’t chosen even though he had plenty of recommendations .In the next quote it is to be believed that Iago is almost revealing that fact that he is a dishonest and betraying character with lines like “We cannot all be masters, nor all masters cannot be truly follow’d.” which shows that he doesn’t plan to follow Othello as his leader or master while acknowledging that some aren’t fit to be in a masters place and ”I am not what I am ”. that line expressing how he is more than meets the eye and what you see is not always what you will get when it comes to his character. In the third quote Iago is expressing how although he may hate the moor for now he shall show a sign of peace and love because it is a necessity at the moment as he even says ”though I do hate him as I do hell-pains yet, for necessity of present life I must show a flag and sign of love” it’s almost as if he is swallowing his pride for the time being to not jeopardize his plans in the
Dantes Act of Revenge In the book, “The Count of Monte Cristo,” written by Alexandre Dumas exposes the truth behind what goes around comes back around also known as karma. The main character Dante himself says, “ he considers his fortune a gift from God, given to him for the sole purpose of rewarding those who have tried to help him and, more important, punishing those who have hurt him.” Dante never had to experience karma until he was forced to deal with some cruel punishments as a result of his “so-called” friends. Edmond Dantes thought life couldn’t get any better; he was about to become the captain of a ship, and he was engaged to a young woman named Mercedes. His life was spun upside down when his dangerous and jealous friends all turned against him. Danglars, the treasurer of Dante’s ship, was envious of Dante’s early career success.
He recalls when Othello passed him over promotion for the position of lieutenant. He sarcastically describes Othello as pompous, “Loving his own pride and purposes”, as he used military language to deliver the message that he has already chosen another man. “Horribly stuffed with epithets of war”. The rhetorical question Iago’s uses, “And what was he?” Prepares him to delve further into why he despises Othello. Iago believes that Othello has greatly misjudged choosing “Michael Cassio”, over him, as Cassio is a “Mere prattle without practice”.
In The Myth of Sisyphus -Sisyphus stole the gods secrets and he was punished for this action. It was said that realizing that he was close to death that he wanted to see how much his wife really loved him, and he was granted that but fell for the scene of life and wanted to stay there. “But when he had seen again the face of this world, enjoyed water and sun, warm stones and the sea, he no longer wanted to go back to the infernal darkness.” (Camus The Myth of Sisyphus). This is somewhat similar to the emotions
However alternative aspects of his character are portrayed relaying an ambiguity. Caliban labels Prospero a ‘tyrant’ for enslaving him on his own island; the punishment that Prospero delivers to Caliban raises questions regarding the so-called lessons that he has learned. Sympathy is aroused within the audience on hearing upon Prospero’s doleful plight and opinion will have become more appraising when Prospero forgives his brother. Yet, another disturbing aspect of Prospero’s character is his acclamation of possessing miraculous abilities admitting he can even resurrect the dead. To a Christian audience of the Medieval era this proclamation would have been horrific and borderline blasphemous: it would have warranted a hanging at least.
In the bible there is frequent mention of Gods forgiveness, and how if we wish to follow him, we must first forgive others as he forgave us. Considering this idea it is easy to draw parallels between The Tempest and an allegory for Christian forgiveness. The entire play is set over Prospero’s ordeal with his brother and the nobles. His original plans for revenge gradually change over the course of events and in the end Prospero’s anger is quelled and we see a more compassionate and forgiving side to his character. Prospero’s plans for revenge originate in his previous occupation as Duke of Milan.
However, it is often argued that Prospero is simply pretending to forgive them as he wants nothing more than his Dukedom back as critic James Smith states, "as if imparting of forgiveness is more important than his return to Milan." He does clearly have some desire for vengeance rather than forgiveness as the play begins with him wrecking the ship they arrive on but rather than killing them he allows them to live which may be in order to simply show his power and present himself as "noble" which is evident when he asks Ariel "but are they safe?" Prospero is quick to vengeance and displaying power as can be seen in the play when he tells Ariel "I will rend an oak" after he questions his authority. He does later praise Ariel and promise him his "freedom" which again suggests that his main goal is simply to lead and be viewed as a leader; through any means necessary. Contextually this can be linked to Machiavellis "The Prince" in which it's stated that in order to be a great leader one has to be ruthless.