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.
Gilgamesh was proud and dictated his subjects because of his supremacy while Sunjata remained humble despite his abilities and achievements. Gilgamesh’s godly powers made him unstable and as a consequence he suffered from immoderation. Sunjata’s humility is witnessed during the burial of Sogolon. The king was against Sunjata’s idea of honoring his burial. Despite Sunjata’s position as a hero before the Mande people, he humbled himself and used other ways to convince the king and he succeeded in the end.
This is a very pure profession of his loyalty. I know I would not let somebody go chopping away at my head if it was not for a good reason, Gawain’s Loyalty and obligation to the throne was reason enough for him. Sir Gawain, though an honorable man, who possess great characteristics such as loyalty, an honorable code and an above par chivalry code. Since I see courage as an action rather than a characteristic, Gawain never makes that action. I also do not confuse his loyalty and obligation for an act of commitment.
Finally on the one hand Antigone could be described by the Greek word “mythos” that means fantasy, she lives in her own world and believes in “phusis”, everything that is natural (including of course burying her dead brother); On the other hand, Creon lives for the “logos”, the reason, what is right. He does not want to do anything outside the law because he is the one to install and impose the laws. Creon could remind us of a Sophoclean hero; nevertheless it is not as blatant as Antigone. He is also a very headstrong character, the fact that he is ready to kill his own niece proves his yearn and thirst for the applications of laws. The difference between both of them is that they aspire to two very different aspects of life; She wants respect and he wants power, we see that those two principles do not always agree with each other.
Brutus’s Betrayal In the story of Julius Caesar there is a man by the name of Brutus. His character is portrayed as the right hand man of Caesar. He is an intelligent man with a strong sense of loyalty to the Roman public. His sense of honor to the Roman people will cause him to be misled and betray his friend, Julius Caesar and lose everything he loves. Brutus was an honorable man in the eyes of the Roman people.
Brutus, an honorable person, was accused of being a bad person because of Cassius. Brutus really is honorable and loyal, but the bad thing was that he made himself look bad which was his fault for being so gullible. There's a reason Antony calls Brutus the "noblest Roman,” he stands up for what he believes in, risks his life for Rome, and doesn't seem to be concerned with personal
George is a character who doesn’t take advantage of Lennie’s misfortune. “Huh?” This implies that the point made by the boss is absolutely absurd and that he has never considered taking Lennie’s money away from him. The boss says that “what stake you got,” which implies that the boss thinks that George is a cunning character. The fact that George doesn’t take his money shows that George is faithful to Lennie and that their friendship is very strong. George considers Lennie to be his cousin.
Also, since Macbeth was presented with an opportunity to become King, he, like many others, took it by their own will. Macbeth’s human quality to choose a path further provides evidence that Macbeth is not a victim of fate, and therefore qualifies as a tragic hero. Afterwards, Macbeth is convinces himself that there is “…no spur/To prick the sides of my intent, but only/Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps itself“ (I.vii.25-28) Shakespeare illustrates how Macbeth makes rational decisions, making Macbeth a very sane character. Macbeth is able to justify his actions, and was temporary able to convince himself he will not go along with the plan to kill Duncan. His ambition, a flaw which Macbeth possess, was the only thing plus Lady Macbeth that kept Macbeth from turning the other way and not choosing to kill Duncan.
Haemon gives good advice to Creon, that the Theban citizens are upset that he is going to execute Antigone. Creon doesn't care about what Thebans have to say because of his pride saying only, "Should the city tell me how I am to rule them?" and does not listen to this wise advice. Because of his pride, Creon only cares about himself rather than the opinions of the citizens he rules. In a dramatic dialogue with his father, Haemon defends the moral basis of Antigone's actions while warning his father that the people of Thebes sympathize with her determination to bury Polyneices.
And this is precisely the morality of tragedy and its lesson. The discovery of the moral law, which is what the enlightenment of tragedy consists of, is not the discovery of some abstract or metaphysical quantity. (miller, common man) His problem is that he has so completely accepted the values of his society that he judges himself by standards rooted in social myths rather than human necessities. This lack of insight is strikingly similiar to traits of the tragic hero. As Aristotle’s writes, the tragic hero, “Lives for honor and fame”.