Achilles achieved honor on the battlefield as depicted in The Iliad, which fueled his pride. “I tried to dissuade you, but you gave in to your pride and dishonored a great man whom the immortals esteem” (Homer 115). However, his pride was not the only thing the Achilles of The Iliad depicts; his quest for glory is also his motivation to fight. The last lines of Book XX describe Achilles desire for this glory, “But the son of Peleus pressed on to win him glory, flecking with gore his irresistible hands." In the movie Troy Achilles is first motivated by honor and pride, but then passion overtakes him when Agamemnon takes Briseis.
Diomedes immediately retaliates, “Desert – if your spirit drives you…but the rest…will hold out until we’ve plundered Troy” (Il 9.48-53). Diomedes understands that Troy is destined to fall, and to abandon siege now would to fail both his troops and his countrymen. Instead of succumbing to the whims of his ruler, Diomedes buoys the morale of the soldiers and essentially saves the Achaean cause due to his effective leadership and brave affirmation of his rightful opinion. Similarly, after the
The symptoms are peer pressure (In this case, Kent was the opposing member. She said she liked Rodney, and she probably wanted to think about the issue carefully. Kent also expressed the fact that people could not catch AIDS from casual contact. However, after her friends denied the facts, she kept silence. Sometimes, people just do not want to appear unsupportive, thus they would go for the majority), mindguards, inherent morality (Andrea and her friends probably thought they were right in the decision since there was no disagreement from any of the members), self – censorship (Stephanie denied the fact that AIDS cannot be caught from casual contact, she believed they were just saying, so the public does not worry.
Ismene wants to keep this between her and Antigone only as to not risk Antigone’s life. Ismene is tied between family and state, whereas Antigone is completely for family before state. Antigone becomes furious when Ismene thinks that they should keep it between themselves, Antigone wants her to scream it from the rooftops who had buried Polynices. This shows that Antigone is more confident with her decision and is clearly the braver one of the two sisters. While playing Antigone I tried to give her a little more attitude than Ismene.
The mother could have handled things better but I do think she was justified in leaving. Though he’s definitely made mistakes, Christopher’s father is definitely better suited to take care of him. I do not think that abandoning your child is right and the mother could’ve done things better but I do understand what she did and why. She is loving but very impatient. She is prone to breakdowns in the face of Christopher’s tantrums.
He is selfless and cares for his people, which pays off for him and earns him rule over everything and everyone, but also establishes him as the “main” god for an entire civilization. On the other hand, Gilgamesh is only a king who already abuses his power and is not well-received by his people. His accomplishments, such as seeking out to kill Humbaba, are motivated by his desire to become eternally famous. “Should I fall, I will have established my fame” (P.83, 90). This shows that his desire for fame is so strong that he would put his own life and the life of his best friend on the line to achieve it.
Morrie always emphasized the value of family and love, while King Lear saw these as trivial pursuits which at best can be used to elevate his ego. Morrie was disappointed by the way things were in his society, while initially King Lear did not care too much for it and accepted it. Morrie viewed death as completely natural and even an ideal way to live, while King Lear still wanted to live the life of a king despite dividing his land between his daughters. Despite being very different in both character and beliefs initially, both King Lear and Morrie came to acquire true wisdom by experiencing a fact of life which we regard as a phenomena; death. Both these wise men once differed in values when it came to life.
No one wants to be the “sissy” who decides to cut the trip short. Had any women been around with the men, the chances that anyone would put their hook in the water would have been presumably slimmer. Indeed, when Stuart realizes the extent of Claire’s outrage he tells her, “I won’t have you passing judgment on me. Not you” (70). This statement suggests Stuart is used to having others pass judgment on him, namely other men, but will not allow his wife, or perhaps any woman, the same luxury; it could also suggest that his wife’s judgment counts little, or less than that of the
Sometimes justice is not the right option as it could end up being the wrong decision to do in that situation. Mercy is more important than justice because there needs to be compassion, forgiveness outweighs retributive justice and justice is imperfect. Compassionate individuals are a huge part of a society. If not for compassion there would be no sympathy and justice would take over. In King Lear’s Act I, Lear disowns and banishes his youngest daughter, Cordelia, from the kingdom because she failed to partake in Lear’s childish game of telling him how much she loves him.
His insecurities should have been about the people around him trying to bring him down and judging him instead of his wife deceiving him. The fact that Desdemona loves his regardless shows she is a moral woman. This should have been considered by Othello more than the words of Iago. Othello being naïve is a surprise because warriors of his kind should always be on the watch for