Peter Pham Mr. Daniel English AS 4 5 March 2009 Thou art not tragic if thou art not responsible According to the world, Richard Nixon is considered an ambitious phony. To be frank, that is quite true, for Nixon did after all cheated his way into re-election. A few days after his dark secret was exploited, he shamefully resigned and went down in history as the closest thing to a Tyrant the U.S had ever known. Nixon wasn’t much different than Macbeth; both fit under the same category – a tragic hero who caused their own downfall, not by fate, but by choosing wrong. These once honorable leaders were soon corrupted by the fatal flaw of ambition, and thus, fell quickly into a downward spiral due to errors on their own part.
Even in this way, this was the most substantial change because it caused Gilgamesh to change not only his rule over Uruk, but wanted to do more for it. His distain and anger for the gods subsided. Although Gilgamesh lost his only true friend. This once troubled two thirds God king, found wisdom and became a hero. Although he was never able to truly become immortal or young.
The state of affairs was the best ever during his reign and during the whole ancient history of the country. Ramses was a good ruler who expanded Egypt's territory and ruled better than any Pharaoh has before of
Beowulf; an Egotistical Hero Beowulf, a brave man of the Anglo-Saxon era, is held to the standard of being a hero. Taking away numerous unwanted lives; did Beowulf do this as a heroic action due to his dedication to the king or for self-righteousness and bragging rights? As a reader of the twenty-first century, judging Beowulf's actions and dialogue on modern Christian values proves him to be selfish, proud, and egotistical. Through Beowulf's thoughts, it can be seen that this character did anything to succeed, leading him to become egotistical. In the poem, Beowulf travels to Denmark without an invitation to reveal his destiny as “the mightiest man on earth, / highborn and powerful” (Lines 197-198).
Ashton Woodard Free Will: The Cause of Oedipus’s Downfall 1.1 Introduction He was given strength by God to combat his enemies and perform heroic feats. However his attraction to untrustworthy women caused him to lose his way with God, therefore causes his downfall. What cause great men like Samson to fall? For more than two thousand years readers of Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus have debated this question. Three of the most talked about theories include hamartia, free will, and fate.
However, when he reached his city, he had his usual pride, having seen his city of Uruk in all of its grandeur. One of the factors in the quests of Rama and Gilgamesh was the amount of pride in themselves and their accomplishments. Rama’s pride is shown best in the situation when he killed Ravana and thought Ravana’s back was turned as the Brahmasthra struck. He was upset at the thought, which shows that he is too proud to kill someone in such a manner. Gilgamesh’s pride would urge him to continue his impossible quest even though beings such as the Man-Scorpions would tell him how
Kristin Senior The kings described by these three passages differ greatly. In regards to the king's values, roles and a connection to god, distinct differences amongst them are illuminated in the excerpts. For example, Assur-Nassir-Pal II writes of many great defeats he has experienced in war. It is evident throughout the excerpt that he has exhibited qualities one would prefer to see in a king. However, King Shou has chosen to rule as a “cruel” and “unjust” king.
Change in Pride, Change of Side “The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance.” --Samuel Butler. Even Samuel Butler can recognize the fatal flaws that plague King Creon while he himself cannot comprehend them. According to Butler, Creon is a true character of ignorance for possessing all of these traits, but not recognizing them throughout the course of his entire life. In Antigone, Sophocles projects King Creon as a tragic hero who is cursed with the tragic flaws of hubris and ignorance and illustrates the recognition of his pride. In his rule over Thebes and ideals of a King, Creon suffers from the incessant flaws of arrogance and pride.
Another similarity is that they are great warriors and the result from their defeats gives them a divine impact which makes them very influential people. To some degree Hercules is faced with the morality, for the death of his family. For Hercules he is commanded by Apollo to do certain tasks as a punishment for his sins, so that his spirit might be cleansed from evil. It is then that Hercules begun to complete his 12 Labors. Although Hercules completes the 12 Labors he continues to do many more adventures.
This strategy was very ineffective and resulted in Hitler's demise. Hitler's approach not only made him fear and hated by everyone, but it didn't work. Cyrus was a great leader and had ways of controlling man. He was kind and wholehearted, respected and appreciated. I would have to say that he was the most influential leader of all time.