Gaining cedibility and respect was very important to Henry. He even showed this within his own men, by ordering very strict discipline among them to prevent them from stealing and taking advantage of their situation in France. If any of his men were caught stealing, especially from the church, they were hung. This shows Henrys extreme discipline and respect to the Church and God. All this is part of his 'propaganda war' to appear a good and deserving leader of France by maintaining the moral high ground.
Hamlet would have been an exceptional king because of his character and his willingness to sacrifice for his country. His actions throughout the book can be described as brash and extreme but his decisions are not uninformed. The challenges he faces are unimaginable and difficult but he perseveres and acts in a way that he believes will serve his country best. These are the actions of a mature and able leader who is fit to run a country. Hamlet is aware of plots against him and he believes this will be bad for Denmark.
When Jack would speak, the others would “[assent] gravely.” (Golding 43). The assembly would continuously agree with Jack, even if deep down, they didn’t. They were fearful of what Jack would do if they disagreed with him. When in a meeting, “Piggy opened his mouth to speak, caught Jack’s eye, and shut it again.” (Golding 42). Jack has clear authority over Piggy in this situation.
In the Medieval Age, knights exhibit a set of values known as chivalry. These values consists of many ideals such as honesty, bravery, respect for women, courtesy, loyalty, defend the weak, loyalty to the king and serve God. Romance literature is an intellectual movement in late 18th century with elements such as quest, love, immorality, chivalry, adventures, and religion. The movement stresses emotion, imagination and passion over reason. In Mallory’s romantic literature Le Morte d’Arthur, these ideals occurs throughout King Arthur’s court where the knights quest, honor and respect their women, and exhibit bravery and courage all in the name of chivalry.
Abigail is well aware of the heavy regard for herself that she has bred into John, and thus uses this pre-established respect to heighten her own position to inform him. Her rhetorical appeal to her prestige in the eyes of her son paves the way for motiving her boy, as she stresses her importance to him, and thus the importance of her will. She also reminds him of his submission to her in past, using it as a tool to exhibit her importance to him in future as well as present matters. Although her self-glorifying approach may seem to simply due to unnecessary self-exaltation, her use of this rhetorical strategy is simply to create an effective voice for the advisement of her boy, as she obviously cares for him deeply and feels she knows best for him in his further conquests. Throughout her letter to John, Abagail Adams employs constant appeals to the importance of knowledge in her boy’s life; as she readily uses her position as his mother to encourage promote the significance of learning.
Due to this repetitiveness, it is discovered that Mr. Lengel is most likely a firm boss that appreciates when things are done properly. After some back-and-forth with the girls, Mr. Lengel puts his foot down, even harder this time beginning somewhat of a rant. “Girls, I don’t want to argue with you. After this, come in here with your shoulders covered. It’s our policy.” And, he goes on to explain even further with more details, what could have been the repercussions of the girl’s actions.
The whole purpose of the conch was to enforce the rules that the boys placed on themselves so that they could maintain a civilized attitude. “We’ve got to have rules and obey them. After all, we’re not savages. We’re English, and the English are best at everything,” (Golding 42). At the beginning of the novel all of the children base their actions on rules that their fellow English men would follow, and in order to make these rules significant the children would use the conch as a symbol of authority.
N.Moreno SOC 207 R.Rollings Interview: I started this interview being so confident in knowing exactly what R.Evrard was going to say about his views on masculinity and feminity. But what I did not know is how differently my expectations would be. Him being a man I figured he was going to say the exact thing as any other men would have said, "men are more dominant than woman", "woman play a role as a stay at home, cook, clean, care for the children type of lady" and so on. Well I was wrong; from his own personal experience he witnessed things for himself and came up with an opinion about feminity and masculinity on his own. R.Evrard was raised having both parents, but that didn't last his whole childhood life.
Pride A dignified sense of what is due to oneself or one’s position or character. So many different twists and variations of the word “pride”, but pride is what drives people, what makes them persevere and fight through tough times. It dictates what kind of a person one can be, one with too much pride can be unliked and overthrown. Someone who lacks pride could be pushed over easily, but one must find that balance in between and hold it there. In times of kings and queens people would speak of leaders to prideful that they can not see past the truth they do not realize their own corruption.
However, he contradicts himself by showing wisdom at particular times in the play and then showing foolishness at others times. Polonius plays many different rolls in the play. However, it is clear that Polonius is a great father but a bad politician. The advice Polonius gives Laertes proves how great his parenting skills are. Polonius may lack qualities as a politician, but when it comes to his children, he is a supreme master.