ambition‚ to immoral decisions and the destruction of their reality. Firstly knowledge leads to overpowering ambition. In the first act Macbeth is well-liked‚ King Duncan gloats: “He is full so valiant / and is a peerless kinsman” (1.4.56-60) and in doing so shows that Macbeth is regarded as an honest and valiant warrior. By the end of the first act Macbeth’s ambition becomes a problem. The Witches share the knowledge that Macbeth “shalt be king hereafter!” (1.3.52). For Macbeth the knowledge that he
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and distracting him from Nag. Luckily‚ Darzee warns Rikki-Tikki and jumps as high as he could into the air‚ just enough so that the head of Nagaina‚ the wife of Nag‚ whizzed by. Nagaina soon formulates a plan into murdering the humans‚ but soon the valiant Rikki-Tikki defeats both Nag and Nagaina. Based on these examples‚ Nagaina can be characterized as evil. I would understand why Nagaina would attempt to murder the humans‚ despite that‚ I feel pity for her. She had lost her husband and many of her
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The traitorous Arisaka was the exact opposite of the valiant Shigeru. He lied‚ cheated‚ and used his followers. He believed that the Senshi were the dominant people in Nihon-Ja‚ and that the peasants should be their slaves. This sounds awfully similar to one evil person known as Adolf Hitler and his alliance
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referred to by many nobles and the king himself as a brave and valiant man. After a battle with the thane of Cawdor and the lord of Norway a captain of King Duncan reports to Duncan “for brave Macbeth (well he deserves that name) disdaining fortune‚ with his brandish’d steel‚ which smoked with bloody execution‚ like valour’s minion carved out his passage till he faced the slave” King Duncan also goes on to describe Macbeth as his valiant cousin. Macbeth carries this respect from men until the very
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Love can be rational or sporadic and passionate or cold. When left to choose a sensible suitor or a lustful lover the decision can be a tough one to make. In Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet‚ Juliet was left with this exact decision. To choose Paris‚ who her family approved or Romeo her romantic young love. Although similar in status‚ Romeo and Paris’s stark differences allowed Juliet’s heart over head to be heard. While Juliet’s admirers have profound differences‚ they share a few
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When given the chance to sacrifice all for the Lord‚ the Rood selflessly obliges. Allowing men to use the Rood’s original material‚ the Rood physically supported the Lord’s crucifixion. Although the Rood believes in the Lord’s mission‚ the challenge creates physical and mental difficulties‚ in which the Rood surpasses. During the Rood’s struggle‚ the use of war imagery parallels their sacrifice with a battle. In which‚ the victorious end of the sacrificial battle allowed the Rood to become honored
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leading him to commit the act of treason against God’s representative on Earth‚ King Duncan. To begin with Macbeth is a highly respected Thane of Glamis with a set life for his wife‚ Lady Macbeth and himself. He is referred to as “noble” and a “valiant soldier” not at all a butcher and would die in battle for his King. His noble acts then promote him to Thane of Cawdor. Following his well-deserved promotion Lady Macbeth had a letter delivered about Macbeth’s encounter with witches‚ their prophecies
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permitted...Our docility has earned us nothing...We must put up a resistance” (Kopel). As evidenced by this quote‚ the injustice of being forced to resettle in extermination camps was what angered the Jews enough to stage a revolt. Those who died died valiant deaths‚ going down fighting for what was right instead of being exterminated in a gas chamber. In conclusion‚ people and groups that intervene on behalf of justice hold several key attributes which include courage‚ selflessness‚ and a strong moral
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originally when the farm fought for animal control. Squealer says to the other farm animals‚ “[Snowball] would have succeeded if it had not been for our heroic leader” (Orwell 81). He is saying that not only was Snowball their enemy‚ but Napoleon was also valiant and heroic in the battle. Squealer glorifies Napoleon‚ which helps him reinforce his status as supreme leader and stay as a totalitarian leader. Orwell shows his stance against totalitarianism through Napoleon’s law changing. Napoleon changes the
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his own hands when he shoots the chief of detectives (James Cromwell) rather than turning him in. Ed‚ like the two other protagonists‚ faces his own ghosts becoming heroic only once he became part of the team. His actions may not have always been valiant but taking responsibility for his actions and working with the team not only provided redemption but places him as a hero in the L.A. police
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