sociopath have a distinct personality known as antisocial personality disorder. Individuals who are diagnosis with this type of personality disorder possess defiant behaviors toward the law‚ cunning‚ deceitful‚ impulsive behavior of aggression‚ and lacks remorse for other people (APA‚ 2013; Miller 2012). Men are more prone to have antisocial personality disorder than women. Other factors from culture perspective are low socioeconomic status and lack of education (APA‚ 2013). Over the years lives of psychopaths
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Dr. Frankenstein Hero Or Villain ? Dr. Victor Frankenstein‚ he is the most famous “mad scientist” of all times. Even though in the novel Frankenstein‚ he is hardly mad or evil. Victor is a complex character in the novel that can’t be defined as either hero or villain‚ because in the novel‚ he shows qualities that make him good and bad. The motives of Dr. Frankenstein are a mix of containing greater knowledge and pursuing the greater good‚ and personal ambition. He shows the good in him by working
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beginning of the novel‚ Cathy kills her parents by setting their house on fire while they were inside. Parents are essentially your creators‚ by killing them off; Cathy proves that she has no love in her heart. Her lack of guilt shows exactly how much remorse she felt. Later on‚ Cathy finds out that she is pregnant and tries to abort the baby herself. Taking the life of an innocent baby is a new low even for Cathy. It has done nothing to her‚ yet she is still trying to kill it. Lastly‚ Cathy abandons her
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pathway to the ’soul’ the very being of the narrator; which is that of a murderer. 1 How does Poe use language to convey elements of the villain in this story? The narrator’s lack of remorse conveys his villainous personality. ’His eye would trouble me no more’‚ this shows how instead of feeling any remorse about the innocent old man’s death and considering what he has just done‚ he only thinks about himself and
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less capable to withstand the horrors of her crime. Lady Macbeth’s ambition and ruthlessness is evident when she asks for the spirits to “unsex [her]” so her “manliness” will give her strength to be cruel and perform murder of Duncan without remorse and compassion. Her strength of purpose is in contrast to Macbeth’s “nature” as he is “is too full ‘o the milk of human kindness”1.4 p45” to commit murder. This is confirmed later by Macbeth’s admission that his only motive for the murder of Duncan
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discovers that Leon does have factors that led to the attack and deaths of two teenage girls. Leon was neglected and left alone as a baby while his brother was loved and taken care of. But as Leon got older‚ he did not seem to be emotional‚ to show remorse for his actions or consider consequences. “The Coldest Heart” tells us that nurture is very important in development. The brain needs pattern and to be stimulated in order to develop functionally. And Leon did not receive these things at birth.
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brings interest to this topic. People committing violent crimes against others and lacking the ability to empathize or show remorse is something that some of these individuals experience. Psychopathic individuals that commit violent crimes are different from others in the sense that they lack the ability to empathize and show remorse. Being able to empathize or have remorse is something that may be described as a “human aspect”. When someone lacks this‚ it becomes interesting being that these individuals
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Macbeth’s Downfall The tragedy of Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare is considered a tragedy due to the downfall of the main character. His downfall causes many deaths throughout the play and causes dramatic events to take place which in the end leads to his death. Many major events take place in this characters life to lead up to his downfall and death. The downfall of Macbeth is due to his greed for power‚ witches’ self-fulfilling prophesies‚ and the pressure from Lady Macbeth. The greed for power
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tell the right path we truly need or want‚ and nor can we anticipate accurately the consequences. Therefore‚ that’s why the title is named “The Road Not Taken‚” instead of “The Road Less Traveled‚” because the persona has anticipated his future remorse. He knows that his future self will betray the present moment of decision-making‚ which seems inevitable to him because when he make the choice by his free will‚ the fate is destined and there’s no way to reverse it but repent it. In addition
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Paragraph A. the absurdist philosophy of the “L’Étranger” i. the confrontation of inner and outer world ii. Muersault’s realization of absurdity as a foreseer B. the tragic antagonism and alienation - antihero i. the sense of not feeling remorse ii. not giving satisfying answers as rebel III. Conclusion Camus created a character that realised the truth of existence and truth as a soothsayer‚ and to examine to moral value and existence of philosophy realm. Therefore‚ it is the
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