Loyalty stands as a prize for many prospective and current leaders. Those in charge tend to withhold their own loyalty for anyone but themselves. Such a mistake can lead to terrible circumstances and lack of trust for companions. Loyalty acts as a primary concern for leaders due to their need of trustworthy individuals. Leaders rely on trustworthy individuals to do their bidding or assist them in order to remain in power or in their high status. When leaders find themselves with the tendency to withhold loyalty, they risk paranoia. Paranoia develops due to a lack of trust with surrounding companions resulting in a fear of potential deception. In William Shakespeare’s seventeenth century play A Winter’s Tale and Charles Dickens’ nineteenth century novel Great Expectations, both writers address the issues in regards to only loyalty towards
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Shakespeare and Dickens state the need for leaders to trust individuals and companions in order to prosper as an individual and a leader through their main characters, Pip and Leontes. Leaders need not officially act “in charge” of anything. Pip holds a status of leader due to his upgrade in social status. The gentleman status causes lower class citizens to look up to him for advice and knowledge due to the belief a gentleman knows best. Dickens accuses individuals of disloyalty when given the option to ascend past their current unfortunate conditions as he describes, “‘I am not at all happy with my life. I am disgusted with my calling and with my life’,” (Dickens 76) in order to convey an insult towards someone Pip should have loyalty towards. Dickens uses Pip as a way to display a leader misusing his power over loyal supporters as he talks poorly and insults one of the leader’s most loyal followers lifestyles. Through manipulation and disregard for followers, leaders tend to become more and more haughty, airing on the side of hubris. Such overconfidence leads others to dislike the leader as they crave proper
Shakespeare and Dickens state the need for leaders to trust individuals and companions in order to prosper as an individual and a leader through their main characters, Pip and Leontes. Leaders need not officially act “in charge” of anything. Pip holds a status of leader due to his upgrade in social status. The gentleman status causes lower class citizens to look up to him for advice and knowledge due to the belief a gentleman knows best. Dickens accuses individuals of disloyalty when given the option to ascend past their current unfortunate conditions as he describes, “‘I am not at all happy with my life. I am disgusted with my calling and with my life’,” (Dickens 76) in order to convey an insult towards someone Pip should have loyalty towards. Dickens uses Pip as a way to display a leader misusing his power over loyal supporters as he talks poorly and insults one of the leader’s most loyal followers lifestyles. Through manipulation and disregard for followers, leaders tend to become more and more haughty, airing on the side of hubris. Such overconfidence leads others to dislike the leader as they crave proper