The Consequences of Uncontrolled Emotions
The plays Trifles by Susan Glaspell, Oedipus the King by Sophocles and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller all illustrate how the lack of control of emotions not only cause the of ruining relationships, but can also cause self-harm or death and can cause the destruction of personal reputation. When reading these plays, the reader sees how detrimental negative emotions can be when it comes to the well-being of themselves and others that are in their lives. The reader is given good examples of cause and effect of how emotions can ruin a person’s life based off of how they are controlled. As humans, we all have emotions, and sometimes we are given challenges to test our emotional control, however, …show more content…
In Oedipus the King, Oedipus is so worried of the prophecy placed upon himself and his reputation that he “abandoned Corinth.”(876) in hopes that it would keep the prophecy from happening. Alas, it did not and he was the demise of his good and respected reputation. In Trifles the reader gets the impression of how the sheriff and Mr. Hale off handedly belittle women as a whole. Hale criticizes the woman by making the off-hand statement “women are used to worrying over trifles” (1389). Mr. Hale says this right before the county attorney tells Mrs. Hale to “keep an eye out for anything that might be of use to [them]” (1389). Mr. Hale feels as though he is better than the women because he is a man, and therefore he thinks without emotion, which in turn only shows how his ego has altered the opinion that the women have for Mr. Hale, therefore, causing his reputation to change immediately and makes the women work against him instead of with him in the investigation against Mrs. Wright. In Death of a Salesman, one reads how Willy gets terminated from a job that was thought to be his career forever. However, when he goes to ask for a loan from his friend Charley, Charley offers him a job. Willy repeatedly rejects Charley’s favor though, claiming that he is “insulted!” (1883) and also stating that “[he] has a job” (1883). The reader is given definite evidence that this is not true, however Willy’s reputation is more important to him than accepting the help that is being offered to him. Ultimately, because of Willy’s ego causes people to talk badly about him and ultimately hurt his
The plays Trifles by Susan Glaspell, Oedipus the King by Sophocles and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller all illustrate how the lack of control of emotions not only cause the of ruining relationships, but can also cause self-harm or death and can cause the destruction of personal reputation. When reading these plays, the reader sees how detrimental negative emotions can be when it comes to the well-being of themselves and others that are in their lives. The reader is given good examples of cause and effect of how emotions can ruin a person’s life based off of how they are controlled. As humans, we all have emotions, and sometimes we are given challenges to test our emotional control, however, …show more content…
In Oedipus the King, Oedipus is so worried of the prophecy placed upon himself and his reputation that he “abandoned Corinth.”(876) in hopes that it would keep the prophecy from happening. Alas, it did not and he was the demise of his good and respected reputation. In Trifles the reader gets the impression of how the sheriff and Mr. Hale off handedly belittle women as a whole. Hale criticizes the woman by making the off-hand statement “women are used to worrying over trifles” (1389). Mr. Hale says this right before the county attorney tells Mrs. Hale to “keep an eye out for anything that might be of use to [them]” (1389). Mr. Hale feels as though he is better than the women because he is a man, and therefore he thinks without emotion, which in turn only shows how his ego has altered the opinion that the women have for Mr. Hale, therefore, causing his reputation to change immediately and makes the women work against him instead of with him in the investigation against Mrs. Wright. In Death of a Salesman, one reads how Willy gets terminated from a job that was thought to be his career forever. However, when he goes to ask for a loan from his friend Charley, Charley offers him a job. Willy repeatedly rejects Charley’s favor though, claiming that he is “insulted!” (1883) and also stating that “[he] has a job” (1883). The reader is given definite evidence that this is not true, however Willy’s reputation is more important to him than accepting the help that is being offered to him. Ultimately, because of Willy’s ego causes people to talk badly about him and ultimately hurt his