The Principled Virtue In The Film The Emperor's Club

The two main characters, Sedgewick Bell and William Hundert, in “The Emperor’s Club” illustrated the principled virtue of honesty and the practical goal of achievement, two sides of the Greco-Roman personality. Both of the characters illustrated the principled virtue of honesty, freedom from deceit or fraud. The practical goal of achievement, something accomplished using a special effort, was illustrated in the film “The Emperor’s Club” by the two main characters, Hundert and Bell. The main characters illustrated the principled virtue of honesty, freedom from deceit or fraud by speaking the truth, even at times where it would not cause them good fortune. Hundert quickly notified the Headmaster of St. Benedict's of his suspicion that Bell, …show more content…
Bell cheated in the Mr. Julius Caesar Contest, using an earpiece to have the answers told to him by a college student. Cheating to reclaim intellectual status in front of his old peers allowed Bell to focus more on his personal goal of proving himself to those closest to him. Hundert regraded Bell’s essay, leading Bell to be placed in the top three of his class. Bending the rules with the intent of getting through to Bell allowed Hundert to facilitate his own personal goal of helping Bell become a better person, even if it meant that he had to violate some of his own principles. Bell said "I live in the real world where people do what they need to do to get what they want and if it’s lying or cheating, then so be it" when confronted by Hundert about cheating. Assuming that people lie and cheat with the intention of achieving their goals allowed Bell to practice that principle of deceit in an effort to achieve his own personal goal of becoming the senator. The Roman Empire established inclusive citizenship towards conquered foreign nations which led to them achieving their goal of expanding their empire, influencing the Romans to embrace practicality as a part of their