Voldemort Essay On Love And Loyalty

As I analyzed how Voldemort and his servants exemplified love and loyalty, I saw how they had strong love and loyalty but it was self-centered. Selfishness and fear were the main motivations of Voldemort for bringing about his plan of getting rid of Muggle-born wizards and taking control of the wizard government or destroying it if refused to comply with his vision. He was selfish because he was afraid of being defeated and losing his power. He did not care about who lived and who died in the struggle to obtain what he wanted but as long as he got what he wanted in the end he would be happy. Voldemort did not care about what happened to his servants as long his quest for power was met. Voldemort loved his servants in a way, but that love was selfish. He only used them to get what he wanted. Voldemort told Harry in the first book that “there is no good or evil, only power and those too weak to seek it” (Rowling 291). All Voldemort cared about was getting what he wanted and maintaining his control and power.
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Love and loyalty are shown by the protagonists and antagonists. The protagonists show love to each other through family and friend relationships, sacrificing for each other, and working together to defeat Voldemort so society can be safe for all of them. The antagonists are loyal to each other but their loyalty is rooted in their selfish desires of having control and power. Their love is rooted in getting what they want for themselves, regardless of who lives and who dies in order to reach their goals. While there are many facets that can be explored in the context of love and loyalty in Harry Potter, I saw how these portrayals showed how self-centered based love and loyalty led to loss in the end and how selfless love and loyalty led to growth, the possibility for change and triumph over difficulties and