A student who is having trouble in school is trying to logically come up with a solution to pass his classes. He begins doubting his previous tactics because they haven’t worked and makes an argument for a much better alternative. As a result, through his own reasoning, this student has decided to stop studying for tests and just have his laptop read aloud the chapters as he sleeps. Many people would look at this student and think he is completely irrational, however, his reasoning makes complete sense in his own head. Logic has always been a flexible concept when it comes expressing evidence towards an argument. This happens because logic is completely subjective. What may be logical to one person isn’t necessarily true for another. With this
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Before committing the act, Brutus is fighting himself on his decision to do it. First, Brutus states that he has no personal agenda against Caesar, but merely act for the good of the people. When Caesar was offered the crown, he denied it multiple times. Brutus believes that having that power will corrupt Caesar, despite his good nature. He claims that giving such a power to someone could potentially lead them to demanding more control, but doubts if Caesar will. In order to prevent what might happen, Brutus concludes that killing Caesar will end the reign of terror before it has actually begun. Comparing Caesar to a serpent’s egg, Brutus wants to kill it before it has the chance to …show more content…
However, Hamlet’s soliloquy ends with the opposite conclusion. Instead of killing Claudius during his prayer session, when he appears the most vulnerable, Hamlet presumes that the timing isn’t quite right to take revenge. As he draws back his sword, Hamlet reflects on his father’s life and how it was taken away with no chance to repent for his own sins. With this, Hamlet argues that is his father wasn’t able to repent, then Claudius must not get that chance as well. He concludes that killing him in that moment would send his father’s murderer on a one-way trip to heaven. Thus, Hamlet leaves Claudius to his prayer session and in doing so, Hamlet reassures himself that Claudius is lucky, but is “prolonging thy [his] sickly days,” (Act III, scene iii,
Before committing the act, Brutus is fighting himself on his decision to do it. First, Brutus states that he has no personal agenda against Caesar, but merely act for the good of the people. When Caesar was offered the crown, he denied it multiple times. Brutus believes that having that power will corrupt Caesar, despite his good nature. He claims that giving such a power to someone could potentially lead them to demanding more control, but doubts if Caesar will. In order to prevent what might happen, Brutus concludes that killing Caesar will end the reign of terror before it has actually begun. Comparing Caesar to a serpent’s egg, Brutus wants to kill it before it has the chance to …show more content…
However, Hamlet’s soliloquy ends with the opposite conclusion. Instead of killing Claudius during his prayer session, when he appears the most vulnerable, Hamlet presumes that the timing isn’t quite right to take revenge. As he draws back his sword, Hamlet reflects on his father’s life and how it was taken away with no chance to repent for his own sins. With this, Hamlet argues that is his father wasn’t able to repent, then Claudius must not get that chance as well. He concludes that killing him in that moment would send his father’s murderer on a one-way trip to heaven. Thus, Hamlet leaves Claudius to his prayer session and in doing so, Hamlet reassures himself that Claudius is lucky, but is “prolonging thy [his] sickly days,” (Act III, scene iii,