Morality Essay

Antigone is a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles. It is the story of Antigone’s last days and what leads to her death. Creon and Antigone have opposite opinions on the burial of Antigone’s brother Polynices. Because Polynices was a traitor and fought against Thebes with Argos, Creon believes he does not deserve a burial. Yet, Antigone still loves her brother and believes the gods would want her to bury him. Although Creon’s perspective on the burial of Polynices is justified, Antigone has the…

For several decades, the morality of getting an abortion has been questioned. It has been considered murder and in multiple states, the final decision is not up to the woman actually getting the abortion. Organizations, like Planned Parenthood, have gone under fire for performing abortions as many protesters believe it to be illegal and immoral. However, due to potential health risks, reasons behind the pregnancy or for the abortion, and a woman having the ability to make her own decisions about…

the various personas of Grendel throughout the poem, Beowulf, the story, Grendel, and the YouTube clip shown in class. Grendel’s characterization varies greatly in the movie, book and poem equally. The contrasting viewpoints play off of the theme “Morality vs. Instinct”. Also, Grendel’s character differs based upon the perspective of the writer and his prior experiences with Grendel. However, Grendel’s action remain constant throughout each outlet. The deviations occur when considering the…

be defined. Therefore, when addressing the perception of gay marriage, one must first look at the meaning of marriage. The sanctity of marriage can be define in several different ways, through numerous perspectives. Although, many people judge the morality of gay marriage is morally wrong, due to the society’s perspective that marriage is profoundly presence between a man and a women. In addition, it would be ethically wrong to judge with the religious perspective of marriage being only between…

Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury tales contains three fabliaux that value cleverness over morality. One of those is present within The Miller’s tale. A fabliau is defined as a “funny short story that is produced in verse form and deals with sexual or economic deception”. (Black et. al, 46) Canterbury tales contains three fabliaux which are all related together creating a pattern of moral deterioration, starting with the Miller’s tale of rivalry for love then moving on to the Reeves tales of…

Romeo and Juliet is one of the most acclaimed dramas in the history of the English language. It is also one of the most topical, or at least subjective in its own morality. To say that the book is by any means subtle in its use of the ideals of destiny and fate is to do it a disservice. That said, the cliches that this story would have been heavily critiqued for had it been published today didn’t exist during the time of the story’s original creation. Speaking to this, it’s almost contrived that…

“From 1973 through 2011, nearly 53 million legal abortions were performed in the United States – an average of about 1.4 million abortions per year” (Ashford-Grooms). I have recently changed my position regarding the morality of abortion. Before, I held the position that we do not know when exactly a fetus becomes a conscious human being. There is no specific moment, which we can prove, that a soul enters the fetus and the fetus then becomes an actual ‘human being,’ for lack a lack of a better…

“How could one man go from a valiant warrior to an ambitious killer?” Macbeth is a tale of a Scottish warrior who through ambition and greed allows himself to be persuaded into killing his own king. Written by William Shakespeare in 1606 and published in 1606, Macbeth is a tragedy set in the middle ages of Scotland. It was originally written for King James of England, since he was said to have been related to the stoic character Banquo. The play follows the tale of Macbeth, a warrior who…

Host decides to ask the pilgrims to play a game. The game consists of each pilgrim telling four stories: two on the voyage to Canterbury, and two on the way back. The Host also determines two categories upon which the stories would be judged: “good morality and general pleasure.” Two of the tales, “The Knight’s Tale,” and “The Pardoner’s Tale,” were very prominent. They share some commonalities, but they are mostly dissimilar. “The Knight’s Tale” is told by the Knight, who is described as an…

According to The Morality of Abortion by Dr. Curtis Boyd, he agrees with pro-choice. Being able to choose whether or whether not you would like to go through with abortion is up to you. He states, “[t]he one saved is the medical safety of the woman choosing an abortion. With…