Cowardice

Courage is something seen throughout history, in novels, and in everyday situations. It is the ability to be strong in a tough position. In The Old Man and the Sea and The Red Badge of Courage, both Henry and Santiago have to face extremely difficult, unfamiliar situations. They handle them in different ways, but they both must face their challenges head on and with courage. There are many times throughout these novels where courage is used or shied away from. First, being courageous is…

villain kills my father, and for that, I his sole son, do this same villain send to heaven” (III.iii.76-78), displaying his intention of killing Claudius. However, he hesitates, and does not kill him; this could be due to his procrastination and cowardice, but it could also point towards his intact mental frame of mind as he questioned a murder he planned to commit. However, in the very next scene, he kills Polonius through a curtain, hoping it was the king he was stabbing. This flies in the…

unconsciously proves that that it’s no longer a quest to Frankenstein anymore; it’s an obsession. One would initially assume the monster is the evil, yet it is Dr. Frankenstein who creates the monster and then hides from the responsibility. His cowardice not only leads to the death of his younger brother, but also to that of the young girl accused of his murder. The monster has moments of great intellect and rationality and simply requests another creation so that he may not be so lonely in the…

Beowulf a tale of vikings, more gold than ever imaginable, dragons, and ferocious battles. This is the exciting eye catching part of this awe-inspiring poem, although is this the only attraction? The story of the horrible beasts and fascinating warrior Beowulf. Slaying these mythical beasts is Beowulf’s calling. He uses the divine power bestowed to him from God to protect and serve despite it never seeming to be enough to fulfill his lust for power. This warrior follows great morals and values.…

According to Maimonides, a "physician of the soul" is when therapy and ethics meet to prescribe "a temporary ethic to enable the patient to acquire moral virtue" (299). These "wise men," who are "physicians of the soul" are there to balance the extreme character traits of the soul that are sick. When a person shows bad actions they must be cured by the soul doctor "to acquire moral virtue" (298). It is like when goes to a "physician of the body" with an infection, the doctor must prescribe…

In the plays Othello and As You Like It by William Shakespeare, Rosalind and Celia from the comedy As You Like It, Desdemona and Emilia from the tragedy Othello, are mostly in agreement on the nature of men. Rosalind and Celia view men as dishonest about the extent of their love. Desdemona and Emilia offer insight on the nature of the intense jealousy that men possess. In both play, women define men as psychologically weak cowards who are only driven by desire and lust. Finally, through the eyes…

Thus, a virtuous person must possess the appropriate disposition that can recognize–as if by instinct–the correct course of action. This skill is not, however, simply innate. Rather, we acquire virtue by the development of good habits, and in turn, habit is developed by the appropriate exercise of reason in past choices. Aristotle’s philosophy not only provided man with a system of reasoning, but also touched upon ethics. In his book of Nichomachean Ethics, he advocated a moral code of conduct…

a means in which to raise themselves above base desires in personal behaviors. These various behaviors (Courage, Temperance, Liberality, etc.) define the balance of human actions, which moderate the baser desires of deficient behaviors, such as Cowardice, Insensibility, and Meanness. Aristotle does not condone human desire, but he illustrates the necessity of repetition and…

T. S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is an ironic depiction of both man’s dilemma and neglection of his view of the modern society that lacks any true meaningful relationships between other people. The poem deals with the idea of modernism, a desire to break from traditional way of understanding the world by rejecting the artistic and literature styles of the past. This idea of modernism appears in William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning.” “Barn Burning” shows the son’s dilemma of trying…

Jim Bayliss Characterisation Description “Dr Jim Bayliss is nearly forty. A very self-controlled man, an easy talker, but with a wisp of sadness that clings even to his self-effacing humour.” Jim Bayliss is one of the supporting characters in All My Sons first introduced in the first page of Act One. He is Joe Keller’s neighbour and a general practitioner who sacrificed his dream of being a researcher for a life of stability-- becoming a private practice doctor. He represents the future…