Cowardice

Soldiers of the Vietnam War viewed it as a complicated and unwanted conflict, as illustrated in Tim O’Brien’s historical novel The Things They Carried. The soldiers in the book faced fear, pain, and death for a war they didn’t believe in; they killed and died because society taught them to place strength above all else. The Vietnam War introduced a pressure to aspire for masculinity and twisted love into obsession which shaped the beliefs, ideas, actions, and feelings of the soldiers in an…

Shakespeare , the great writer and poetic , shaped women as figures of weakness, disloyalty and cowardice in most of his plays . In Shakespearean’s era , patriarchal dominance existed , where men exploits women , and women obey men’s rules . Hamlet , one of his tragic plays , revolved around Hamlet and gave him the full attention , which lead to the marginalization of the two female characters , Ophelia and Gertrude . So , The tragic play “ Hamlet “ sheds light on the causes and consequences…

As Eddard Stark said in A Game of Thrones: “The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man’s life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die.” A man has been judged guilty of a crime according to the laws of the land, and his punishment is death. The Judge is both judge and executioner. How does this reflect on the Judge? Does this make life more or less…

The reason Amir ran away from the scene was because “He was a coward. He was afraid of Assef and what he would do to him. He was afraid of getting hurt. That’s what he told himself” ( Hosseini 2004 pg.77). This cowardice help cause the reason Amir did his unforgivable act. Thought in P.T. Barnum’s case he did it for two reasons. The first reason was that “ His father was treated like trash. He was treated like trash. His children won’t be”( Chernin & Gracey 2017)…

an Achaean ship, and he kills Patroclus. Yet his leadership contains discernible flaws, especially toward the end of the epic, when the participation of first Patroclus and then Achilles reinvigorates the Achaean army. He demonstrates a certain cowardice when, twice in Book 17, he flees Great Ajax. Indeed, he recovers his courage only after receiving the insults of his comrades—first Glaucus and then Aeneas.Warrior who did not care what his actions did such as here in conclusion the writing…

and Baba mentions that he wished “Hassan had been with us” (133) and the feeling Amir instantly got. No matter what Amir does he can never escape the guilt he feels. This guilt is what drives Amir to become what he eventually does, he escapes his cowardice and becomes…

Purpose of secret closet Dimmesdale has peculiar night activities. Hidden from the public eye, Dimmesdale practices mortification of the flesh in his “secret closet” as his way of coping with his guilty conscious. “In Mr. Dimmesdale 's secret closet, under lock and key, there was a bloody scourge. [Dimmesdale] plied it on his own shoulders; laughing bitterly at himself the while, and smiting so much the more pitilessly, because of that bitter laugh” (132). The poor minister suffered from…

and brash, however, leading to his eventual downfall when he can't adjust to the changes occurring in the clan. Though Okonkwo is a respected leader in the Umuofia tribe, he lives in fear of becoming his father, a man known for his laziness and cowardice. Throughout his life, Okonkwo attempts to be the complete opposite of his father. From an early age, he builds his home and reputation as an eminent wrestler and hard-working farmer. Okonkwo’s efforts pay off big time and he becomes wealthy…

mortality, similar to the aforementioned Achilles and Gilgamesh. He considers suicide, but decides to live with his suffering instead and atone. He states that “even in my present despair, I have been thinking that I might incur the reputation of cowardice if I kill myself. The man who is unable to sustain adversity could never sustain an opponent’s weapons. I shall have the courage to endure life” (Papadopoulou). This is viewed as a brave act, and it is coming to terms with this vulnerability…

The term “honour” is defined as “high respect, esteem or reverence, accorded to exalted worth or rank” (Green lecture). The concept of honour plays a very important role in the William Shakespeare’s play, Much Ado About Nothing. As the play progresses, one begins to discover that the concept of honour and how one goes about defending one’s honour differs substantially between genders and thus, honour is “gendered” (Green lecture). Therefore, through analysis of the play, this essay will discuss…