Know thyself

His love for Rome is greater than his love for Caesar so after hearing this, Brutus agrees to help Cassius kill Caesar because he believes Caesar is ambitious although “[he knows] no personal cause to spurn at him But for the general.” (II.i.10-11) His easily manipulative mind is twisted by Cassius’ lies which displays the hamartia Brutus possesses proving that he is the tragic hero. Brutus is persuaded enough to side with…

Iv'e learned so much I did not know before. Thinking philosophically is a way of thinking I had not yet giving the chance to grow. When I think of Philosophy and thinking philosophically it makes me think of a flower. A flower that is beautiful, but too beautiful to see it's full potential, this being due to the fact we just won't ever know its full bloom due to constant changes and opnions, or maybe we just would't be able to comprehend…

The Killers of Romeo and Juliet. God and love; the two things that devastate humanity. They manipulate us and keep us from thinking straight. As Juliet and the Friar know this best, for they are the ones responsible for the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Juliet is crazy. She believed that love would save her and Romeo, but she was wrong. Love tore her apart, to the point of death. When Romeo was banished, she took a potion that would “kill” her for two days. Shakespeare writes a scene…

"Juliet -- My ears have yet not drunk a hundred words Of thy tongue's uttering, yet I know the sound. Art thou not Romeo, and a Montague? Romeo -- Neither, fair saint, if either thee dislike." What this is trying to say is Romeo will give up his name, his family name, and all personal relationships around him just to be with Juliet. This…

All of famous playwright William Shakespeare’s tragedies include a main component of death. The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, is no exception to the tragic themes of death, romance and overconfidence. In Romeo and Juliet, County Paris is a rich, handsome bachelor. In the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, County Paris is brutally killed. The three reasons for Paris’s untimely death are Friar Lawrence, Paris himself, and Lord Capulet. Friar Lawrence, in the first place is one of the reasons causing…

Life is flustered with a mountain of decisions that can shape people’s lives for either the better or the worse. Children are told the importance of standing out from their peers and to be themselves, yet Children tend to assimilate to their peers ideas, customs, and behaviors. Some may argue that assimilation is outgrown as those children reach adulthood, but sadly that is not the case. The 1994 classic film “Quiz Show,” follows the journey of different players deciding to be unlawful and…

instance, “If sages were ever wise in their own behoof, I might have foreseen all this. I might have known that, as I came out of the vast and dismal forest and entered this settlement of Christian men, the very first object to meet my eyes would be thyself, Hester Prynne, standing up, a statue of ignominy, before the people (147)”. He rudely tells Hester how he knew she would be a hussy from the beginning and how someone as beautiful as her would never be faithful to him. Hester responds with…

Hamlet Of the other major characters in Hamlet, the Ghost is important because his demand for revenge sets the plot into motion. The apparition's ambiguous role in the drama reflects the general confusion about spirits and the importance of religion in Shakespeare's day. Throughout the tragedy, the Ghost is alternately viewed as an illusion, a sign from God foreshadowing danger to Denmark, a spirit returning from the grave because of a task left undone, a spirit from purgatory sent with divine…

In this sense, it is proper to consider the goal of Nietzsche's philosophy as Socratic, insofar as it aims to foster '[…] self-examination and self-"undergoing", to "know thyself", to cultivate the virtues and, ultimately, to "become who you are"' . However, we know from the discussion in the previous chapter that every spiritual exercise has the goal of letting us out of a form of life marked by a lack of wisdom, toward one marked by a fullness of it – that condition…

a student’s success in life. Success is something that is acquired, or earned by an individual, not by memorizing information that predicts their future. To be successful, many short and long term goals are required. Planning goals that motivate thyself is a key to success; being unable to graduate high school and start life’s journey, is the complete opposite of success and is very damaging to the mind. ^2Tests are not going to prepare you for life, but stress you out and waste…