Paths of Glory

and monsters share characteristics, making the distinction between what makes someone good or evil more blurred. They share similarities to show how thin of a line there is between being a hero and a monster, and how easy it is to go down the wrong path. In Beowulf, the word fire is used to draw the similarities between Grendel and Beowulf, as well as to highlight what makes Grendel and monster and Beowulf a hero. Fire first appears to describe the death of Grendel, and emphasizes the…

at fighting the dragon because he wants to end his life with glory. By fighting the dragon he will also help his people. Many people see his death after this fight as a generous one. Fighting the dragon was Beowulf’s last battle, last victory, last chance to leave an everlasting mark as a hero to all of his people. Clearly, Beowulf had many motives for fighting all of the villains he did. Beowulf fought the dragon for his last glory. He fought to protect his people and become a hero for…

Cinematic Technique In Kubrick’s Paths of Glory and Hitchcock’s Psycho, each director successfully utilizes unique camera movements to communicate important thematic and narrative information to their audiences. In each film, the consciousness of the camera encodes not only the director’s authorial vision, but it also serves as a device for communicating power and suspense. Kubrick begins to display his impressive command of camera movement in the opening minutes of Paths of Glory. An early…

Dante tries it for a second. He is not totally prepared and looks away after a brief moment. They discuss the moon and the different cosmos. He is taught about the variations that exist and how there is correlation to the truth of many degrees of glory. The voyage has brought Dante to know more about all of the expectations that the Lord has for his people and that they are able to obtain salvation through life and the love of god with…

enjoy the remaining life of the city with family, but Hector would not have it. He insists that, yes, “the day will come for sacred Troy must die,” but he rather seize the moment and flight with the utmost courage to defend his nation and to claim glory. Moreover, he reiterates that “no one alive has ever escaped [fate]” since we are born with it, and Hector knows he must fight against the fated death of Troy. In his dying breaths, Hector does not beg Achilles’ for mercy like a spineless coward…

a religion, Confucianism is more akin to philosophy. As mentioned in “Analects of Confucius “Confucianism, the goal is to become “The Superior Man” or someone that is virtuous. If someone is virtuous they can show humility, discard his pursuit of glory and not be weighed down by negative traits such as gluttony. In addition, Piety is also one of the core tenants of Confucianism and must be shown to both family and ruler. In the case of the family, one must take of their parent’s burdens,…

Updike's tone shift from stanza three, exhibits Flick's past glory, to stanza four, describing Flick “never learn[ing] a trade...but most of us remember anyway,” reveals Flick resides in his heyday instead of moving on (Updike). The memory of the past Flick remains in his community, but simultaneously keeps Flick from moving on past his basketball glory as nothing else defines him. Similarly, Plath's tone shift from paragraph four, where “at the present moment…

1. From personal observation and experience signs usually do not convince the wicked to change because the wicked are prideful and have hard hearts. My definition of a hard heart is someone who refuses to follow and to listen to the counsel and teachings of the Lord. Someone with a hard heart rationalizes their wicked behavior and views signs as coincidences instead of signs from God to change their behavior. For example, when I was younger one of my good friends behavior (who was a member at…

Beowulf’s pride and pursuit of glory lead him to take on the mighty dragon even though “he was sad at heart, /unsettled yet ready, sensing his death” (2419-20). Beowulf realizes the danger involved in fighting the dragon that eventually did take his life, yet decides that although he can feel his own death would be imminent, he must fight this monster. The quest for greatness and glory drove Beowulf to take on these immense challenges even if the odds were…

unpredictable and ruthless fate, instead, they should fight as well as they can and die a heroic death. After all, probably the only way for humans to act actively against fate and death and achieve immortality is to be bound by heroic values, win great glory in war and have their names passed…