Seppuku

The Ako Vendetta, is a great story. But it comes with a disclaimer of no one really knows the reason why lord Asano wounded Lord Kira with his blade. Many people have arguments of what standars the samurai should of been judged with in this cause effect affair we have on our hands. Some people believed that the ronin should of been judged by Bushido, the honor code of samurai, some believe that the law when of been a correct way of judging the samurai. You have others that what happened to the ronin fair after what happened to their lord, and then other on what is morally right or wrong with the action seppku. Then you have those in between people, people who are on the boarder of fairness and lawful, those people believe justice was served or wasn't served. You have all of these arguments of which standard people felt the ronin should of been judged by. If you believe that any of those arguments fit your train of though and are correct to you. The fairness of Lord Asano death by Seppku can be heavily debated. When reading the description of what occurred before Asano is very difficult to do as, nobody really knows what happened. I think that why is hard to judge if the decision on seppeku was fair. Was fairness achieved? Well it depends who you ask, me i think fairness was achieved. For Lord Asano and his legacy didnt get a fair shake. After he had already committed seppku, a more intense investigation should of took place to see if Asano was a distruped individual or did…

they do not demonstrate a Samurai as a compassionate person. To wrap it all up, The Lives of the Samurai and The Loyal Samurai both have character traits which people admire. To begin with, samurais in both of the articles are similar because they are loyal. The Lives of the Samurai demonstrates a samurai being loyal. A reason why this story shows loyalty is because it states, “ He is still remembered as an outstanding example of the loyalty and courage of a samurai …” This example clearly…

qualities of the samurai’s code of honor, the Bushido. In fact, the 47 Ronin is one of the most famous in Japanese history. A samurai without a master is like a boat without a rudder. The word Ronin can be defined as, “A samurai who lost his master was called a “Ronin” or if their lord was killed or stripped off his privileges or if a samurai (fall) out of favor with his master” (Japan’s 47, n.p.). In this story, when Lord Asano is murdered, all of his samurais killed themselves except for…

The bushido as a code of ethics may has fade away, but the its power will lives on. In the Bushido: The Soul of Japan, the last two chapters discussed about the the bushido in the context of morden japan and the future of bushido. In the chapter “Is Bushido alive?” , the author believes that although the bushido as a code of ethics is dead the effect is still there deep-rooted in the morden-day Japanese society. "We are told every day how Europe has influenced Japan, and forget that the change…

Besides their training and protecting others with their lives the samurai were interesting because of their ritual suicide. A ritual suicide was mandatory for samurai because if they had failed in such a way as losing to an enemy, they would have to commit suicide to keep their honor for their family.There are different ways to commit Seppuku, a ritual suicide, and different steps to what was done before and during the suicide. There are many different ways to commit a ritual suicide, but the…

better than the samurai's. Next, I will write about how I would rather have to live out the knights code of chivalry because the samurai's code seems to be severe. Knights learned and lived by a code of behavior called Chivalry. Chivalry- the medieval knights code of behavior including loyalty, bravery, and respect for women. Knights use Chivalry as a way of life. They use this because they want to be respectful. Chivalry is a way of paying the women for everything they have done. The…

death of Kira, the ronin immediately turned themselves in. (ninjutsu) The leaders of the Shogunate honored those Ronin with death. They allowed them to commit seppuku, an honorable suicide. This action was also retribution for the shogun, the ronin had undermined them by breaking the law, therefore, their deaths also demonstrated the power of the shogun over the Samurai. The honorable death of Lord Asano and later of the 47 Ronins has preserved the idea of seppuku to this day. As means of…

were small daggers that could be concealed. When a woman was to commit Seppuku, a Tanto was usually used to stop dishonour, a man, however, would not use one. Wakizashi Wakizashi are very similar to katanas, except their blade is shorter. This is why Wakizashi were used as indoor weapons because otherwise a Katana’s blade would be too long and damage the ceiling of a room. Men used Wakizashi when committing Seppuku. Question 6) What did Samurai wear? (One example is provided but there are…

a male, especially those of which belong in high social classes. One notable Japanese satire is “In A Grove” by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. This story discusses the investigation of a notorious samurai's murder. Each character supplies their perspective of what happened on that night, to the best of their ability, including an infamous criminal (Tajomaru), the man's wife (Masago), and the dead man himself (Takehiko). The different outlooks create suspense and a perception of mystery for the readers.…

bring embarrassment to their house, while their Lord’s control and knowledge could bring pride. These teachings of control lead Lord Asano to commit seppuku, he knew that he violated the structure of the samurai way. He knew the consequences of his actions and was prepared for those consequences when the time came. Loyalty to their higher up is utmost, even if the higher up is not worthy of it. Asano thought only of his injured honor when he attacked Moronao. In his actions he not only insulted…