Pride And Pride In Ozymandias

“It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men angels.” (Saint Augustine) Pride is something many people struggle with. Pride and arrogance can cause you to lose your judgment with reality. You will think you can achieve a goal, but in reality it is was beyond your reach. The poem “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley, identifies how a speaker met a man from an antique land. In the large land there is a statue standing in the sand. He was once a full body, but over time, it decomposed and remains crumbled, half sunken, without a body in the sand. As shown in the poem the speaker describes himself king like. The speaker is so confident in himself he knows he’s a king and shows it off. The statue begins to see himself as powerful, strong, and the
From this point on the speaker has great pride in himself. He becomes so powerful he thinks he is just a perfect man. The speaker has such high standards and reaches for goals such out of reality that everything leads to failure. The story The Count Of Monte Cristo we are introduced to a character named Villefort. Villefort is all about protecting his name, having large amounts of money, and having pride and power. Another character; Edmond Dantes was imprisoned by Villefort for an event where he was falsely accused for treason. While in prison Dantes met a friend; Abbe Faria. He was a major character into Edmonds life. Abbe Faria informed Dantes about where very important treasure is. He also enlightened Dantes about his past and education. 14 years later Dantes finally escaped prison. Dantes collects all of the treasure Faria told him about. When out of prison Dantes came across Villefort and finds out that he is now a very wealthy public prosecutor. Villefort knows he is a very rich man and loves to tell everything about his