James Schwartz Mrs. Muir AP English IV August 27‚ 2014 Heroic traits of Gabriel oak outline: “A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom” this was once stated by Bob Dylan. “Far from the Madding Crowd” is a novel written by Thomas Hardy and takes place in 19th century England. Gabriel Oak is the admirable hero of this topsy-turvy love story that involves a mistress named Bathsheba Everdene‚ a profitable farmer by the name of William Boldwood‚ and a young
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In A Wizard of Earthsea‚ by Ursula K. Le. Guin‚ the main character‚ Ged‚ is a young wizard who makes a pernicious mistake that takes a great deal of maturity to undo. To begin‚ Ogion‚ becomes Ged’s mentor and tries to teach him the importance of imbalance‚ and make Ged a knowledgeable wizard. Unfortunately‚ Ged is impatient with Ogion‚ so he relocates to the school of Roke. Ged vigorously learns magic‚ and is overly-driven to defeat his adversary: Jasper. However‚ without the understanding of imbalance
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Chivalry is “a code of behavior that places value on the protection of others” (“Knights and the Traditions” 1) that occurs when the soldier or hero is “commonly a knight of outstanding courage‚ who chose death before dishonor” (Sweeney 2). Since the Medieval ages tended to occur between two golden eras‚ it was darkened out of modern societies thoughts. Most people would not imagine that a polite and honorable code would have been the outcome of such a miserable and dark age. However‚ overtime chivalry
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Chivalry is not dead‚ the definition‚ as well as societal norms‚ have merely changed over time. Over the last decade‚ hook-up culture as well as technology have all played a vital role in why chivalry has changed so drastically. To quote Afnan Beauti‚ “Chivalry is simply an act of kindness toward a person who is deserving (or not) of receiving that kindness” (Beauti). This quote‚ however‚ contradicts the Merriam Webster definition that explains chivalry as‚ “the medieval knightly system with its
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“The Knight’s Tale” is a tale that is fit for a knight. The story itself is filled with knights‚ love‚ adventure‚ honor‚ and most importantly chivalry. In the story‚ it focuses mainly upon rules of honor and proper conduct. The story in short‚ is about two prisoners‚ Palamon and Arcite who fight for Emelye. Through their mutual love for Emelye‚ it drastically shows the concept of courtly love. This type of love exists outside the thought of marriage‚ in that it doesn’t have to consummated. Through
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John Gardner delicately places humor into the incredible twisted setting. “Dragon‚ Dragon”. Gardner includes humor while adding modern day technology into medieval times; he also creates hilarious scenes through the characters while teaching a lesson. Last‚ he uses humor through the setting. In addition to this humor‚ there is also an important theme. Readers will be hooked with the incredible medieval twist. Gardner doesn’t disappoint his audience. John Gardner delivers a setting with modern
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In Book II of Plato’s Republic‚ Glaucon argues that a person who can act unjustly and get away with it has no reason to live a just life. In fact‚ he would be happier if he didn’t. To support his claim‚ Glaucon told the story of the ring of Gyges. This story is about a servant who discovered a ring that gave him the power of invisibility. With this power‚ he seduced the queen‚ and then‚ with her help‚ was eventually able to kill the king. Furthermore‚ because no one knew it was him‚ he was able to
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The “ring of Gyges” refers to a story told by Glaucon found in Plato’s Republic. In Book II‚ Glaucon uses this story to challenge Socrates’ idea that people are just by nature and argues that many people would rather prefer to act unjust over just. The story he tells talks about a man who stumbles upon a magical ring that makes him invisible whenever he wants‚ thus giving him the power to do whatever he desired‚ while not getting caught and still maintaining a good reputation. He ends up seducing
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This accounts for the importance of honour‚ loyalty and trust‚ for the knights of medieval times strove to be chivalrous. As Jocelyn says to Count Adamar‚ ‘he shows mercy’ which is referring to Williams decision to honour the knight he was jousting. These principles are very appealing to us modern folk‚ as it is not seen as crucial to our lifestyle and the differentiating ideologies draw us in like moths to a light. The time period can also alter and make up parts of a personality‚ a fact proven
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The world today needs the return of chivalry. Chivalry has become just a thing of the past. Manners‚ respect‚ romance‚ and protection of the weak are just a few examples of what are now gone. Even the most basic manners could play a major role in improving today’s society. These are examples of what the world needs today. People in the world have lost even the most general manners. An example of this is that someone could run into another person and not even apologize. People only think about
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