In societies like these you either are a whore or you are not, this title usually depends on your economic status more than your sexual status. ... I think religion in this novel is hypocritical, starting with that act of the bishop letting the people of the community down by not stopping his boat to bless them. Santiago Nasar was murdered for someone else's evil act, like being murderer for the town's sins. ...
In Moliere's Tartuffe, translated by Richard Wilbur, the central character is a man named Orgon who has been completely brainwashed and taken advantage of by the title character, a lecherous and deceitful "holy man." ... In Act I, Scene I, everyone at the table disagrees with Madame Pernelle, Orgon's mother, who insists that Tartuffe is a holy man, and that Organ should believe and agree with everything Tartuffe says. ...
He believes people act according to self interest alone. ... Instead, he must act in a manner for the greater wellbeing of the state. ... He believes that a ruler should not act immorally simply because they feel it is the thing to do at the time. They should only use an immoral act, in the face of threats effecting their power. ... His sons, avoiding the inconvenience fo arms and weapons, were dropped from the ranks of being a duke and moved to the title of private citizen because of the beliefs and actions. ...
Corruption: The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery. ... During his coaching career, WU has won two national championships; eight conference titles and has never had a losing season. ... His team lost, this was a major failure to WU Corruption: The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery. ... During his c...
Looked at from the Aristotle point of View, the tragedy despite its title, is the tragedy of Brutus. ... But the beginning of the fourth act of Julius Caesar brings in reversal of the situation what Aristotle called "peripeteia": it is now Brutus and his fellow conspirators who are haunted, and Caesar friends are the haunters. The last tow act shows Brutus tragic qualities in a magnificent form. ... Due to his act, we understand that by his inability to understand that morality must sometimes bend, brought defeat and death to himself and thousand of others. ...
More than once during William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the title character reflects upon his own character and ponders the problem that he, of all people, is a coward. ... However, Hamlet backs away from revenge until he is able to pinpoint the king's guilt, trapping the king in the "Play Within the Play," in which Hamlet exclaims, "I'll have grounds/ More relative than this: the play's the thing/ Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king." (2.2.608-610) Hamlet does not respond decisively to his father's orders, as Fortinbras would, and in Act IV Hamlet e...
Simply put, ethics refers to standards of behavior that tell us how human beings ought to act in the many situations in which they find themselves. ... These virtues are habits that enable us to act according to the highest potential of our character, and on behalf of values like truth and beauty. ... The information is very specific and includes the author(s), date of publication, title, and source. ...
