Excessive pride

In Shakespeare’s play Macbeth, Macbeth portrays a person whose pride eventually takes them down. His pride is encouraged by his success in battle and by three witches who try to manipulate Macbeth by prophesizing that he will soon be king. Macbeth becomes so power-hungry as a result of the witches prophecy that he kills the current king Duncan for the throne, and kills his close friend Banquo and the family of Macduff in order to keep the throne after he becomes paranoid that he will be killed for

Excessive pride Excessive pride seems to be the core of people's everyday struggles. Having excessive pride can turn into being obnoxious and self centered. Believing in what you only say and not being opened minded to the people around you could also have an outcome of disastrous events. In the novel “the iliad” by Homer many characters struggle with this trait, some overcome it and some feed into it. In the beginning of the book Agamemnon seems to be self centered with the way he leads. Achilles

In Oedipus Rex hubris, or excessive pride, is theme that is presented throughout the text. Hubris is the main reason for Oedipus’ downfall in the story because it clouds his judgement from the truth. Oedipus coming into Thebes defeated the Sphinx and saved the city. The people of Thebes praised him for this feat and made him their king. They viewed him as their great savior who could was so magnificent he could do anything. Obviously, this could boost a person’s ego and make them very proud. Oedipus

loses his placement as an angel. Accepting Hell as his new dominion, he struggles to purify the horrid bounds of Hell and overcome God’s celestial power. He starts off as a heroic and prominent leader whose supreme pride impels his plans to overthrow God’s throne, then begins to lose his pride as he ponders his banishment from Heaven, and ultimately loses his free-will by corrupting mankind. Through the course of the poem, Satan

In The Crucible, both honor and excessive pride play a role in the portrayal of John Proctor throughout the play. Pride is an attribute that makes someone feel like he or she is worth something but when someone is excessively prideful, they are over-confident and often conceited. Proctor’s excessive pride caused him avoid telling the truth in the story told by Arthur Miller in The Crucible. Proctor was a proud man who seemed to set himself apart from the community of Salem, Massachusetts. No one

In the play “Julius Caesar” written by William Shakespeare, there are many characters that exhibit hubris. Hubris or excessive pride contributes a big role to the character’s downfall throughout the play. Hubris affects the destiny of many characters during the play. These characters include Brutus, Cassius, and Julius Caesar. Which are some of the main characters throughout the play? Brutus is driven by his honor and duty, which causes him to fall to hubris. Blinded by his belief of superiority

Pride “There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. “'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance” (John C. Maxwell). Hubris according to dictonary.com is excessive pride or self-confidence. Throughout the Odyssey, pride is seen in many characters like Odysseus, the Suitors and Polyphemus. Odysseus pride bursts through after he blinded Polyphemus. Telemachus when he goes looking for his father. The suitors

posses the fatal trait of excessive pride, which eventually results in his downfall. The downfall Creon’s pride results in is his family’s death, and consequently having to live with the guilt and shame it comes with. Creon is represented to be a very prideful leader. This can be a good trait to posses, except when it is shown to be in an excessive manner. Pride is a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction in one’s own achievements. Though, that is the direct definition of pride, it can be used in both

The bible considers pride as one of its 7 deadly sins, it is the inception of sin and the root of all things evil. This negative view on pride is constant throughout many religions. When one has too much pride or hubris, as the greeks refer to it; they put themselves on the same pedestal as the gods, they do reckless things like challenging them which undoubtedly never turns out good, as gods are immortal beings and are considered above us mortals in all terms. In Antigone, Creon's main reason for

job and decides to commit suicide as a result to get insurance money for Biff to start a business. Willy’s unshakeable pride in this belief, also called “The American Dream”, ultimately led to his demise and most importantly his death. In Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller uses an illusional tone, repetition, and idiomatic phrases to exemplify the idea that having excessive pride in a certain belief is going to ultimately lead to a person’s demise. Arthur Miller uses an illusive tone throughout