Who is the Hero?
Introduction
Beowulf and Sir Gawain contained different and outstanding strengths, courage, and nobility characteristics. Their struggles to maintain their own identity will last for long. They endured many difficulties in maintaining a true definition of heroism by helping their society and being people’s first responders. Beowulf is self-centered while sir Gawain is more of humanistic nature.
King Lear and Oroonoko
Although there is no direct definition of their heroism, King Lear and Oroonoko are heroes by the nature of their personalities. King Lear is described by his loyalty and honesty despite him being problematic in power. At the start of the play, he is so selfish and harsh to his favorite daughter that he chooses the other two daughters and gives them a share of his inheritance. His uncertain decisions come into play when he realizes he made a mistake. He humbles himself and goes to reconcile with his daughter showing a clear sign of redemption (Wilson, 1961).
His loyalty to Kent and Gloucester outstand through his relationship with them. He gets involved with many conspiracies by his uncontrolled enthusiasm and his compassion towards illegal deals together with his fools and sufferings on behalf of them. He is then termed as a tragic hero.
According to Bonner in 2011, Oroonoko possessed different characteristics described by his richness, honor, braveness, and nobility. During his youths, he is one of the few bravest expert captains to have seen the field. This is a symbol that Oroonoko, during his early youth, possessed leadership skills. He has an outstanding beauty adored by many showing how unique and different he is from other members of the race.
His nose was described as rising and Roman, which suggests his resemblance to whites despite being a black African. He had an unmounted love for Imoinda that he even plans to save her from the king. He also portrays his readiness to die of starvation rather than being to slavery. He describes the image of an invented hero. He perpetuated trade as a price to his achievements.
Conclusion
From the analysis, the contemporary standards of the art teach about unities of time, place, and actions. Each entity describes the themes and characteristics that are important. Our efforts can lead us to difficult situations in some places. They give us a sense of restoration, forgiveness, and the ability to be decisive.
Cited Works
Bonner, S. K. (2011). Woolf’s philosophy of literary subjectivity: Virginia Woolf’s’ To the lighthouse’ and Jean-Paul Sartre’s existentialist theory (Doctoral dissertation, University of Cape Town).
Wilson, E. (1961). Shaw on Shakespeare: an anthology of Bernard Shaw’s writings on the plays and production of Shakespeare.