Agape Essays

a certain ratio of selfless and selfish love amongst their selves and the ratio is difficult to balance which can explain some of the actions of key characters. In the Greek language, selfish love is known as Philautia and the word Agape represents selfless love. Agape is a love extended to all people, whether it is friends and family or complete strangers. Philautia is an unhealthy version of love associated with narcissism; it seeks to please oneself and focuses on personal gains. Each individual

The sacred consciousness of the “huge trusted power” which “moves in the muscle of the world/ In continual creation” (“A Chorus”) lights up the experiences of many of the poems in Moments of Grace and Celebrations and Elegies. Jennings writes in “Rescued,”: “Call that power God,/ As I do,” referring to the “primal power” that lie beneath the poets experience of creative power and her poignant recognition of the vagaries of love , two themes brought together in Moments of Grace. In this reference

A tragic hero is defined as a literary character who makes an judgement error that inevitably leads to his/her destruction. These criterias categorize Jay Gatsby, the protagonist of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. Gatsby's tragic flaw lies within his inability to realize that the real and the ideal cannot coexist. His false perception of certain people of ideas lead him to his moral downfall and eventual demise. Gatsby's idealism distorts his perception of Daisy. He sees her as perfect

Betrayal 1.1 - Hurt 1.2 - Trust 1.3 – Forgiveness Betrayal Betrayal has been one of the most prevalent influencing experiences in Louise friendship, not only has it affected her emotionally yet, has also had a large negative affect on her psychologically. Nevertheless, she has learnt to become more understanding and sympathetic to others. 1.1-“”. On reviewing the transcript it is clear to see that Louise is very “hurt” by the bedrayal of her friend. Louise has been best friends with her friend

In Midsummer Night's Dream, the four lovers are shown as examples of society that do not know what true love is. Shakespeare shows this through the fighting scenes and the romantic scenes. He shows true love through Theseus and Hippolyta when they get married into the beginning of the book. William Shakespeare gives his view on fake and true love by using the four lovers as an example of fake love and Theseus and Hippolyta as an example of true love. In this instance, I will be using Hermia, Helena

“To love is nothing, to be loved is something, but to love and to be loved that’s everything. Love?? There are many different kinds of love. Love for our family, Love for our friend, Love for our partner, and of course love for our God, for our Creator. Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Love is a lot of sacrifices. There are things that we need to sacrifice because of love, and sometimes we need to sacrifice our love for the sake of other

A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed The best friendships to have are those that help you develop your emotions towards yourself and others. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, the disposition of two significant characters are evidently displayed to demonstrate the true qualities of friendship. Firstly, Romeo’s cousin and friend, Benvolio demonstrates that he surpasses Mercutio as a friend because he comforts Romeo in his times of need. Secondly, Benvolio shows that he is capable of defending

when the ending is taken in light of Miss Prism’s commentary, one should start to wonder what Wilde is trying to say in ending his play in such a clichéd manner. Though the main characters’ actions portray them to be scatterbrained and foolish, taking trivial matters seriously and serious matters trivially, they haven’t necessarily done anything terrible, as their actions do little to harm others inside or outside of their social circles, and they haven’t done much good, either. Not only does Wilde’s

Love - an intense feeling of deep affection. Love is an emotion shown in many romantic or family relationships as well as friendships. Love is shown frequently throughout the entirety of the book The Outsiders. For example, Dally is an extremely aggressive and audacious person, but he also shows immense love towards Johnny. Sodapop is a fun-loving, carefree high-school dropout, but he is understanding and shows love to both of his brothers by seeing both sides of an argument. Darry has an extremely

What is love? By definition love is 'a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person ' however is that genuinely the only side to love? No it is not, love comes in many different forms and it is not only sunflowers and daisies, there can be a dark side of love. "Darkness and love have at least one thing in common; they are both surrounded by shadows, pain and suffering." Love is not all about romance; it’s a mystery waiting to be unfolded. Love is misery, it's bittersweet and forbidden

When asked to define love, people may answer with many different things. The formal definition of love as a noun is an intense feeling of deep affection. Love as a verb is to feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to someone. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller uses character pairings and their actions to illustrate his own definition of love. The main pairing in this play is John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth. Their love is put to the test when John commits adultery on Elizabeth with their old maid

There are many different types of loving relationships we find ourselves establishing throughout our lives. In The Different Faces of Love Wong describes the three types of love; including “the answer of “no reasons” and “reasons that are non-relational qualities of the beloved,” there is the answer that the reasons for love are the relationships between lovers.” (Wong, 6) In this paper I will describes that love of familial is truest form of love because it incorporates characteristics from the

The Antithetic Ways of Love Love appears to materialize whenever, however, and to whomever it pleases, not often leading its victim to consider its many forms. Courtly love, established in the medieval days, and romantic love, a more popular present-day form of love, both play a role in society and in William Shakespeare’s influential play, Twelfth Night. Additionally, Noël Bonneuil’s article, “Arrival of Courtly Love: Moving in the Emotional Space,” as well as Camille Slight’s, “The Principle of

In Greece, there was a law which made young women very unhappy. According to this law, a father was able to choose a man as a husband for his daughter and the daughter had to agree to marry this man, or die. One day, an old man, Egeus entered with his daughter, Hermia, and her beloved Lysander, and her suitor Demertius. Hermia was in love with Lysander, but her father wanted her to marry Demetrius. Lysander told that he was as good and as rich as Demetrius, but Egeus wouldn’t listen. Egeus told that

How Kids Changed my Life Once you have the baby, many mothers feel completely different and reborn in a way! Find out how mothers have changed after the newborn arrived. Motherhood and pregnancy bring other life changes, not just the obvious one- the changing of the body. So, when your friends comment a lot about you changing and not having time for them, this is probably true. But, don’t get me wrong, motherhood will change you in a positive way, you’ll start to see things from a different perspective

The word love encompasses a variety of different strong emotional, mental, and physical states, ranging from the deepest possible interpersonal connection with another person to the simplest pleasure. The love for a mother differs dramatically from the love of a significant other. But what is passionate, romantic love? When you search for ‘love’ and its definition, one of the first things you see is “the unselfish, loyal, and benevolent concern for the good of another” (Love). But, how do you define

The Difficulties of Love Consider for a moment just exactly what is love? Love is a feeling, a passion, an idea. And love is extremely complex, encompassing a nuance of emotions. Falling in love can be one of the most blissful things in life. Yet there a many tribulation that come with love. Such is the idea which Shakespeare explore in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The play presents many different types of love and the trials that each suffer. Love presents many obstacles which require sacrifice

“The list is an absolute good,” Stern tells Schindler “The list is life. All around its margins lies the gulf.” Schindler’s List is a brilliant film about a tragic event in history. Schindler’s List does not, however, create an accurate depiction of what it was really like in Europe (Germany and Poland) during the time of the Holocaust. However, Schindler’s List did follow the novel that it's based on well. Schindler's List also appealed to ethos, logos, and pathos to create something beautiful out

Alan Watts once said, “Never pretend to a love which you do not actually feel, for love is not ours to command.” (brainyquotes.com). Watts is saying that we can't just say that we love someone, we have to feel our heart swell with the love we have for that person. In William Shakespeare's, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet are not truly in love because they automatically fall ‘in love’ after seeing each other once, they decide to get married a few hours after they meet and they are

The Pilgrim Progress is a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan in 1678. In this story, John Bunyan used many different symbols to describe hidden meanings. Symbolism is the use of any certain special figures or marks of identification to signify a religious message, for example the cross refers to Jesus Christ and the Christian faith. The author, John Bunyan, used symbolism to describe characters and places and give them a meaning behind it. One of the symbols the author used was Mr. Worldly