Why People Seek Power In Oedipus The King

Others seek power for their own self-serving needs. Self-serving can be defines as selfish, or a need that will not help anyone other than one’s own self. Most of the literature written in England during the 18th century is romance literature. During this period of time, the emphasis on emotions was great. Many characters in literature felt realistic emotions, such as, feeling selfish, angry, jealous, and revengeful. Gawain from Le Morte d’Arthur, encourages King Arthur, his friend, to dislike Sir Lancelot, Arthur replies by saying, “Sir Gawain, I will do as you advise, although reluctantly, for Sir Launcelot’s terms are generous and he is still dear to me. I beg you make a reply to him on my behalf” (Malory, 228). Gawain needed to be the power in the

Some people do not want power, for example, Frodo in the Lord of the Rings, but power finds them. This statement is proved when Gandalf gives the ring to Frodo and explains the power of it, and Frodo responds by saying, “but why not destroy it, as you say should have been done long ago?” (Tolkien, 34). To counter this statement, anyone can deny power if power comes to them coincidently. People do not seek power, they prefer to be weak and therefore, people do seek power because everyone needs

All humans have the same natural rights, people should just enjoy their lives well they have time, as said in carpe diem poetry. The carpe diem poem titled To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time, by Robert Herrick, states, “Then be not coy, but use your time” (Herrick, 464). One should not sacrifice his or her happiness to achieve power, however, this statement is not valid because it is utterly a lie to say that one is satisfied being powerless or being ruled by somebody. Everyone needs power to be