Power

The good, the bad and the ugly

"Bhagavad Gita."

The Good

The Bhagavad Gita shows the

power of religion as good. Krishna, the Lord, uses religion to preach to

Arjuna. In the end, Arjuna understands his duty is to fight his kin.

Power is used by Krishna to preach to

Arjuna the importance of one’s duty on earth, or dharma. The author

is using Arjuna’s struggle to show significance of religion is attaining yoga

and fulfilling one’s dharma.

The Good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuRvBoLu4t0

Oppenheimer was one of the “fathers of the atomic bomb” during World War II. He uses the quote from the Bhagavad Vita when Krishna takes on multiple forms, one of them being death or the destroyer. Like Arjuna’s duty, people’s duties can be difficult to do.

The Good

The BadThe Epic of Gilgamesh shows the

power of seduction, tyranny and the power to attain

immorality. Gilgamesh has the power as King however fails to become victim to the power of seduction by the

princess Ishtar.

Gilgamesh uses his power to become a King, a tyrant. The power of seduction is

used when Ishtar attempts to seduce Gilgamesh and fails leading to the death

of his friend. He attempts in vain to attain immorality after the death of his

friend.

The Bad

The author uses Gilgamesh to show how Kings can abuse their power and be

“power hungry” in the search for power beyond their control, and uses the

journey’s end to show how Gilgamesh became stronger and more apt to

lead Uruk.

The Bad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFLLv8b7huY

The Bad

After a tyrannical rule and the death of his friend, Gilgamesh learns to relinquish some power as King.

The Ugly

Medea shows the power of revenge as Medea kills her former husband’s new wife, the wife’s father

and her children. Medea has power and uses it against her husband who turned

away from her.

Medea uses her power to hurt her former husband, the King. The author uses ‘The chorus’, a group of Athenian women, to send us a message of the importance of

equality and justice. Revenge is useless and only leads to

destruction.

The Ugly

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"Bhagavad Gita." . N.p., 1 Jan. 2014. Web. 15 June 2014. <http://www.iskconseattle.com/content/bhagavad-gita>.

Simon, Peter . The Norton Anthology World Literature. New York, London: W.W. Norton & Company, 2013. Print.

Oppenheimer Quotes out of Hinduism's Bhagavad Gita after the first Nuclear explosion. YouTube, 2009. Film.

"Welcome to standupforthetruth.org." . N.p., 1 Jan. 2009. Web. 15 June 2014. <http://standupforthetruth.org>.

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