The effect Biblical Allusion has on the play Tijean and his brothers

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to persuade readers that a conquering prince must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it.

in the excerpt from "the prince," the author niccolò machiavelli suggests that to take possession of a city and endure the control over it, it is necessary to destroy it first. otherwise, people who have known freedom will eventually turn against the new rulers and fight back to recover their power.

all epic heroes overcome powerful forces that arise from their particular ways of life. modern heroes may conquer the unknowns of outer space or bring food or medicine to hungry people. the anglo-saxon hero slew monsters. of course, monsters exist only in fantasy. but a monster may be an archetypal symbol for some broader problem or challenge a society faces. pagan germans, greeks, and other ancient peoples believed that fame and glory are the only things that will survive a human being's death.   one of beowulf's main goals is to win glory by killing grendel. his deeds have given him a reputation for heroism and support from his people to the danes. when he goes into the lake to fight grendel's mother, the bystanders fear he has lost his life—and fame: here, death equals defeat equals loss of glory. even when old, beowulf wants to seek fame by fighting the dragon. he doesn't wish to die at the end, but when he sees that it is inevitable, he asks his warriors to build a tower that will keep his name alive in memory.

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