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Files, Tamia Language Arts IV Ms. Magera 13 May 2014 Killing for Beauty “We are left without any guide or compass, nothing to base our actions on, or blame them on. Since all actions are free choices we cannot escape our personal responsibility for everything we do and its consequences.” (Walter). The highly respected Bathory family sprung from the Hun Gutkeled Clan which held power throughout east central Europe. By the mid-16th century their power rose to its peak but died out ultimately by the year 1658. Many well-known kings, princes, members of judiciary, and holders of ministerial and civil posts were born into the legendary Bathory family. Among these infamous family members Erzsebet also known as Elizabeth Bathory was born in 1560. It is said that in order to preserve her loveliness and youthfulness she butchered approximately six hundred young ladies. Although Ms. Bathory’s actions were very disgraceful, she is the epitome of the negative effect that beauty and youth has upon society. While Erzsebet was the product of two noble Bathorys from birth, she was not born with the noble qualities she was destined to possess. To begin, during time period inbreeding happened to be very common due to the fact that it kept blood lines pure. Consequently this practice was proved to be very fatal. For example: “There was considerable intermarriage amongst the Bathory family, with some of the usual problems of this practice produced as a result. Unfortunately, beyond the ‘usual problems’ some extraordinary difficulties arose (namely hideous psychoses) and several “evil geniuses” appeared, the notorious and sadistic Erzsebet the most prominent of them.” (Krause). From the beginning it was assumed that Elizabeth was a deadly creati... ... middle of paper ... ...mage or as beautiful as the people they see on magazines or television. Because young girls and women around the world are beginning to alter themselves to fit a certain mold, people are starting to realize that a pretty face and one’s youth is a factor that has been hurting the world for many years. So much so that a person is willing to kill to obtain beauty. This is truly and amazing yet sickening fact and the more we emphasize on one’s appearance the more catastrophes like this will happen. “Blood thirst, too, may lurk inside a person, even those we love, and we may never even spot it. It may smolder in the bosom which is most cherished by us, and we may be perfectly unconscious of its existence there. Perhaps circumstances will not cause its development; perhaps moral principle may have bound it down with fetters it can never break.” (Baring-Gould).