Ivan IV experienced a lonely and abusive life as a kid that most likely influenced him to be such a cruel tyrant. Ivan enjoyed killing people and animals as well as drinking heavily and he began to live this lifestyle at a very young age. Ivan became the Tsar of all Russians and expanded Russia into a massive and powerful territory that only he was capable of doing. Ivan was known for his bad temper and abnormal personality and it’s what caused him to be feared and responsible for his nickname, Ivan the terrible. Ivan was filled with rage and it drove him to execute thousands of people including his own son. The Russian Tsar was clearly not a mentally stable individual, “He had some psychopathic characteristics; his quick mood shifts, unreliability,
egocentricity and his impersonal sex life and lack of lasting emotions” (Ivan IV) Ivan died on March 18, 1584 when he suddenly fainted preparing to play a game of chess. Ivan IV controlled the largest nation on earth and his ruthless tactics are what made him so famous and hated.
Nicholas II ruled Russia from 1894-1917 and was to be its final tsar. He ascended the throne under the impression that he would rule his whole life as it's undisputed leader. Accompanied by his wife, Alexandra, they lived a comfortable life of luxury while the country suffered around them. Nicholas was determined to rule as harshly as his father; however, he was a very weak and incompetent character who did not posses the qualities capable of guiding Russia through its time of turmoil.
Both monarchs had a royal background and were put in power with high expectations to continue the stability that the country possessed. Citizens aspire for all government officials to keep the peoples best interest in mind. But sadly, due to Ivan’s brutal childhood, he grew up observing and learning from the mannerisms of the corrupt elite. Ivan predominately gained power through fear and with this tactic was the first to exercise a despotism in Russia. One example of this is the story of the peasants who disturbed Ivan during one of his retreats. They came to him to complain of their governor who they believed was unjust but Ivan was so upset that they had troubled him with such a petty matter that he punished them. The men had their hands tied behind their backs, boiling hot alcohol poured on their heads and then their beards lit on fire with a candle. Apprehension and terror were Ivan’s main tools for keeping his people under control. Despite his totalitarian state of mind, Ivan believed that his decisions were still best for the country and the only way to keep it safe was by leaving it in constant fear. Although not always the most rational, the czar still made the suitable choices to keep the kingdom together. Similar to Ivan, Charles was not always under the influence of his mental disability. During his 42
I can use this source in my research project to defend why Czar Nicholas II is innocent to the abuse of power of the office of Czar.It reveales to me that even thouch Nicholas struggled with being the new Czar he truly did a lot for Russia to improve in learning abilities.Above all else, Nicholas loved Russia first and then his family; He thought the fate of the two was inseparable. No one knew the fault of the Romanov Dynasty better than him. Czar Nicholas sincerely felt his responsibility for the country, He thought that his destiny was within the country he ruled. I think it was really difficult for him but it was the only way to admit his mistakes and to say "sorry" to his people.
Why is there evil? Dostoevsky asks a common question in his essay. He writes in anger and pain "I say nothing of the sufferings of grown up people, they have eaten the apple, damn them, and the devil take them all! But these little ones (Pg. 65). The point of this quote is to express anger at god for the suffering of innocent children. The question raised here is why is god inflicting suffering on innocent beings and how could it be part of a plan?
One of the things that affected Ivan’s death was the feeling of lioness because none of his family members cared about him. He became hopeless and stopped fighting the illness he had. Why and how he died isn’t clearly given in the story, but from one’s assumption, he might have had cancer.
According to Ivan, all adults, through one way or another have lost the innocence they had as a child and it can never be regained again. Ivan is distressed with losing his innocence; he believes that if he consents to a complex agreement of the unfair suffering of children, he will be giving up the last of his innocence. Dostoevsky’s theory is that if one can overcome a difficulty, one could see pure honesty within them. In The Brothers Karamazov, Ivan doubts his faith in God due to the suffering of children. Ivan tells Alyosha about an illegitimate child who ends up working for shepherds who don’t even allow him to eat the mash for the pigs. They overwork him until he becomes into a bitter human being. Ivan continues with a story about a seven-year-old girl, a "poor, defenseless creature"(Brothers Karamazov, book 5/ch 6) who is constantly beaten by her mother. I think Ivan is scared of another person becoming like his father. He doesn’t want anyone to go through what he went through as a child because he doesn’t want anyone to deal with the pain or neglect that he
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, as the name implies, centers on the character of Victor Frankenstein. Over the course of the novel, the point of view switches across a cast of several characters, all of which have interacted with Victor, some more than others. Victor’s pursuit to find the source of life, and the events thereafter, show him making countless questionable decisions, hurting the people close to him, and getting away wit hit all because of the society he lives in. These points unequivocally prove that Victor Frankenstein is a sociopath.
In every age we live, there is a constant struggle between finding a cure to our neurosis with the advent of urbanization and finding qualities in nature that supersede our abilities in enhancing modern man. With that kind of chaos come various forms of behaviors and actions, most of which stem to arguments of good versus evil. Dostoevsky insists that men have the choice between good and evil every moment of their lives; no matter the circumstance, they have the choice between moral and immoral. Crime and Punishment is a story of Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov’s struggle with the ideologies of his time. The young and impoverished law student is torn between unifying and nihilistic cultures afflicting nineteenth-century tsarist Russia. Through a journey of crime, it becomes clear to Raskolnikov that his ultimate failure was caused by his transgression in murdering cold-heartedly, attempting to prove his self-worth by crossing the law. As Raskolnikov’s guilt overwhelms him and becomes unbearable, his only solace is confession to the crime. Serving his prison term in Siberia, Raskolnikov comes to the realization that reason cannot beat the human conscience.
We are all condemned to death; it is inescapable. Even if a person doesn’t believe in the concept of destiny, it is undeniable that every person is fated to die at some point. Most people, however, are not aware of when exactly the inevitable will approach. Often in works of fiction, the reader, or sometimes even the character, is aware of their fate. There are many different understandings of destiny, which is one of the reasons why it has played such a large role in so many different literary works throughout the world and history. Fate is one of the principal literary devices used in Homer’s epic poem, The Iliad, Shakespeare’s tragic play, Antony and Cleopatra, and Tolstoy’s pedagogical novella, The Death of Ivan Ilych.
To many individuals the word “progress” has a positive meaning behind it. It suggests improvement, something humans have been obsessed with since the dawn of society. However, if closely examined, progress can also have a negative connotation as well. While bringing improvement, progress can simultaneously spark conformity, dependency, and the obsession of perfection within the individuals caught in its midst. It is this aspect of progress within modern society that negatively affects Ivan Ilych, Leo Tolstoy’s main character in The Death of Ivan Ilych. Ivan’s attempt to conform to modern society’s view of perfection takes away his life long before he dies. Furthermore, his fear of death and reactions towards it reflects modern society’s inability to cope with the ever present reminder that humans still suffer and die, despite all attempts to make life painless, perfect, and immortal.
While mental disorders are characterized by abnormal behaviors in certain people, abnormal behavior is considered by psychologists when a combination of the mentioned elements meet together: unusual or statistically infrequent; socially unacceptable or in violation of social norms; fraught with misperceptions or misinterpretations of reality; associated with states of severe personal distress; maladaptive or self-defeating; and dangerous (Nevid et al, 2011). Some would think that psychopathy is considered a mental disorder due to its characterization based on abnormal behavior but in fact isn’t classified as one by the terms of the DSM-IV. As defined in the DSM-IV, “A mental disorder is a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and that is associated with present distress or disability or with a significantly increased risk of suffering death, pain, disability, or an important loss of freedom.” (Hare, 2009) Therefore, psychopaths are described as being people suffering from antisocial personality disorder and are evaluated and judged by these terms. The following paper’s goal will therefore consist of explaining what is psychopathy and its facets, how psychopathy in youth is apprehended, how psychopathy influences violence and sexual violence, as well as evaluating if psychopaths are considered by the judge to be criminally responsible.
This point of the story is indirectly brought out in the very beginning when Ivan's colleagues, and supposedly his friends, learn of his death. The narrator states in paragraph 5:
One of the main contributors to Alexander II intriguing assassination is his background. Alexander II was born in Moscow on April 29th, and became Tsar of Russia in 1855. “Educated by private tutors, he also had to endure rigorous military training that permanently damaged his health.” (Simkin) He became Czar because his father, Tsar Nicholas I, died of pneumonia and he refused to receive any medical treatment. After his father died and he took the throne, and married the daughter of a Grand Duke named Marie Alexandrovna. After they married, he signed the Treaty of Paris in 1856 and began proposing legislative acts. According to Russiapedia.rt.com, soon after Marie’s health began to go downhill and she passed away, he married his mistress. Her name was Princess Catherine Dolgorukova, and finally after hiding their relationship for 14 years they could be together without Alexander being unfaithful to Mary. After he remarried, Czar Alexander continued to make reforms, and many of his reforms included helping the serfs of Russia gain freedom. “Other reforms introduced by Alexander included improved municipal government and universal military training.” (Simkin) The exp...
I believe that there are three main character traits that define a good leader; their ability to move a nation with their speeches, their ability to think about and plan for the future of their people and nation, and their ability to be able to command the nation 's forces correctly. All good and well defining character traits that I believe that Adolf Hitler possessed when he came to power in Germany during January 1933.
Such as, Adolf Hitler killed millions of people during World War II. Our first reason is that General Zaroff favored Ivan more than sailors. This may have been because Ivan was loyal to General Zaroff. This could also be because Ivan was strong, but deaf. Ivan was also a Cossack, just like General Zaroff.