The importance of honor
What do you think?
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By Christopher Scott Thompson
The topic of “honor” is of interest to some heathens and pagans, especially those who see themselves as being on a “warrior path.” According to the “Heathen Handbook” (ℑ) of the Wodens Folk Kindred:
Honor is the foundation of heathen society. Honor is a person’s measure of their virtue and worth… A person’s honor comes from within…
Comparing the book
We compared the book to American Sniper. Thought both are some form of a drama the are very much different. In society most people see those who have or are serving in the military as honorable. The movie Presents this well. In the book Much Ado About Nothing it has a similar feeling at the beginning when they are talking about people coming back from war. Later on in the story it progresses to a lack of honor and trust among a group of (Friends.) There for showing us that a lack of honor can break apart a bond between two or more people.
Examples of lack of honor and the restoring of honor
challange
It was known to be a sign of honor to challenge one to a fight. This challenge happens because a certain someone orders benedick to kill Claudio
Hero
Hero fakes her death to restore her honor, because she was falsely accused of cheating before her marriage.
War
The action of Much Ado About Nothing occurs during several days of a visit by Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon, and his followers at the large estate of Leonato, Governor of Messina. Don Pedro has been victorious in a small war against his own half-brother, Don John, who has now (reluctantly) joined him.
How to apply this to our lives
2 Types
There are two different types of honor. Vertical and Horizontal are those two types. Horizontal honor is defined as the “right to respect among an exclusive society of equals.” Vertical honor, on the other hand, isn’t about mutual respect, but is rather about giving praise and esteem to those “who are superior, whether by virtue of their abilities, their rank, their services to the community, their sex, their kinship, their office, or anything else.” Vertical honor, by its nature, is hierarchical and competitive. Vertical honor goes to the man who not only lives the code of honor, but excels at doing so. An example would be a student to a student for Horizontal. Another example would be a student to a teacher. That represents Vertical honor