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Core Values Of Conflict : The Wind That Shakes The Barley And Wanda

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Core Values in Conflict

Each human in the world has a set of values around which one bases their actions and opinions on. These sets of values vary from person to person. My core values are family, friends, and education. The only negative aspect of my values is that they tend to be in conflict with each other often. There are days where I have to choose between friends and family or education, and it is often a tough decision to make. In life, everyone has to make decisions on whether one value is more important than another, and characters in stories and plays have those decisions to make as well. Damien in The Wind That Shakes the Barley and Wanda in The Legend both have conflicting values based on the situations they find themselves in. In Stanislaw Wyspaniaki’s The Legend, Wanda was the adopted daughter of King Krak, who passes away during the first act. She, being the only heir to the throne that is still alive, now has to deal with all of the problems. While Krak is dying, the Germans are also invading the castle because the German prince wants to marry Wanda, but she declined and so they decided to take over Poland. When Smiech tells her that that the Germans are very close and will take her, she responds by saying, “Silence, I will plunge this knife into my chest before then, rather than have to love them” (Wyspianki, 30). She clearly says that she would rather die than get married to the German prince. After Krak dies, she begins to weep over his dead body.

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