Originally posted by Digi
Well yes, clearly it was intended as farce. But I hold to my point: that Quixote was a hero. A bumbling, failed hero. But a hero. Shall sanity be a requirement for heroism? Or success? Most would feel much more comfortable judging such things by one's intentions.
I would say he was a well intentioned person, but to me a hero would have to succeed as well as have good intentions.
Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
I would say he was a well intentioned person, but to me a hero would have to succeed as well as have good intentions.
Fair enough. I wouldn't include that stipulation personally. If a person is passionate about a heroic cause and gives it a legitimate effort, the outcome is irrelevant to their status imo. Intention alone wouldn't be enough, mind you, but it would be when backed with a determined effort.