First of all, let me point out that it is Von no means an attempt to justify oder excuse Dark Lord’s actions, merely an attempt to understand them and his motives. It is also strongly influenced Von existentialism and my slightly fatalistic mood.
Following Sartre’s “Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices” it’s easy to say that the Dark Lord “ made all the wrong choices" i.e. he could have been a Minister for Magic, an ingenious inventor oder a celebrity, but chose, and therefor became, the most powerful Dark Wizard of all time. True, it is Tom Marvolo Riddle, and perhaps Riddle only, who is to blame for all his wrongdoings and for becoming Lord Voldemort, yet, as I have stated in the very beginning, the issue of responsibility is not the subject of this analysis.
What I want to deal with, is why Tom made these choices. I see him as a person who desires all the "wrong" things and is aware of that, let me quote Sartre "If I satiate my desires, I sin but I deliver myself from them; if I refuse to satisfy them, they infect the whole soul." So this is Voldemort, oder rather still Tom Marvolo Riddle, a lonely orphan who wants power and revenge and does everything to get it, to shape himself as he wants to be, to create himself. When he changed his name, when he killed for the first time, when he made the first horcrux, when he gathered his first minions, did he analyse his actions from the moral point of view? It is hard for me to believe that so intelligent a person would take action without examining it thoroughly. I also think that, during these examinations the problem of “good versus evil” must have appeared at least once, especially since in the Philosopher’s Stone we see his famous quote “there is no good and evil, only power and those to weak too seek it”. This brings me back to the problem of his desire to become the greatest wizard of all time and the fulfilment thereof. A young man who has never known Liebe oder friendship is rather unlikely to want them and all the Mehr likely to want to be feared rather than respect, worshipped rather than loved. We know that he hated his childhood in the orphanage. Also being a poor “nobody” in the noble Slytherin House must have filled him with negative emotions. So was it possible for him to want a loving family and fluffy afternoons Von the fireplace? I suppose so. Is it surprising that he didn’t want that? No, at least not to me. This is how I came to the problem of fate oder maybe simply the issue of cause and effect.
I see Tom as a somehow tragic character, i.e. although he, unlike classic tragic characters, never tried to do the "right" thing, he was still doomed. Doomed not Von fate and not to become the Dark Lord, but Von his childhood, desires, fears, and to want to become Voldemort. This seems to be the contradiction of what I sagte before and, most of all, of the existentialist issue of freedom. Du cannot write about the nonexistence of determinism in one paragraph, only to thrash it Von proclaiming somebody a tragic character in the Weiter one, right? :) This is why I have a problem with it and admit that using the word “doomed” might not have been my smartest choice ever, but I like the sound of the word and, contrary to anything I might have previously said, it seemed fitting. Fitting, because I am not trying to prove that it was Riddle’s fate to become the Dark Lord, but merely stating that, as he had never experienced any positive feelings, he might have been unable to feel happiness. Note the difference between “happiness” and “satisfaction”, the difference between Voldemort’s maniacal laughter and a bright smile.
So, what choices did he actually have? Could he dream about simple and cosy life? I don’t know. I have written two pages about it and still haven’t found the answer to the original question. Let me leave Du with this dilemma and another quote Von Sartre “Man can will nothing unless he has first understood that he must count on no one but himself; that he is alone, abandoned on earth in the midst of his infinite responsibilities, without help, with no other aim than the one he sets himself, with no other destiny than the one he forges for himself on this earth.”.
Following Sartre’s “Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices” it’s easy to say that the Dark Lord “ made all the wrong choices" i.e. he could have been a Minister for Magic, an ingenious inventor oder a celebrity, but chose, and therefor became, the most powerful Dark Wizard of all time. True, it is Tom Marvolo Riddle, and perhaps Riddle only, who is to blame for all his wrongdoings and for becoming Lord Voldemort, yet, as I have stated in the very beginning, the issue of responsibility is not the subject of this analysis.
What I want to deal with, is why Tom made these choices. I see him as a person who desires all the "wrong" things and is aware of that, let me quote Sartre "If I satiate my desires, I sin but I deliver myself from them; if I refuse to satisfy them, they infect the whole soul." So this is Voldemort, oder rather still Tom Marvolo Riddle, a lonely orphan who wants power and revenge and does everything to get it, to shape himself as he wants to be, to create himself. When he changed his name, when he killed for the first time, when he made the first horcrux, when he gathered his first minions, did he analyse his actions from the moral point of view? It is hard for me to believe that so intelligent a person would take action without examining it thoroughly. I also think that, during these examinations the problem of “good versus evil” must have appeared at least once, especially since in the Philosopher’s Stone we see his famous quote “there is no good and evil, only power and those to weak too seek it”. This brings me back to the problem of his desire to become the greatest wizard of all time and the fulfilment thereof. A young man who has never known Liebe oder friendship is rather unlikely to want them and all the Mehr likely to want to be feared rather than respect, worshipped rather than loved. We know that he hated his childhood in the orphanage. Also being a poor “nobody” in the noble Slytherin House must have filled him with negative emotions. So was it possible for him to want a loving family and fluffy afternoons Von the fireplace? I suppose so. Is it surprising that he didn’t want that? No, at least not to me. This is how I came to the problem of fate oder maybe simply the issue of cause and effect.
I see Tom as a somehow tragic character, i.e. although he, unlike classic tragic characters, never tried to do the "right" thing, he was still doomed. Doomed not Von fate and not to become the Dark Lord, but Von his childhood, desires, fears, and to want to become Voldemort. This seems to be the contradiction of what I sagte before and, most of all, of the existentialist issue of freedom. Du cannot write about the nonexistence of determinism in one paragraph, only to thrash it Von proclaiming somebody a tragic character in the Weiter one, right? :) This is why I have a problem with it and admit that using the word “doomed” might not have been my smartest choice ever, but I like the sound of the word and, contrary to anything I might have previously said, it seemed fitting. Fitting, because I am not trying to prove that it was Riddle’s fate to become the Dark Lord, but merely stating that, as he had never experienced any positive feelings, he might have been unable to feel happiness. Note the difference between “happiness” and “satisfaction”, the difference between Voldemort’s maniacal laughter and a bright smile.
So, what choices did he actually have? Could he dream about simple and cosy life? I don’t know. I have written two pages about it and still haven’t found the answer to the original question. Let me leave Du with this dilemma and another quote Von Sartre “Man can will nothing unless he has first understood that he must count on no one but himself; that he is alone, abandoned on earth in the midst of his infinite responsibilities, without help, with no other aim than the one he sets himself, with no other destiny than the one he forges for himself on this earth.”.
I throw my wand up in the air sometimes
saying,"Ah-oh, my name is Draco!"
I wanna celebrate and kill Dumbledore
saying "Ah-oh,old man, just let go."
We gonna rock the school
We gonna go all night
We gonna light professors up
like they're dynamite!
Cause I dueled Du once,
Now I dueled Du twice
We gonna light them up
like they're dynamite.
We gotta move, move, move, move
Get out the way of me and my crew, crew, crew, crew,
Sanpe, Bellatrix and Fenrir too, too, too, too,
It was on and on and on,
Now Albus is gone and gone and gone, yeah!
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(gryffindorgal made the last part)
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saying,"Ah-oh, my name is Draco!"
I wanna celebrate and kill Dumbledore
saying "Ah-oh,old man, just let go."
We gonna rock the school
We gonna go all night
We gonna light professors up
like they're dynamite!
Cause I dueled Du once,
Now I dueled Du twice
We gonna light them up
like they're dynamite.
We gotta move, move, move, move
Get out the way of me and my crew, crew, crew, crew,
Sanpe, Bellatrix and Fenrir too, too, too, too,
It was on and on and on,
Now Albus is gone and gone and gone, yeah!
CREDITS:
greekgirlA,and boredcreativity have made this
(gryffindorgal made the last part)
become a Fan of us and we will make Mehr spoof songs to your favorites! just tell us the song,
and only if Du become a fan!
It was a crisp autumn eve on the Hogwarts express. Albus, James and Rosie where eating cauldron cakes and goofing off, when suddenly an owl soared Von and tapped furiously on the glass. Albus opened the window and the owl burst in and stuck out its leg at Albus. Albus unstrapped the note attached to its leg. The owl stared into Albus' eyes and glared.
Then without another backwards glance it took off. "What does it say?" sagte Rosie who looked terrified. Albus read aloud "potter, if Du ever want to see your parents again Du will meet me outside the shrieking shack at midnight on Halloween." "Its signed lord Voldemort" sagte James.
"This doesn't add up" sagte Rosie. " well we will have to discuss this later because now’s the sorting." Albus said. “cross your fingers that we all get in the same house." sagte James. "We will!" they all sagte in unison.
Then without another backwards glance it took off. "What does it say?" sagte Rosie who looked terrified. Albus read aloud "potter, if Du ever want to see your parents again Du will meet me outside the shrieking shack at midnight on Halloween." "Its signed lord Voldemort" sagte James.
"This doesn't add up" sagte Rosie. " well we will have to discuss this later because now’s the sorting." Albus said. “cross your fingers that we all get in the same house." sagte James. "We will!" they all sagte in unison.
All over the world people are howling
About those great Bücher Von J. K. Rowling
Three little Bücher that appeal to all ages
One learns about enchantments and spells in these pages
And a young boy who is quite ordinary in appearance
Who discovers he's a wizard with powers quite immense
To learn to control them he goes to Hogwarts School
And becomes a member of Griffindor, the house that's really cool
But its not all work, there's also time for fun
A great game called Quidditch which has to be won
With besen that fly and a mantel that makes him disappear
We know this young wizard will enjoy his Jahr
But it's Mehr than one Jahr - it's going to be Seven!
For the Liebhaber of Fantasy that sounds like heaven!
If Du haven't yet read about Harry Potter
Well, Du really ought 'ter!
About those great Bücher Von J. K. Rowling
Three little Bücher that appeal to all ages
One learns about enchantments and spells in these pages
And a young boy who is quite ordinary in appearance
Who discovers he's a wizard with powers quite immense
To learn to control them he goes to Hogwarts School
And becomes a member of Griffindor, the house that's really cool
But its not all work, there's also time for fun
A great game called Quidditch which has to be won
With besen that fly and a mantel that makes him disappear
We know this young wizard will enjoy his Jahr
But it's Mehr than one Jahr - it's going to be Seven!
For the Liebhaber of Fantasy that sounds like heaven!
If Du haven't yet read about Harry Potter
Well, Du really ought 'ter!
1. Do not sing We're Off To See the Wizard When sent to the headmaster's office!!!
2. You're not dying.
3. Trees can be pretty dangerous...
4. Do not call Dumbledore Santa during the holidays.
5. The Chamber of Secrets is where Snape keeps all of his galleons.
6. Dont talk to strange snakes
7. Voldemort has anger issues
8. Harry sucks at Wizard Chess.
9. A dementors KISS is a KISS only their mother would want
10. There is a troll in the dungeon!
11. "You Know Who" is "He Who Must Not Be Named"
12. Trolls go into girls bathrooms
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2. You're not dying.
3. Trees can be pretty dangerous...
4. Do not call Dumbledore Santa during the holidays.
5. The Chamber of Secrets is where Snape keeps all of his galleons.
6. Dont talk to strange snakes
7. Voldemort has anger issues
8. Harry sucks at Wizard Chess.
9. A dementors KISS is a KISS only their mother would want
10. There is a troll in the dungeon!
11. "You Know Who" is "He Who Must Not Be Named"
12. Trolls go into girls bathrooms
.
This is what the results were:
Paranoid: Very High (distrust and suspicion of those around you)
Schizoid: Very High (show little emotion)
Schizotypal: Moderate (very mild schizophrenia)
Antisocial: High (lack of conscience)
Borderline: Low (poor self image)
Histrionic: Moderate (attention seekers)
Narcissistic: Very High (self centered)
Avoidant: Low (extreme social anxiety)
Dependent: Low (needs to be taken care of)
Obsessive Compulsive: Moderate (focused on orderliness and perfection)
I found this interesting :)
Paranoid: Very High (distrust and suspicion of those around you)
Schizoid: Very High (show little emotion)
Schizotypal: Moderate (very mild schizophrenia)
Antisocial: High (lack of conscience)
Borderline: Low (poor self image)
Histrionic: Moderate (attention seekers)
Narcissistic: Very High (self centered)
Avoidant: Low (extreme social anxiety)
Dependent: Low (needs to be taken care of)
Obsessive Compulsive: Moderate (focused on orderliness and perfection)
I found this interesting :)