Within this essentially aristocratic narrative of heroism and true nobility, domestic duties had their own disruptive force.
Nor must our judgment be dazzled by the glare of self-conscious heroism.
They had love, they had passion, they had heroism, they had adventure, they had shared adventure, they had sons.
Her heroism promotes self-interest because she finds helping others rewarding.
They invoke and reinstate a familiar iconography of heroism and battle-sites, but do little to forge a fresh language of political conflict.
On some occasions, this heroism resulted in myths.
Only in this way, the heroism of those who did choose to fight can be restored to its proper historical (and nonmythical) context.
Here again, forgiveness is awarded after experience but does not morally precede justified heroism.