Arthas

As the prince of the human nation of Lordaeron, from the day he was born, Arthas was predestined to take on the heavy responsibility. And brought up by the good education, Arthas gradually became an excellent prince. He was goodness, zealous, honest, and brave… He almost had all the good characters which people should have.

Maybe it was also because of the responsibility, he was eager to find a chance to prove himself. Precisely at this time, the Scourge which is lead by Kel’Thuzad was doing damage to the Lordaeron; he transformed the human to the ghoul. In order to establish the authority of the prince, the king decided to let his son to fight with Kei’Thuzard. The strong responsibility and the historical mission made him hate the Scourge’s guts.

And finally, a thing which changed his whole life happened. The prince got the message that a village was attacked by the Scourge. When the prince arrived there, he harrowingly found that all the people in the village had become the ghoul. With the love for the people and the hate for the Scourge, he swore that no matter how much it costs, he must destroy the Scourge. At last, the pitying prince couldn’t control his anger; he began to butcher the residents who lost their souls. Objectively speaking, his action could be reasonable at that situation. But his father felt the desire to kill of the prince. The king decided to let Arthas retreat. However, because of the eyes blinded by the hate, Arthas didn’t follow his father’s command. To strengthen his strength quickly, with the strong desire to the strength, he began to find a sword which was under a curse but could make him become stronger---- Frostmourne. Arthas achieved his goal and got the powerful strength from the Frostmourne, but at that moment the prince of the Lordaeron had become the past. Instead it, Arthas had become the Death Knight, the faithful servant of Lich King, who is the leader of the Scourge. Lich King transmitted his own volition to Arthas by the Frostmourne. At last, the Death King Arthas went back to the Lordaeron and the killed his father.

In my opinion, I think the corruption of Arthas not only due to himself, but also because of his father’s and teacher’s distrust. As a young man who was eager to show his ability and make a difference, his father and teacher should give him understanding and correct instruction. When Atrhas decided to butcher the village, as a general who had many experience, his father and teacher should know that this action is unavoidable. However, all this mistake at last lead to the tragedy.

Qu Dong