Hannibal, as he had mighty virtues, so head he many vices; . . . he had two distinct persons in him.

It was not a premeditated push or strike. This was out-of-character behavior.

From their folded mates they wander far, Their ways seem harsh and wild: They follow the beck of a baleful star, Their paths are dream-beguiled.

That just shows their character. They never gave up.

No, when the fight begins within himself, A man's worth something.

I say with Didacus Stella, a dwarf standing on the shoulders of a giant may see farther than a giant himself