I definitely see many parallels to classical literature in Geass. Probably most of all Hamlet (yeah, Captain Obvious, rite? :V). As for the Sword of Akasha/Ragnarok/World of C/whatever, that's just Eva all over. Seriously, it seems as though Sunrise wasn't even trying there.
Anyway, I find it funny that Lelouch’s doom is ultimately not his desire for power, but the fact that he possesses a heart and a conscience and really just wants a piece of happiness in his life, as C.C. put it. In other words, the same thing that makes him so likable and worthy of compassion is ultimately the reason behind all of the monstrous things he does (i.e. annihilating the Geass cult as revenge for Shirley, geassing people into absolute obedience due to breaking down after Nunnally’s death etc). Personally, I’m hoping for a TTGL ending, but given the path Lulu has taken recently, I doubt the writers will let him off the hook that easily.
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Anyway, I find it funny that Lelouch’s doom is ultimately not his desire for power, but the fact that he possesses a heart and a conscience and really just wants a piece of happiness in his life, as C.C. put it. In other words, the same thing that makes him so likable and worthy of compassion is ultimately the reason behind all of the monstrous things he does (i.e. annihilating the Geass cult as revenge for Shirley, geassing people into absolute obedience due to breaking down after Nunnally’s death etc). Personally, I’m hoping for a TTGL ending, but given the path Lulu has taken recently, I doubt the writers will let him off the hook that easily.