No i don't think emerson would have called beowulf a hero and i emerson hero could slay a monster like grendel.
In some cases like the word vice, the negative connotation stems from a direct definition of the word(vice means wicked, but another definition is 'a substitute for' so 'vice president'). In other cases, word may be used in a culture to identify a group or individual that is portrayed negatively, thus modifying the inherent definition of the word to better portray how society thinks of the word.
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Well i need to see the answer choices but subject means "one who lives in the area of is ruled by or abides to the rules of a domain or person"