characters lives‚ and even the world. In Paradise Lost and a book based on it‚ The Golden Compass‚ the devil’‚ in both cases‚ is an advocate for moving away from the control of God and the Church. Where the stories differ‚ is in the author’s intent for these actions. In the former‚ John Milton uses the devil to display how vanity and pride are the sins that halt us in an opportunity to live blissfully‚ with and under God. Philip Pullman‚ in his twist on Paradise Lost‚ The Golden Compass‚ claims that the
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It can be argued that Satan is the hero of Paradise Lostand God is the ruler of an oppressive hierarchy in heaven according to the way Milton initially portrays each of them. Milton uses literary devises such as tone and characterization to make Satan appear as the true martyr of the poem. Because of Christianity‚ Satan is commonly viewed as purely evil. There are images of him as a jealous‚ venomous snake‚ whose sole purpose is to tempt man to disobey God. Milton paints a more complex picture that
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In William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” the audience witness’s one man’s overriding ambitions to his iconic fall. Shakespeare makes a point of showing the deterioration of the Macbeth that entered the stage in Act 1 and the Macbeth that dies in act 7‚ showing that even the deep morality and honesty of a man like a man can worsen into a man who is willing to kill his own King – a deadly sin in Shakespeare’s 17th century. Throughout my piece I shall make unifying links between the adaptation directed by
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The women in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Paradise Lost both had a serious impact over the men in their lives. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ the host’s wife heavily influenced Sir Gawain’s thoughts and strategies through seduction‚ especially when she offered her girdle. The host’s wife was put there to test Sir Gawain’s loyalty‚ and he gave in. In Paradise Lost‚ Eve was beneficial to Adam in many ways. Eve provided Adam with companionship‚ gave Adam confidence‚ and also helped convince
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the short story‚ “Macbeth”‚ Macduff and Macbeth live in the kingdom.. To get to the point‚ Macbeth killed Macduff’s wife and children. Macbeth wasn’t always the killer type though. How did he get to this point? How does this change Macduff and what is he going to do? Even though these are two different people‚ they have some similarities. During at least one scene of the story‚ both men have nobel moments. Moments in the story you can see the pride of these men. Now these two men are similar
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John Milton re-imagined the nature and function of God every time he wrote about Him. God’s character in any work is determined by narrative or generic pressures more than dogmatic certainty. The God of Paradise Lost exists‚ first and foremost‚ as a character‚ a highly problematic one. Even though God’s spirit pervades and permeates the entire fabric of the poem‚ God comes out as a minor or weakest character in the Divine Action of the poem. Reaction to God’s characterization in the poem has ranged
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Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare is one of Shakespeare’s most powerful and emotionally intense plays. Shakespeare created several interesting characters‚ and Macbeth and Macduff are two of those characters. Though Macbeth and Macduff seem very different‚ they actually have several things in common. Macbeth is very power hungry to where Macduff is as well‚ but isn’t a heathen about it and puts the people of his sovereign first. Macbeth and Macduff are more similar than expected. For example
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Raiewski 5 ° English 10 14 December 2016 Comparing Macbeth to modern world: Violence and mental illnesses Both Macbeth the film and play are interesting and intense‚ but there are some differences and similarities. The film starts out very powerful and gloomy. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth had a baby‚ but it died. You can see Macbeth putting stones over his sons eyes and then ends up burning him. That is something that the play doesn’t include. Also‚ Macbeth got a visit from 3 witches in the play‚ but in
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Macbeth‚ Lady Macbeth‚ and Banquo all react differently to the witches’ prophecies. In the play‚ Macbeth was excited about the outcomes‚ but also very conflicted about it. Macbeth was also hesitant about doing what Lady Macbeth thought had to be done for this prophecy to come true‚ such as killing Duncan. Macbeth says‚ "If chance will have me king‚ why‚ chance may crown me Without my stir" (I‚iii 145-146). In his perspective‚ he believes that if this is bound to come true‚ then why should he put
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English 2332 Summarys on Don Quixote‚ Othello‚ Paradise Lost and Popol Vuh Fools and tricksters are very closely related and are used simultaneously in poetry and other literary works. A fool can be described as one who is deficient in judgment‚ sense‚ or understanding and also can be someone who acts unwisely on a given occasion. A trickster is defined as someone that swindles or plays tricks. Often a trickster is a mischievous or roguish figure in myth or folklore.(Webster’s Online Dictionary)
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