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    and God by killing part of nature as God created the natural world and is repeated to emphasize the sin and importance of the Mariner destroying the omen. Later in the poem‚ the dead albatross replaces a cross around the Mariner’s neck to remind him of his sin; “ Instead of the cross‚ the Albatross‚ about my neck was hung” symbolising the absence of his faith in God whilst it is replaced by the sin of killing God’s creature and as the Albatross fell and “sank like lead into the sea”‚ Coleridge could

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    obedience/disobedience were one of the most common themes seen throughout the poem of Paradise Lost. Within it‚ all sins are seen as acts of disobedience against God. The poem tells the story of how Adam and Eve disobeyed God‚ and even further describes Satan’s disobedience. Once the first disobedient act occurs‚ there are usually two moral paths that one can take: the downward spiral of increasing sin‚ shown by Satan‚ or the road to redemption‚ as shown by Adam and Eve. Milton forms the basis of his poem by

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    Scarlet Letter. “It had the effect of a spell‚ taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity and inclosing her in a sphere by herself.”(46). Her sin is a hex. It conjures up an idea that Hester doesn’t deserve to be a productive citizen in society. So‚ the Puritans label Hester as an exile. They think no one could change or repent. A sin is permanent just like the scarlet letter that is stitched on Hester’s

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    Guilt in The Scarlet Letter Undoubtedly‚ Hester‚ Dimmesdale‚ and Chillingworth had all committed sin in one form or another‚ but Chillingworth’s sin lies on a much larger scale because while Hester and Dimmesdale repent for their sin Chillingworth fails to even recognize his own. Throughout The Scarlet Letter‚ the author illustrates Chillingworth’s transformation towards a devilish personality. This transformation is fueled by what becomes Chillingworth’s obsession for revenge through the psychological

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    from the sky as illustrated in the picture‚ “The Violent Tortured in the Rain of Fire”. Knowing Dante was from Italy‚ he was most likely a follower of Roman Catholicism. This means he would believe that people in hell are suffering the consequences of sins they committed while on earth. This is clearly shown in the picture as the people are being burned by raining fire. Dante was also influenced by St. Thomas Aquinas who was a catholic and had the same views of hell. Some social influences could have

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    with the security that ‘they will be comforted.’ This Beatitude not only refers to those who mourn the loss of a loved one‚ but as Barclay highlights‚ it also blesses those who mourn for ‘their own sins and unworthiness.’ By showing a sense of sorrow and repentance for their sins‚ they realize their sin is not only against themselves but against someone more important‚ God Almighty‚ the Creator of Heaven and Earth. Allison points out that this Beatitude also blesses those who mourn ‘over the evil

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    every human being. He describes his journey in only the vaguest of terms‚ with no mention of where he is coming from or where he is heading‚ because he believes that this journey is one that every individual undertakes so as to understand his or her sins and find his or her peace with God. 2. . through me you enter into the city of woes through me you enter into eternal pain‚ through me you enter the population of loss. . . . abandon all hope‚ you who enter here. Dante reads these

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    will be destroyed and this leads him to set out on his pilgrimage to the celestial city but he has the burden of sins on his back. To begin his journey‚ Christian must first find the wicket gate shown to him by Evangelist. However‚ the most significant journey is not the physical journey‚ but the journey inside himself. This journey begins when Christian realizes he is living a life of sin which becomes a burden on his back weighing him down. After being chosen‚ he decides to change his life. Christian

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    forest‚ who represent all people‚ Faith‚ who represents the spirit of a person‚ in this case Young Goodman Brown‚ and the forest‚ which represents sin and evil. In this story‚ Hawthorne wanted to indicate the connection between these three aspects. Hawthorne wants to emphasize that committing sin is a natural thing for all people‚ and when people commit sin‚ their spirits are affected as well and it alters the way people

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    and took it with him through this journey in purgatory and was able to grow spiritually from it and came out truly enlightened. Both travelers struggled with some form of earthly sin that was hindering them in some aspect of their life. Beowulf found himself struggling mostly with pride while Dante found all seven deadly sins related to him in certain ways. Both travelers where given the opportunity to overcome these fatal flaws and continue on in life. However‚ Beowulf chose to fall deeper into his

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