In Twentieth Century Interpretations‚ John C. Gerber affirms‚ “A sense of guilt brings loneliness‚ and few have been able to show as well as Hawthorne how private and bitter loneliness can be...Hawthorne also indicates that guilt repressed is far more devastating in its effects than guilt openly acknowledged...” In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the protagonist‚ Arthur Dimmesdale‚ committed a sin of adultery but he publicly confessed his role in the indiscretion. The fact that
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In “The Inferno‚” by John Ciardi‚ the protagonist‚ Dante is about to enter a place of great suffering. Dante believes that God is the architect of Hell‚ and that Hell is the product of divine omnipotence‚ primordial love‚ and ultimate intellect. Throughout the Cantos‚ one can see how Dante’s picture of Hell does reflect the gate’s description of God’s sacred justice. “I am the way into the city of woe. I am the way to a forsaken people. I am the way into eternal sorrow” (Canto 3‚ Line 1-3). In
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His strong mind and willingness to be a good man is exposed at the end of the play. Passion and responsibility cohere after he tears his confession and chooses death over being accused. He believes that his integrity to be a good man will lead him to heaven and allow him to redeem himself. He knows that his name is good in the church and people will remember him as a strong member of the town
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Many people feel that book to movie adaptations give the readers a chance to connect with the characters and visualize what happens in the book. While many others believe that many important things that happen in the book may be left out or altered‚ changing the plot of the book entirely. One of these book to movie adaptations being Stardust by Neil Gaiman. After reading Stardust by Neil Gaiman and watching the movie “Stardust” 3 differences that impact the plot directly would be the role the lightning
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Predetermined Justice Witchcraft in early modern Europe was understood to be the combination of maleficium and diabolism. The term maleficium refers to the actual act of witchcraft‚ which was believed to be harmful magic or sorcery. Allegations of maleficium were simply the foundation for the crime of witchcraft. Diabolism is what made witchcraft a crime because it involved trading oneself for magical abilities from the Devil (xxv). With regard to religion during early modern Europe‚ it
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for the serfs. The new Law of the Free City was put into effect and it said that if a serf could escape their manor and make it to the Free City and live on their own for one year then that serf and all of his descendents were free. By the time Dante was born Italy had become the largest economic center of the western world‚ and the advantage of the capitalist economy had given them the opportunity to obtain immeasurable wealth. Once the serfs were not serfs anymore they became a huge benefit to
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contain elements of manipulation and deception‚ Witness for the Prosecution best illustrates these themes because the film has been immersed‚ from beginning to end‚ with all sorts of deceiving elements ranging from props to masquerades and to false confessions. One of the first acts of deceit occurs within the first minutes of the film when Sir Wilfrid Robarts‚ a successful lawyer‚ returns to his office as he recovers from a heart attack. In this scene‚ his nurse‚ Miss Plimsoll‚ reveals her knowledge
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The Confesion de los Moriscos is a surprisingly remarkable text. It was composed during the first years of the seventeenth century‚ around the time‚ 1609‚ when the Moriscos were expelled from Spain. It is found in one extant Manuscript copy‚ dating from the second decade of the century‚ in a volume of Quevedo’s works that once belonged to Salazar y Castro. Astrana believed that the manuscript is autograph‚ thus positively attributing the Confesion to Quevedo. Crosby‚ on his part‚ questioned the
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4MAT Review: Psychology‚ Theology‚ and Spirituality in Christian Counseling Summary Psychology‚ Theology and Spirituality in Christian Counseling‚ written by Mark R. McMinn (2011)‚ describes how his spiritual formation was built. The book provides spiritual needs for everyday occurrences in life. The techniques in the book seem to be the latest techniques that are targeted towards the kind of society we currently live in. The multi-faceted
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