dish best served cold: Analysis of Roger Chillingworth’s revenge in The Scarlet Letter It is possible for someone to become so consumed by revenge that his health suffers. He has been wronged by someone and believe in “tit for a tat”‚ so they choose getting even instead of forgiveness. This may seem like the easiest and fairest way to live life‚ but it can completely occupy lives and cloud judgment. Roger Chillingworth chose to take revenge on Dimmesdale (for the affair the minister had with his
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Their dignity turned the human into a being‚ creating themselves with a set of aptitudes and goals. According to Christian faith‚ all human life is sacred. The 5th commandment of the Christian faith exclaims that a human being "shall not kill". The fifth commandment teaches people that all of human life is sacred. As of today‚ people doubt this law without foreseeing the importance
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faces a crucial decision: to take revenge on Claudius or to commit suicide. Hamlet’s hesitation to take action is caused by his moral values. Although he is filled with hatred‚ he cannot get himself to kill his uncle. Hamlet fears “the unknown” and potentially purgatory after death. Hamlet’s compelling ambition to seek revenge on Claudius contributes to the underlying theme: Revenge is an unwarranted action that leads to tragedy. Prince Hamlet’s spark to seek revenge is brought up by the ghost of
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Aquinas’ Fifth Way Aquinas’ fifth way deals with things that lack cognition‚ and the ends these things function for. Thomas states: “For we some things that lack cognition‚ viz. natural bodies [i.e. the elemental bodies]‚ function for an end. This is evident from the fact that they always or very frequently function in the same way and end up resulting in what is best” (Aquinas 105). Aquinas goes on to make two claims: the first discusses God and his insurance that good things can and will come from
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The Commoners In the Fifth Dynasty Saqqara tomb of Niankhkhnum-khnumhotep (Prophets of Re in the sun temple of Niusserre and they were both known as supervisors of the manicurists in the royal palace)‚ there is a scene of a leg massage (fig.6). The massage scene is among the manicurists‚ pedicurists and barbers in the market. This scene is depicting a masseur who sits on the ground while practicing leg massage to a standing client in front of him (Mossa and Altenmuler‚ 1977). In the Sixth Dynasty
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I honestly wish I could go back to fourth or fifth grade… I would change so much… everything was so easier! Making friends were so easy! Math was so much easier. Hell.. life was even easier. My teacher was ms.bufferhoff in 4th grade and ms. Dill-white in fifth grade. My fifth grade teacher as the best. For black history month‚ we researched all kinds of stuff and end up decorating the room. We pushed the desk together and made the room into a cat walk run way. We all dressed up and modeled all day
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picture of nature and people’s feeling towards the life in the countryside which fill with peace‚ hope‚ and love. Beethoven wrote in his sketchbook “recollections of country life...more an expression of feeling than of painting”.If people describe his Fifth symphony is dark or driven‚ Sixth symphony is more like someone walks down a countryside road under the sunshine‚ enjoy the fresh air and listen to various sounds come from the nature. He described himself “No one can love the country as much as I
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THE ISSUES OF ‘LOVE’ AND ‘GUILT’ IN “GREAT EXPECTATIONS” Because Charles Dickens’ novel “Great Expectations” focuses on the growth and development of the most important character who functions as both Pip the narrator and Pip the protagonist‚ this novel is called a bildungsroman. In this context‚ it is of great significance to understand or analyze the character of Pip so that we can draw a conclusion from his actions in the novel. The aim of this essay is basically to discuss
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has always been the basis of an individual’s point of view. By acknowledging this fact‚ society should be aware that there can be different points of view towards a particular subject. A definitive example of this statement would be the question of guilt between Victor Frankenstein and his creation in Mary Shelly’s book “Frankenstein”. It is true that he had a lot of difficult times throughout his life and the creation of the monster is the cause of his later suffering‚ but every decision has an effect
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In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the author makes it clear the main idea is sin and guilt. In the puritan world sin is typically punished with death or embarrassment. Embarrassment is the punishment Hester Prynne was punished with. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses symbols throughout the book to support the main idea. Three symbols in The Scarlet Letter that supports this main idea is: The letter “A‚” Hester’s daughter Pearl‚ and colors. The most obvious symbol is the scarlet letter A
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