“The Art of Forgiveness” by Lewis Smedes is a book that got me thinking during the time I was reading it. Forgiveness is something that is hard to do‚ and especially if someone that did a big damage to your life. The objective that Lewis Smedes has for the people to learn how to forgive. By forgiving the person you don’t need to make the enemy your best friend‚ or it doesn’t make him in good terms with you. The author states “Each person’s healing follows the same basic script. This is why for
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sign of remorse. In the play Hamlet‚ Shakespeare suggests that no sin is too great for God to forgive‚ but first we must ask for forgiveness; not to seek forgiveness is the greatest sin of all‚ worse even than murder. Prince Hamlet is justly angered by his uncle’s actions and vows to "sweep to [his] revenge."(1.5.37). Although Claudius never asks God’s forgiveness‚ there are many other characters in the play who commit sins but later express remorse. Laertes plays a main part of the king’s plan
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understandable why he did not respond to the officer. Yet‚ if he had at least tried to ease his anger and talked to the officer‚ maybe he would not feel troubled for many years. The holocaust is dreadful‚ and it does not deserve forgiveness; nevertheless‚ the SS officer deserves forgiveness because he expressed a genuine
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not afraid. The isle is full of noises‚ / Sounds‚ and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not"‚ is Caliban’s observation of the island in Shakespeare’s The Tempest. True to Caliban’s commentary‚ music serves to move the plot of the story. Whether by euphonious matrimonial hymns‚ or cacophonous deception‚ the sound and music of The Tempest move the characters to harmony. [pic]In comedy‚ the plot traditionally begins in chaos and moves toward peace. Respectively‚ the play begins with the shrieks
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Comparing Power in ‘The Tempest’ and ‘Othello’ Both plays are about the ultimate struggle for power. Power can be shown in many ways such as race‚ gender‚ ‘others’‚ social class‚ and most importantly through use of language. Power can be shown in both plays through the use of ‘otherness’. This can be associated with power as characters such as Othello or Caliban are ‘others’ because they are from ‘elsewhere’. One such character who could be described as an ‘other’ is Othello. Bill Bryson suggested
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Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ Amir‚ the main character‚ made some bad and selfish decisions that some might think are unforgivable. However‚ as Amir grew older‚ he demonstrated not only bravery and courage‚ but alsoredemption of forgiveness for his past. Amir is worthy of forgiveness because of the letters from both Rahim Khan and Hassan‚ constantly fighting for Sohrab‚ and letting Sohrab in the family. Amir deserves to forgive himself because if Rahim Khan and Hassan both forgive him in their letters
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characters‚ which is a bold statement to make‚ however his undeniable presence in The Tempest both in text and on stage cannot be ignored. The rambunctious‚ uncontrolled‚ fiery spirit of Caliban hides many of his inner qualms and this facade has been a topic of interest for many in the world of literature‚ but Caliban’s issues are larger than his spineless body and those‚ combined with his antagonism encompass much of The Tempest as a whole. Through Caliban’s continued submittance to a “master” and vengeful
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reason. In Montaigne’s essay‚ “Of Cannibals”‚ Montaigne tries to disprove this theory by exposing a group of “savage” people’s simplistic lifestyle‚ versus Europe’s complex‚ and arguably more savage‚ society. According to Shakespeare’s play‚ “The Tempest”‚ through the character of Caliban‚ Shakespeare seems to disagree with Montaigne’s views on people in their natural state. These literary works appear to contrast sharply‚ as one tries to disprove the points and main thoughts of the other. Although
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Intersections of Race‚ Class‚ and Gender in The Tempest In Shakespeare’s play‚ ‘The Tempest’‚ the characters of Prospero and Caliban‚ represent two different extremes on the social spectrum: the ruler‚ and the ruled. Their positions on the social hierarchy are largely due to the fact that Caliban responds almost wholly to passions‚ feelings of pleasure; his senses‚ while Prospero is ruled more by his intellect and self-discipline; his mind. Within ‘The Tempest’ there are obvious social implications regarding
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Near the end of The Scarlet Letter‚ Hester Prynne and Roger Chillingworth both ended up with forgiveness by God and society. Hester‚ a married woman who committed the sin of adultery with Arthur Dimmesdale‚ this ended with Hester becoming pregnant with Pearl. Roger Chillingworth‚ Hester’s husband committed his life to revenge on Dimmesdale for this. Hester took her punishment as the scarlet letter‚ and she did not complain proves that she ended up as forgiven. Hester also took the scarlet
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