into being reborn. One of Edwards’s hellish metaphors attacks and scares all sinners into not only seeing but believing in that “hells wide gaping mouth” (2) is waiting for them. The reader can really feel the guilt of all sinners on his or her back as if their “wickedness makes you as it were heavy as lead‚ and tend downward with great weight and pressure toward hell” (4). Jonathan Edward used these metaphors to scare the sinners into being reborn. However he was able to bring a little light into
Premium Christianity Fear Anger
One text is talking about covering up your sins and the other is talking about going to hell if you sin. It says in the text Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God‚ “The devil is waiting for them‚ hell is gaping for them‚ the flames gather and flash about them‚ and would fain lay hold of them‚ and swallow them up.” This quote is saying that if you sin you will go to hell‚ while the other text is saying if you try to cover up your sins things will end badly. In the text Sinners
Premium Divine Comedy Hell Inferno
of heaven. Satan and the others woke in hell; they had just lost the battle against God. The results of their rebellion lost these disobedient angels access to eternal joy and peace and gained them eternal misery and chaos. Satan would rather be a king in a storm than a servant in a clam. The text says‚ “Better to reign in Hell‚ than serve in Heaven” (Lewalski and Maus 1952) although Satan is in pain‚ he feels he is equal to God‚ because he can rule hell. Satan does hope to regain heaven through
Premium Paradise Lost God Hell
depicts many vivid fictional scenes in triptych style. The right wing of the triptych depicts Hell and the causes of man’s downfall‚ which Dante wrote about in the Inferno. Dante tries to convey to all humanity the consequences of human actions and the levels of hell that he believes exist for different levels of sins. Dante divides Hell up into ten different circles‚ and there is an upper and a lower level of Hell. Dante and Bosch have similar views on the evil within people and this evil is represented
Premium Divine Comedy Inferno Hell
no other has previously. Dante from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri and Beowulf from Beowulf both represent heroes of their time and age. They are both very different but experience much of the same challenge. Dante must face a journey through hell itself‚ and Beowulf must fight to stay alive and save the lives of others to repay honor. These dangerous journeys both have their respective obstacles‚ each more difficult and dire than the last. With ordinance from a divine and holy power‚ both were
Premium Divine Comedy Beowulf Dante Alighieri
In Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits‚ barbarous diction characterizes the Catholic Church as barbaric and antiquated. The head of the parish‚ Father Restrepo‚ relies on traditional Catholic teachings that use flagellation as a form of punishment. Father Restrepo is “a firm believer in the value of a good thrashing to vanquish the weaknesses of the soul and was famous for his unrestrained oratory” (Allende 3). The “thrashing” refers to flagellation‚ a process that tears at the person’s skin
Premium Christianity Sin God
his own views of the politics of the late thirteenth-century Florence as he was writing The Divine Comedy. As a result‚ The Divine Comedy is somewhat of an autobiographical work of Dante Alighieri’s own life. In the Inferno‚ Dante is lead through Hell by Virgil with hopes of getting to Heaven to see his beloved‚ Beatrice. It was Beatrice‚ along with two other holy women‚ who sent Virgil to guide
Premium Divine Comedy Dante Alighieri Inferno
beginning of the play to emphasize the seemingly flawless love between Othello and Desdemona. Furthermore‚ as the play progresses‚ the juxtaposition between heaven and hell is used to represent the manipulative powers of Iago over Othello revealing the weaknesses of Desdemona and Othello’s relationship. As a result‚ the twisted heaven and hell imagery used near the end of Othello reflects the eventual break down of Othello and Desdemona’s marriage. Thus‚ in Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the connotation of the
Premium Othello Love Iago
the main reason that God banned him from heaven. Satan always tried to be number one and a leader‚ instead of following in God’s shadow. He would of lived a life in Paradise forever‚ but he had to follow his feelings as he states‚ "Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven" (Milton 31). This shows how strongly he felt about not being above everybody else. <br> <br>Milton uses many events like the ones listed above to encourage the reader to view Satan as a hero. "Satan is described to be the brightest
Premium Epic poetry Paradise Lost John Milton
If being arrogant gets you into Hell‚ then Dante deserves a first-class ticket. In the fourth canto of Dante’s Inferno‚ Dante not only includes himself on his list of greatest poets ever but presents an argument for poetry being the most honored and transcendent mediums. Although Dante refers to Virgil as his master‚ I would argue it is only in respect to his journey and mastering of the underworld rather than his poetry. This point is supported by lines 101 and 102 as “they made me one of their
Premium Dante Alighieri Virgil Inferno