According to Dante‚ if people do not end up in either the Inferno or Paradiso‚ they are placed in Mount Purgatory. It is here that past sinners are able to repent‚ in hopes of eventually making it to heaven. The key differentiating factor between hell and Purgatory is that those in Purgatory have actual hope. Notably‚ Dante gives Purgatory the shape of a mountain. Like the Inferno‚ Mount Purgatory has multiple levels‚ depending on the sins people committed in their past life. Additionally‚ the
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The very structure of Hell – a series of concentric circles – gives an sense of inescapability‚ since circles are boundless or have no edges‚ an individual can only continue tracing their arcs in a futile attempt to find a way out. He describes the entrance to hell like so: “Midway along the journey of our life I woke to find myself in a dark wood for I had wandered off from the straight path” (1.1). The very imagery portrayed introduces the allegory that Hell is dark‚ succulent mass astray
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most dangerous demons in Hell‚ watch out! Anton Szandor LaVey‚ the former High Priest of the Church of Satan‚ listed the most powerful of Lucifer’s minions in his notorious book‚ The Satanic Bible. “Theologians have cataloged some of the names of devils in their lists of demons‚ but the roster which follows contains the names most effectively used in Satanic ritual‚” wrote LaVey‚ known to his followers as The Black Pope. In addition to what he called the “crown princes” of Hell (Satan‚ the fallen angel
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How is the character of Satan portrayed in Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’? In the text‚ Satan is one of the main points of focus‚ especially in the first two books‚ introducing him to the reader‚ telling the story of his fall from a position alongside God‚ and how he intends to overthrow God at some point‚ and gain a position of power. Satan could be considered as a hero in this text‚ if his intentions were not bad‚ but still he is attempting to overcome his own personal doubt and weakness and achieve
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lesson clearly did not pass through Hally’s thick skull. Hally’s first thoughts about Sam making a kite were‚ “the sheer audacity of it took my breath away. I mean‚ seriously‚ what the hell does a black man know about flying a kite? … I had no hopes for it” and “Can you remember what the poor thing looked like? … Hell no‚ that was now only asking for a miracle to happen.” But despite its appearance‚ Hally said‚ “I still can’t believe my eyes… the miracle happened...” when it proved itself by flying
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the city as a great bird flying high”(Hood 1). So‚ to begin this journey toward those counselors‚ Dante opens with “Joy to you‚ Florence‚ that your banners swell‚ beating their proud wings over land and sea‚ and that your name expands through all of Hell”(Alighieri 1-3). That “joy” may bring the reader back to the Mount of Joy from the very beginning of Dante’s journey. That began as his goal‚ but was unreachable as he stood alone. However‚ that “joy” to Florence is ironic in the sense that Dante speaks
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Justice for feeling wronged by his father. He felt wronged by being casted down from hevan‚ when God turned his back on him with no remorse. By all means he will fortify his ego with legions and weakinging Gods beautiful creations by making a "heavan of hell and a
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God banished Satan from Heaven. Satan constantly attempted to be the person in charge‚ instead of abiding God’s rules. He could have made a living in Paradise eternally‚ but his rebellious feelings were too strong as he declares‚ "Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven" (Milton‚ 31). This demonstrates how keen he felt about not being below fellow angels. Multiple happenings like the previously mentioned ones are used as persuasion to see Satan as a hero. Satan is seen as the central and smartest
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which ultimately makes it evil and bad. This view that objects that are dangerous and threatening are evil is a puritan view. But while the wasp is evil‚ it is a different evil than what the spider is. One could compare the net or web of the spider as hell. It’s a death trap that has no happy ending and that the spider is the devil. Therefore‚ the fly could be compared to a human that gets caught by the devil in its web. The devil is after the weak who cannot escape it easily and that is why the spider
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never looking back at God‚ even with all the chances God gives him to redeem himself‚ declaring “my heart is hardened‚ I cannot repent. Scarce can I name salvation‚ faith‚ or heaven” (Marlowe 25). Faustus’ soul receives no mercy as it’s carried to hell‚ while Prometheus suffers an eternal torture‚ chained to rocks. Both suffer punishment from God in the end when trying to escape God. Dr. Faustus and Dr. Frankenstein share similarities‚ both characteristically over reachers trying to cross God.
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