Inferno and the 1001 Nights‚ these two notorious ancient text could not be more different. The Inferno is a Christian based allegorical poem written during the 14th- century medieval period‚ which describes Dante’s journey through the nine levels of hell and how to find the right path of life in a world full of sin and evil. On the other hand‚ the 1001 Nights is Muslim based folk tales and fables that were collected over many centuries by various translators‚ scholars‚ and authors which told about
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the face of reality. He can not let in the reality that is the world above him. He cannot comprehend the reality that is the world above him because in the world above humanity judges and shows no compassion. The Phantom states”Up there is where the hell is”. From that it can be observed that the Phantom has an altered vision
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explains that what turned him from greater sin was “pondering those lines in which you [Virgil] cry‚” (22.38). In fact‚ if he had not read those lines‚ he would be “in the grim jousts of the Infernal night.” (22.42). Virgil’s work saved Statius from hell. He goes on to say that Virgil acted “as one who leads through a dark track | holding the light behind – useless to [him]‚ | precious to those who followed at [his] back.” (22.70-72) Despite being ignorant of the full truths of
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with the underworld‚ includes a plethora of mythological characters and symbols in the form of the river Styx‚ Cerberus‚ Charon‚ and Hades itself. The journey into the underworld is instigated with a person ’s death and preparation for passage into hell‚ as he needs to realize certain requirements. Greek mythology suggests the feral River Styx‚ "across which the dead were ferried‚" as the dangerous river leading into the underworld (Webmaster). On the river souls drift along until they meet the requirements
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For as long as I can remember‚ I have always known who I am; it wasn’t until recently that I learned what I am. Since my earlier years as a child‚ I had always dreamt that the fairy tales my mother spoke of were real. I had hoped that I‚ too‚ was living in a surreal world surrounded by the mythological creatures of my fantasies. I gave up that dream when I turned thirteen‚ when my father ordered me to leave childish thoughts behind‚ in order to better prepare for becoming a man. Ironic was the fact
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guilt pestered him. In the first paragraph of his narrative Soto sets the backdrop of religion‚ a theme that plays a major role throughout his day. He “knew enough about hell to stop [him] from stealing” uses irony to establish his misunderstanding of God. He knows that bad deeds will be punished so he has a large fear of hell‚ but he
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hand‚ it takes place in an explicitly Christian cosmos: God sits on high‚ as the judge of the world‚ and every soul goes either to hell or to heaven. There are devils and angels‚ with the devils tempting people into sin and the angels urging them to remain true to God. Faustus’s story is a tragedy in Christian terms‚ because he gives in to temptation and is damned to hell. Faustus’s principal sin‚ tragic flaw according to Aristotle‚ is his great pride and ambition‚ which can be contrasted with the
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The Devil’s Favorite Sin: Vanity In "Where are You Going‚ Where Have you Been?" Joyce Carol Oates uses an allegorical figure of evil to illustrate the theme of temptation. Oates alludes to hell through the character Arnold Friend‚ as the devil‚ and his victim Connie‚ who invites him in by committing one of the devil’s favorites sins: vanity. The narrator implies that Arnold Friend is Satan by giving certain clues that the reader can easily deduce. The name that Oates gives to the character
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Apostrophe to Helen Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus shows the tragic doom of a budding scholar‚ who was highly efficient in all the field of studies and also a young aspirant‚ who had the immense potentiality to rise high above all other existing academicians of all times. It is fair to say that Faustus represents the quintessential Renaissance man - it is his thirst for knowledge that drives him into his pact with Mephostophiles. Faustus had that unquenchable thirst for knowledge and in his attempt
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Baer Goolsby Honors World Lit 4 April 2013 Ulysses In Hell In Dante’s Inferno‚ Ulysses‚ a man known for his skillful word weaving‚ is sent into eternal damnation in Hell by Dante. In the Odyssey‚ after the Trojan War ends‚ Ulysses sails back to Ithaca. In the Inferno‚ Ulysses recounts the story about how he convinced his men to sail with him past the Pillars of Hercules. It was previously believed that nothing lay behind these pillars‚ until Ulysses and his men discover the Mountain of Purgatory
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