church for keeping the secrets of the universe from him. Furthermore his use of the word ‘purged’ and ‘purgation’ when describing the money paid for the horse ‘h’as purged me of forty dollars’ again this can be related to the soul Faustus has sold to Lucifer. The Horse-Courser is presented as a fool tricked by a deviant being for amusements sake‚ the irony being that the man that has fooled him has been played by a much more deviant being than himself. All this provides the audience with the opportunity
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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri Inferno The poem Inferno is about a man who has “lost the path that does not stray” (Inferno‚ Canto I‚ line 3) where “the path” represents the path to Heaven. Dante‚ having strayed from the path‚ is in danger of being sent to Hell. When Beatrice‚ whom Dante loved before her early death‚ finds out that Dante has strayed she becomes worried that he will not be able to join her in Heaven. Beatrice wants to help Dante find God again‚ but because she is an angel
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obvious evidence is when Roy drives a nail into his hand. This would be a reference to Christ on the cross. Christ suffered so that the Human Race can survive‚ similar to this; Roy sacrificed his life to save Deckard. Roy also shares a similarity with Lucifer when he refers to ‘Reign in hell’ instead of ‘Serve in heaven’. The connection happens again when Roy deliberately mocks William Blake when he stated ‘Fiery the angels fell....’ (William wrote ‘Fiery the angels rose...’ Upon his death‚ a dove appears
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Romanticism describes an 18th century genre of writing. Hawthorne embodies the Romantic writer through his interest in the supernatural. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” depicts Romantic characteristics of writing through the topics of distrust of civilization‚ emphasis on the individual‚ and concern for hidden truth. Hawthorne emphasizes Romantic characteristics through Brown’s distrust of the surrounding civilization. Brown escapes civilization by fleeing into the woods. After Brown
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The Just Punishments in Dante’s Inferno Inferno‚ written by Dante in the early fourteenth century‚ is a poem about Dante’s‚ the main characters‚ journey through Hell and signifies the nature of sin on Earth and punishment in Hell (Gardner et al online). Those who sinned while on Earth are justly condemned to different levels of punishments in Hell‚ relative to their sins on Earth. Each of the nine circles of Hell represents a worse sin‚ and therefore‚ a crueler punishment. The categorized punishments
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Satan‚ Prince of Darkness‚ Lucifer‚ Iblis; no matter what title he bears‚ the devil is the most recognizable and distinct representation of evil in existence. In the story of Adam and Eve‚ the devil’s wicked evilness takes the form of temptation. He uses temptation to stray Eve from the path of God‚ the path she was created to follow. In the Lord of the Flies evil disguises itself as temptation yet again. The boys are tempted by their persisting desires to leave their civilized morals behind and
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Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible is a social commentary on witch hunts in early America‚ as well as an Aristotelian tragedy. In Aristotle’s essay Poetics‚ Aristotle explains that a character flaw (imperfection or weakness in one’s personality or values) or an error in judgment can lead to tragedy. The word for this is hamartia. Aristotle also goes on to state that the tragic hero will find enlightenment through his or her lamentable situation. In Miller’s play there are two characters in particular
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In forming an answer to this question there are two aspects which must be considered. Firstly we must decide whether Dr Faustus is a morality play; I will do this by discussing the play ’s form‚ content and subject matter in an attempt to categorise the play. I will also offer an alternative argument by saying that the play is in fact a tragedy. Secondly we must decide whether or not it has a moral; to do this I will consider the tone of certain parts of the play‚ in particular the Chorus ’ speeches
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The Contrasting Characters: The Monk and The Clerk of Oxford The Monk and the Clerk are two characters lying in opposite extremities. What one person lacks‚ the other has gained in abundance. This essay will explore the major differences between the Clerk and Monk in the Canterbury Tales; its focus mainly pointed to physical descriptions‚ differences in personality and the underlying themes in their tales of sacrifice and
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When I ask you to think about a mother‚ what do you think of? Most would think of their mother and all of the fond memories of their childhood. One thinks of nurturing‚ softness‚ loving‚ and selflessness. Now‚ if I was to ask you to think about a stepmother‚ what comes to mind? Most people think of cunning‚ crafty‚ conniving‚ selfishness‚ and wickedness. Have you ever thought about how the stepmother gets this bad wrap? As children we are practically brainwashed by Disney fairy
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