ON THE THREE EVILS Humanity has been led astray by three evils – greed‚ hatred and ignorance. Whether we are Buddhists‚ Hindus‚ Muslims‚ Christians‚ Animists‚ or Atheists‚ we cannot escape the three inevitables: old age‚ disease‚ and death. Nobody can deny that the five sense objects – pretty sight‚ delightful sound‚ fragrant smell‚ savory taste‚ and nice touch – are only fleeting phenomena. They are neither lasting nor permanent. Nor can anybody deny that property is transitory: no one can carry
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will usually act on whatever desire this is for their own personal gain. Be it greed for lust and love as represented by Abigail Williams‚ greed for power and authority as represented by Reverend Parris‚ or greed for land‚ wealth and power as represented by Thomas Putnam. Arthur Miller points out all of these in his play “The Crucible.” He shows how it leads to the corruption of a once good community. The greed and quest for power blurs the truth of many in the town of Salem‚ and causes great
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To what extent is Macbeth responsible for his actions? Whose Fault Is It? In the play Macbeth‚ Macbeth’s actions are cold blooded and are done out of ambition and greed. For example‚ he killed King Duncan because he wanted to be the king of Scotland. He also hired murderers to kill Banquo and his son Fleance because they stood in his way of becoming king. Only Macbeth was responsible for his deeds‚ however‚ the witches‚ and Lady Macbeth also played key roles in influencing Macbeth’s actions
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is full of guilt‚ lies‚ deceit and evil. There is only one character in the tale of Volpone that is innocent or even likable‚ and that is Celia. Every other character is more concerned with helping themselves at whatever cost‚ all because of their greed. Corvino forces his wife to sleep with Volpone so that he can make Volpone happy and become his heir. Celia begs her husband for this act to not happen‚ but all Corvino cares about is the wealth he can see in his future rather than the well-being of
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smart mind so that they understand the consequences of their actions. In the novel Huckleberry Finn‚ Mark Twain describes that Huck Finn has moral degradation or no morals between lying‚ murder and greed. Everyone lies right? Some people use this immoral action by
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found in Greek myths is to not be greedy. The lesson can be found in the myth of King Midas and Cronus and Uranus. In the myth of King Midas‚ he was granted one wish from the god Dionysus‚ he received the golden touch because of his greed for gold. But because of his greed‚
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darkness of their sinful wishes. Joseph Conrad’s novel‚ Heart of Darkness‚ provides the greatest example of how man’s appetite for greed can prevail and consume almost an entire race’s soul into complete and utter madness‚ to the stage where it is solely driven by the blackness and impurity of greed. In Heart of Darkness‚ the European conquest for ivory‚ (intertwined with greed and lust)‚ drove their race into complete madness‚ which is most evidently exemplified by Kurtz. Kurtz represents a typical
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Wanting more and better is one of the quality that we all have. In the stories “The Necklace” and “The Gift of the Magi”‚ both writers illustrate the consequences of greed. One would wonder if people do fine much happiness through their search for material? Perhaps greed does make one’s happy at times‚ but because of greed people bury themselves in the bottomless pit of pain and suffering. A dust material such as a shiny watch fob or a sparkling necklace get the fake adoration that one seeks
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due to their ignorance of oblivious evil‚ their greed‚ their unwillingness to amend their mistakes and their lack of action that will inevitably cause generations of animals to live painful and laborious lives under the rule of a dictator. Orwell gives the characters of his fable a variety of different human traits such
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desire. John Steinbeck creates a remarkable novella following the story of Kino and his family as they are impacted by greed. In the story of The Pearl‚ characteristics of Aristotle’s System of Tragedy are evident through Kino’s demonstration of hamartia‚ catastrophe‚ and catharsis. Firstly‚ Aristotle’s System of Tragedy is conveyed through hamartia. Kino shows hamartia through greed. This is his mortal flaw and eventually leads to his downfall. For example‚ the author includes the statement‚ “humans
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