display his optimistic view of life; the fact that goodness is not goodness unless it resulted from a struggle to overcome evil. Thus‚ Milton focuses Satan and his dishonorable deeds in order to highlight God’s kindness and goodness. Moreover‚ “Paradise Lost” includes Satan’s side of the story. Throughout the epic‚ many traits and characteristics that Milton attributes to Satan make him seam appealing or forgivable. One source of Satan’s fascination for us is that he is an extremely complex and
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You Ken Tan Christopher Hennessy LI 208 U.S. Multicultural Literature 26 Feb 2013 Passing: An Analysis and Close reading Nella Larsen’s Passing is a story about the tragedy of an African American woman‚ Clare Kendry‚ who tried to “pass” in the white American community. However‚ while she passes as white‚ she constantly seeks comfort from her friend Irene Redfield who is a representation of the African American community. Gradually‚ Clare has become the double image of Irene‚ due to the similarities
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Hierarchies of Importance in Paradise Lost A hierarchy is any system of persons or things that are ranked above one another and can be found throughout all natural environments and different aspects of life. Hierarchies provide structure and prevent chaos because there is an overpowering authority at the very top of the chain that makes sure every rank below stays in line. Through the epic poem Paradise Lost‚ it is apparent that John Milton believed that all of creation was built on the foundation
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Frankenstein Close Reading This passage‚ the paragraph located at the bottom of page 138‚ and bleeds over onto page 139‚ comes from the part of the novel in which Victor Frankenstein is almost home from his ordeals in Ireland. While in Ireland‚ Victor promised to make a female companion for his Creature‚ but then throws his work into the sea‚ as he realizes that he does not actually want to create this second being because of the chaos it may cause. Enraged by this‚ the monster murdered Victor’s
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course of Paradise Lost (Sims 1). Tempted by the lavish fruit from The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil‚ Eve is persuaded to take a bite of the fruit by Satan‚ God’s second in command‚ who is now the leader of fallen angels. Then Adam‚ lead on by Eve‚ took a bite as well‚ which lead to The Fall of humanity. But this whole experience is different; the temptation by Satan is not felt‚ but linked second-hand. The original meaning of The Fall is that it was Eve’s fault‚ but in Paradise Lost Milton
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Satan in the Path of the Hero In this paper Satan in Paradise Lost will be put to the test of the path of the hero. People may think Satan would not be considered a hero but does the hero have to be good to be a good character? Even though Satan is evil he follows he Path of the Hero extremely well. Satan is a hero to the rebel angels in the story he is their leader and is considered their hero. Satan in the book became angry when God gave a position to his son when Satan felt that he deserved
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Questions for Close Reading (p. 435) 1. The thesis is clearly stated in the first sentence of paragraph 4: “We believe in Type A—a triumph for a notion with no particular scientific validity.” Prior to paragraph 4‚ Gleick illustrates the cultural pervasiveness of the Type A category and traces its identification to Friedman and Rosenman’s studies; these studies attempted to link heart disease to a set of personality traits clustered around the “theme of impatience” (paragraph 2). Following the
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The importance Milton attached to Eve’s role in Paradise Lost and in the Garden of Eden is now recognised and acknowledged. (Green‚ 1996) Milton’s treatment of Adam and Eve’s relationship is complex. Sometimes referring to them in ways that indicate equality‚ (ibid) sometimes stressing their separateness as individuals (ibid) and other times they are complementary halves of a whole. (ibid) Taking on the view that many support; that Milton intended Eve to seem completely inferior to Adam‚ we can examine
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Close Reading In the play‚ Othello‚ by William Shakespeare‚ a character named Iago‚ manipulates people to get what he wants. One character that is manipulated the most by Iago is Othello. The reason why is because Othello made Cassio his lieutenant and there were rumors that Othello has been sleeping around with his wife‚ Emilia. Iago involves Desdemona‚ Othello’s wife‚ in his plan by making it seem that Desdemona and Cassio are having a relationship. Iago convinces Othello about this relationship
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The Deception of Satan Satan was a powerful angel who‚ after being thrown into hell‚ used his powers to deceive God’s newly created beings‚ Adam and Eve. These characters are perceived as innocent and vulnerable creatures‚ who could be easily influenced. What better way to get revenge on God than to tempt His most prized possessions? Satan uses his power of deceiving rhetoric to mislead his followers. He then deceives Eve with the same kind of rhetoric. Satan’s tone changes between the speech
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