their prophecy‚ "The illness should attend it. What thou wouldst highly‚ That wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false‚ And yet wouldst wrongly win.." yet whether or not the sisters are true‚ she’s fully aware of what must be done‚ and shows now remorse of that knowledge‚ ""Thus thou must do‚ if thou have it.. And chastise with the valor
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the downfall of human beings: their tendency of being misled and incapability of seeing the truth. Even in the most “holiest” human beings‚ a deep sin is present. This passage personifies cowardice as the “sister and closely linked companion” of remorse‚ showing how being remorseful can result in being afraid as well. Hawthorne personifies cowardice in order to give a more vivid image on Dimmesdale’s conflicts within his mind. Also‚ the selection compares the minister’s suffering as an “inextricable
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What was the most important reason for punishing the killers of James Bulger? The James Bulger case was the trial of the two boys‚ John Venables and Robert Thompson who in Merseyside‚ Liverpool‚ on the 12th February 1993 abducted and Murdered a 2 year old boy named James Bulger. The two boys were 10 at the time‚ however‚ in court were charged and convicted as adults due to the wickedness of the crime and the detectives believing that the boys were simply innately evil‚ and couldn’t have possibly
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Mankind has fought wars for centuries; over many different types of things like religion‚ resources‚ and territorial growth. “The Man He Killed” by Thomas Hardy‚ can undoubtedly be considered an anti-war poem. The narration takes the reader through the remorse the soldier feels as he considers the weight of his actions. The simple‚ straightforward nature of the poem seemingly begs the reader to understand it. However‚ there are many details in the lines that warrant a second reading. There are several
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Can a man be judged from a moral standpoint for killing his own child if his own morals allow him to do it with no remorse? In one such case‚ the case of Zein Isa a moral judgement can be made even though it is not clear which cultural moral standard applies or if he knows about universal moral truth‚ because a universal moral truth that murder is wrong does exist. Zein Isa can be morally judged based on the existence of universal truth shows that even if someone is unaware of the existence of the
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Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex is one of Greek literatures classic tragedies. It supports and demonstrates Aristotle’s view on tragedy in the story‚ and ultimately defines how this drama is a tragedy. He talks about tragedy being “an imitation of a noble and complete action” (Witt‚ 165) along with being artistically enhanced with fearful incidents. Important parts of tragedies also include plot‚ character‚ diction‚ thought‚ spectacle‚ and melody. Tragedies are imitations of human action
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holocaust museum‚ you will notice the dim lights and eerie sounds coming from the speaker. Also‚ the walkway is actually a timeline beginning with WWI. There are many artifacts of victims on display. 4. Walking through the museum‚ I felt a lot of remorse and emotions for the victims of the Holocaust. The most influential moment of the tour is a pile of shoes worn by the victims. The shoe pile is stacked very high and ranges in many sizes. I was emotional of the encounter because it showed me a real
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pleasure of killing for control‚ lack of remorse‚ and his ability to manipulate people to benefit himself. Macbeth tired to kill anyone who posed a threat to him becoming king. However‚ he sees that Macduff‚ though he is
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The character Iago in Shakespeare’s Othello‚ the Moore of Venice is a cunning individual whose jealousy is his sole purpose for existence (Bevington‚ 2014). Moreover‚ Iago is a student of human weaknesses‚ likely due to his military background‚ that becomes adapt a manipulating those around him. Also‚ manipulation to serve his purpose is not enough‚ but rather he intends to ruin the lives of those around him whether or not they have truly harmed or disrespected him. So‚ the picture of Iago is an
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I will now cover why James is right‚ in a way‚ to say that regretting an action is wrong when having a deterministic view. I will then argue against the use James made of his claim. If determinism was true‚ we should‚ by right‚ not feel any remorse‚ grief or regret due to the determinist’s belief that in no circumstance could we have acted in another way given the situation. Since our actions are fixed by the natures of law‚ then we have no free will in our doings or events that took place.
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