October 26‚ 2012 1st Period Sin and Its Hierarchy Throughout the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne focuses on the struggle of Hester Prynne‚ a woman who is forced to deal with the strict Puritan punishment for the adulterous birth of her child‚ Pearl. Yet‚ the very Puritan values that bring Hester public ignominy help to lift her to a position of respect in the community. Although Hawthorne does not condone Hester’s sin‚ he takes pains to show that her sin is minimal in comparison to
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Edmond Dantes lives his life from one extreme to the next as he becomes Monte Cristo. While there are positives and negatives to both of his identities‚ to truly see past the illusions he must find a balance. On his journey to find a balance‚ he learns that both personalities have positives but‚ he must find a balance to achieve true happiness. Edmond Dantes is initially naive and trusting. He loves unconditionally and believes that everyone has good in them. This helps him a lot in his journey
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Examination and Film Comparisons of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno Referred to as a comedy by Dante Alighieri himself and named by later ages for recognition of both its subject matter and achievements‚ The Divine Comedy‚ Dante’s epic poem is one of the incontestable great works of world literature. It includes a wide range of distinct literary elements; it celebrates the central doctrines of medieval Christianity with great enthusiasm while still remaining sympathetic to the human heart. It is one
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Introduction The first acts of sin takes place in Genesis 3: 1-24‚ The Fall of Man. God told Adam before Eve was created that he was not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. (Gen. 2:17) Further God warned that in the day he did eat fruit of that tree man would surely die. Satan tempted Eve; he took the form of a serpent. (Gen. 3:1) The serpent is described as being cleverer than any other animal of the field. This probably is why Satan chooses to take the form of a snake. Eve
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Unforgivable! Sin is a major common element in most religions. The Christians define it as a transgression against God’s will‚ and fear of God by sinning was the centerpiece of Medieval Christianity. Humans were viewed universally as sinners and they were supposed to dedicate their life to redeeming themselves. Developed by Saint John Cassian‚ officially defined by Pope Gregory I and analyzed and expanded upon a few hundred years later by Thomas Aquinas‚ the deadly or capital sins were listed out
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the psychological makeup of the sinners in Inferno and the penitent in Purgatorio This paper will compare the psychological makeup of the penitents in Purgatorio and the sinners in Inferno. Dante’s views are based on the principles of the Catholic religion and so‚ the harshest punishment that can be inflicted upon a sinner is purely spiritual‚ not physical. The Inferno is characterized by sins‚ and the sinners are not willing to repent for their sins but instead‚ they blame it on other people
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The Tempest by William Shakespeare and The Inferno by Dante Alighieri had two very strong male characters. The leading character in The Tempest was a man named Prospero. Prospero is a former duke who had been stripped of his dukedom due to treachery. He is a very powerful man who uses his magic to manipulate everyone and everything within his reach. One very strong character in The Inferno was a man named Virgil. Virgil was a soul who was sent to guide Dante through Hell. Virgil has power over the demons
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/ this wretched flesh‚ now strip it off again’” (Inferno‚ 33:61-62). Yet‚ Ugolino turned to stone and said nothing‚ even as his children wept in their sleep out of hunger (Boitani‚ 1989). Ugolino even says that
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The relevance of Dante’s hell to contemporary society in the western world could be said to be visible from the very first Canto. Here Dante is lost and unable to find his way back to the right road. "Midway this way of life we’re bound upon‚ I wake to find myself in a dark wood" (Dante‚ 1949‚ p71). This could be said to be a representation of the psychological torment of many people who become depressed or unsure of their place in life. Many people are forced to go on a journey within themselves
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develop‚ however at the same time the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church grew further apart. Following this era comes the day and age of Dante and the reading of his Inferno. Dante’s Inferno is Dante’s journey trying to find God who ends up on a path into the underworld through hell and is Dante’s own narration of his experience. The reading starts with Dante being in a forest and is approached by three beasts which takes him off his course and leads him to Virgil who takes him to the underworld
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