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    In the most prominent stories of ancient Greece, much of which acts as the cornerstone of Western literature, the heroes battle monsters, sorcerers and even gods themselves. However, the most climatic part of most stories occurred when the heroes were forced to suffer from their own hubris. Overs and over again, from Icarus to Arachne to Niobe and Cassiopeia and on, their pride lead to their own demise. All around the world, the fear of one’s pride being one’s ultimate downfall has prompted…

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    Dante’s Inferno, written by Dante Alighieri is a classical poem that tells a tale about Dante and Virgil, who journey through the nine gates of hell on a quest to heaven. What’s very intriguing about this poem is that is based completely off Dante himself and most of the characters are based off real people. This poem started being written around 1300, this was mostly due to Dante being exiled from Florence because of a scuffle with the pope. This resulted in Dante to often rant about the popes…

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    Invictus Henley Meaning

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    Line 10 says “Looms the Horror of the shade” with the “shade” again meaning death or hell. Then in line 11, Henley writes “the menace of the years”. Here he is talking about old age and the impending doom of his death. A summary of lines 9 through 11 is that the “place of wrath and tears” (9) is describing his trial-filled life, and even though the trials of life will end when he dies, there is only the doom of hell on the other side, and the “menace of the years” means he is getting old, and…

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    gentleman, a slave, or just a passage to somewhere else, one thing still holds true: no one should fear death. God clearly states that we should not fear death, but we should fear Hell. Matthew 10:28, says “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” Obviously, death is not the final word and ‘he’ only creates an opportunity for humans to go to a better…

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    Paradise Lost Similes

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    In John Milton’s Paradise Lost, epic simile is frequently used to create elaborate and sweeping comparisons that contribute to a character’s development. In Book IX, Milton compares Eve to a list of goddesses by writing “To Pales, or Pomona, thus adorned / Likest she seemed Pomona when she fled / Vertumnus, or to Ceres in her prime / Yet virgin of Proserpina from Jove” (393-6). This comparison constitutes as a epic simile because it spans multiple lines and goes into great detail. One thing that…

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    my tale of despair By a place called the land of the free My oppressed race of blacks, and a black and oppressed me, Were subjected perennially to the daunting practice of slavery Why were we treated differently, Will we be treated like this until hell freezes…

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    Religious symbols refer to any biblical reference; characters who are similar to figures in religious text. The final character, Simon, is a religious symbol. Simon exemplifies the spiritual side of man, for he is compassionate, peaceful, and in conformity with nature. On page 50, Simon is the only boy helping Ralph build the shelter, proving to be compassionate. His persona is akin to that of Jesus Christ. Like Jesus, he is mocked as an “outsider” for what others distinguish as bizarre or…

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    Sailor Rock Narrative

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    Though, close in distance, Sailor Rock was much harder for Greg to get to from the north side, rather than the dirt road they had always used from the west. Limping uphill on one leg with a crutch and maneuvering through rocky and uneven ground, was difficult enough, until he had to pick his way through the prickly bushes and small trees where the ground leveled near its base. Since he couldn’t go very far without elevating his leg, it took him two full days to finally get there. The wild plums…

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    and Virgil travel through the fifth circle of hell where they encounter Filippo Argenti, a long time enemy of the Guelph’s, while they are riding a boat on the river Styx. The reader is struck with an image of a wrathful Dante and Virgil and must decide whether or not their actions are justified. Depending on what the reader decides, it shows whether they too are wrathful or not. Within lines 31-66, Filippo comes up from the river to ask who is in hell before his time. Dante also asks who he is…

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    Good, good is to be desired or approved of. or simply having the qualities of a required role. Then follows evil, which defines wicked or sinful. Thats where faustus comes into play. Throughout the play he finds himself making awful decsions and selling his soul to lucifer in exchange for powers to conceal dark magic. The relationship between good and evil empathise with other people. In human beings good and evil runs through emotion . They are both qualities in human beings. some people…

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