John Milton

Dante Alighieri’s Inferno has a hell and a God that are in many ways difficult to process. Dante’s God can be seen as either a cruel God that encourages torture or a God with divine justice. He proposes a lot of possibilities that do not necessarily sit well with people. One major argument against his reasoning is that he submits people straight to hell just for not believing God. However, he places them in Circle one where their punishment is to have a near wonderful afterlife with the…

Frankenstein is described as the modern-day Prometheus since 1823. In Greek mythology, Prometheus is the creator and protector of people. Frankenstein has had many adaptations since it was first published in 1818. Most have failed to stay true to the original novel. The closest adaptation that captures the essence of the novel is the 1994 Kenneth Branagh film. The protagonist Victor, seeks a way to create life artificially. One theme of the text is that human should not meddle with creation, if…

Deryshelle Crews Dr. Ayres ENGL 413-001 24 October 2016 Loneliness and Rejection in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelly, is one of her best written works. Written when she was 18 years old, this novels explores the themes of both loneliness and rejection, especially in the character of Victor Frankenstein’s creation. In the novel, Mary Shelley delves into the feelings of creature as he is rejected, ignored and abused by human society because of his appearance.…

“It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.” Said by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, a famous playwright, and actor.” Many people can often associate this quote with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. In this book, a young scientist–Victor Frankenstein–gives life upon nonliving matter. He created something he would later deeply regret, a creature. He is disgusted upon perceiving his creation and abandons it. The creature seeks love and friendship but he wad…

Eru Iluvatar is the God of Middle-Earth; he creates the Ainur so he doesn’t feel so isolated. The Ainur are like Christianities’ angels. The Ainur are split into two groups; the Valar, are the guardians of the world. And the Maiar, wizard or the Istari. The Istari are low-angels; including Gandalf, Sauroman, Radagast, and the two blue wizards. The Istari’s main mission is to protect the people of the world from evil. Melkor is the reason for such evil in the world. When Eru Iluvatar and his…

Milton uses allusions throughout Paradise Lost including biblical references, literary references and mythological references. Many of his allusions refer to the Bible story of Adam, Eve, and Lucifer, explaining their sins and the reason humans lost their paradise. He also uses other literary and mythological references to relate further to the story. To begin with, Milton uses many allusions to the Bible. He opens the story explaining man’s first sin with the forbidden fruit and Adam and Eve:…

Allen Ginsberg’s “First Party at Ken Kesey’s with Hell’s Angels” and William Blake’s “The Tyger” both have the idea of describing a hellish world in common with each other. Many of the characters in both of the poems also describe characters that you associate with “hell” or a behavior that’s the opposite from good. In “First party at Ken Kesey’s with Hell’s Angels” Ginsberg uses the term “Hells’ Angels.” This oxymoron may try to imply that the angels, who are actually demons in disguise,…

The history of Satan is described in the Bible in Isaiah 14:12-15 and Ezekiel 28:12-19. These two biblical passages also reference the king of Babylon, the King of Tyre, and the spiritual power behind the kings. What caused Satan to be cast from Heaven? He fell because of pride that originated from his desire to be God instead of a servant of God. Satan was the highest of all the angels, but he wasn’t happy. He desired to be God and rule the universe. God cast Satan out of heaven as a fallen…

officer at the end. The title Lord of the Flies clearly shows that the novel was intended to have an allegorical purpose. The Lord of the Flies is Beelzebub, mentioned in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. Beelzebub is the prince of demons. Milton used this name for one of his falling angels. For a novel to have this title evidently shows that the theme of the story would be evil, or a clash…

The first thing that Gaiman does to use religion and mythologie as a premise for its story is with the use of realms. The Sandman takes planes of existence other than just our own, from many different religions and mythologies and uses it as the setting for almost all of the scenes. One of the biggest realms that are used in the story is Hell. Hell, which is part of the Christian belief, is not only a setting for the story, but it is also a key subject in the storyline. When lucifer decides to…