John Milton

Tyler Vaughn Susan Sibbach Honors English 11 December 2015 The Uprising of Creature Creature, in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, grew angry with the way he was brought into this world without having family or friends to reach out to for guidance. He did not fit in with others and this had low self-esteem because he could not fit in with others. It wasn’t just Creature’s appearance, his attitude and the way he acted also did not allow him to fit in with everybody else. Creature was not…

that someone has trespassed the Garden of Eden. Milton describes the devolution or degeneration of Satan since the rebellion to when he faces Gabriel and the other archangels in Eden. He starts as an archangel (when God creates him); then to a cherub (much lesser angel); from cherub to a bird (which is the last shape he has with the ability to fly); a lion and then a tiger (those animals are dangerous and feared by man); and finally to a frog . Milton makes a point symbolizing how evil and sin…

Chapter Six, "Combining Words and Deeds Angelic Imprecations in the Book of Secrets," continues on with Jewish mystical tradition; only this time, the focus is placed on a Jewish magical witchcraft text the Book of Secrets or the Book of Raziel. Janowitz rightfully compares it with the Greek Magical Papyri (PGM), as it has many practical spells--ranging everything from healing the sick, divining the future, influencing kings in your favor, binding yourself to a "great woman", and speaking with…

A question that has been asked since the beginning of time, can a man be purely evil? Several famous figures have only made the question expand, due to their acts of terror upon mankind. Recent figures such as Adolf Hitler and Osama Bin Laden, along with a past historical individual, Elizabeth Bathory, lead us to believe there are people born with an evil filled soul. However, all of these ghastly personalities had to have families and loved ones that saw the true person inside of them. After…

a negative impact on his personality, making him despise the vices of mankind. There are other works that may have changed the Creatures outlook on life. Paradise Lost is a work regarding the early days of Earth in the Judeo-Christian tradition. Milton goes into greater detail than the Bible, explaining how Satan planned to take over Earth and banish Adam and Eve from Paradise. The book is filled with the sins of Satan and his demons, no doubt leaving…

What separates the epic poem Beowulf and John Gardner’s Grendel is how the devil-spawn Grendel, is presented. Is he a monster set on destroying humanity, or is he a misunderstood creature that is just trying to make amends with Hrothgar and his people? Gardner’s Grendel is a retelling of the story of Beowulf, through the monster’s eyes in depth. On the other hand, the epic poem introduces Grendel briefly, yet assertively. He is described as a terrible, evil being spawned by the devil and shunned…

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…

“Good resolutions are useless…attempts to interfere with scientific laws” (Wilde 119), that Dorian’s lack of repentance for hurting Sibyl is proof of “A very charming artistic basis for ethics” (Wilde 106), and most detrimental of all, that society is hypocritical and “perfectly monstrous” (Wilde 195). Thus, Dorian erases from his mind the values instilled in him by said society - imperfect humans as they are- and begins to live his life according to Lord Henry’s paradoxes unaware of the…

On January 20th, 2017 Donald J. Trump was elected as President of the United States. He has only been President for a couple weeks yet it feels like his four years should be over. With the Republicans in charge of the congress there is nothing in is nothing in the way of accomplishing whatever they want; not even their conscious and sense of moral. In his opinion piece "Republican Fausts" , David Brooks is successful in his attempt to persuade his Republican colleagues that they have the…

Under the Shadow is a piano vocal score composed by Robert Denham. It is comprised of five vignettes and replies, a prologue, and an epilogue. Because it is considered a sacred piece, it often expresses themes pertaining religion. Additionally, the oratorio has themes about the conflict between light and dark. It uses these themes by describing a destructive event in history and in the Reply states a “hopeful truth” from the Bible or religious figure. Moreover, the composer utilizes many…