Life in Hell

Subservience of the Satanic Forbidden acts and disobedience are separating factors within a given society. Those who obey the rules exist within the unity of the community, whereas those who disobey seem to create an individualistic representation of themselves outside of the conformity of the society. Dealing directly with the Satanic and Demonic, John Milton’s Paradise Lost and Christopher Marlowe’s The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus seek to portray and define the characteristics of the…

individuality, individuality is a particular person or thing that distinguishes them from the others. As far as the romantic quality of individuality goes, the author specifically portrays Tom as an individual which is someone who makes his own path in life, and…

Doctor Faustus: Power and Knowledge Are Not Rewarding Throughout Christopher Marlowe’s play, The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, Doctor Faustus struggled with the having knowledge of what was right while he continued to do what he wanted to do, which was wrong. He was self-seeking and wanted the instant gratification of limitless knowledge and power. His selfish urge to gain eternal knowledge along with the contract with Lucifer overpowered his understanding of what is true and good, and…

actions that damn the so-called hero, their glorified sins no match for his unblemished integrity; while his demonstrations of morality attract the adoration of many, namely Dante, infatuated with his logic. Dante selects Virgil as his guide through hell due to his adulation for Virgil, displayed through his consistent praising of Virgil’s insightful works as well as through the continuous referral to Virgil as his superior. Virgil defines the concept known as human reason in varying degrees,…

of hell. A three headed dog named cerberus blocks the path of virgil and Dante but virgil pleases the dog and they are able to pass. They go into the circle of gluttonous. One of the people there recognizes Dante soul and he ask Dante if he recognizes him. Dantes does not and the guy respond his name is John he was a man with a political past. There were other people in the guy political past that has been set in another level of hell. John responds yes but they are in a deeper circle of hell.…

thus making a person ‘dead’ at all times even after the realization that the sins are wrong because it takes more than an epiphany to be cured of sin. The sins will “destroy the new life of grace that Christ won for us upon the cross, a destruction that will, unless repented of, result in the loss of that divine life forever,” (Lewis 17). In Florence and the Machine’s song “Seven Devils” from the album Ceremonials, a story is told of two speakers, one being sin (or the seven devils in this…

question of “what makes a human? And what makes a machine?”. If ultimately humans are trying to make “machines” just like themselves, then why are they not treated like humans. If humans are trying to create an “artificial life” that embodies human, they should treat it like a living life rather than a disposable object. Blade runner is essentially about Deckard (Harrison Ford), is a “blade runner”, who is a specialized assassin that his hired to find and terminate the “replicants”. The…

negative intentions for Hester, Pearl, and Dimmesdale. His character is portrayed as an entity of the devil, who works toward the main goal of exposing Dimmesdale. Chillingworth is Hester’s husband, who she had planned to leave England and start a new life in Boston with. Hester and him are a part of the many people who emigrated from Europe for religious freedom and better economic opportunity, as discussed in the photo project. She had come to Boston first, while he lived with the Native…

just instilling fear in Dante. The three beasts, the leopard, lion and she-wolf, all represent different things in what is to be seen during Dante’s journey. In this scene, the reader is given an idea of what is to come during Dante’s journey through Hell while also making a big point with his response to the encounter. The beasts that Dante encounters on the hillside are the leopard which represents lust, the lion, pride and the she-wolf, greed. In the passage in which Dante meets the beasts…

We do have the assurance that the fall of mankind will not repeat itself. God gives us this hope that humans can live a life that does not have sin. That it is possible to live a perfect life and that will be in Heaven. There will be no more pain, no more suffering, no more tears, no more cheating, no more lying, and no more judging. It will be a life without sin. John Piper said it best when he said that God is committed to us and that He sent Christ so that we could have a way to stop…