Lost in Space

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…

The beasts in the world are the people society least expect. All through literature, history, and films, characters that are thought to be protagonists are often times revealed as antagonists and monstrous. Examples of sadistic characters are found in Beauty and the Beast, Harry Potter, and in the short story, The Lottery. Gaston from Beauty and the Beast is the most handsome man in the village and everyone loves him. No one realizes that his intentions for killing the Beast is so that he can…

Education is a large concept discussed within Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus. However, education within the novel is not discussed in a contemporary sense, insead using it to convey the concepts of irregular education, scientific discovery, and the importance of learning about one self. Throughout Frankenstein education is discussed in a variety of sense mainly in the forms of differing self learning and the use of self-learning to propel yourself forward.…

a presentation of the Old Testament’s prophets. This essay’s focus will be set on the first part of the play and how the architectural characteristics of Canterbury Cathedral can be used to arrange it. An important aspect regarding the performing space is, that the Play of Adam is the first play that is supposed to be performed outside, which means in front of the church.…

Origin of Sin • In Genesis 3, Adam and Eve was tempted by the evil snake, he convinced Eve to eat from the tree of Good and Evil, by stating to her that ‘Did God really say that you must not eat from the tree. He convinced her that she would not die, and she would know good and evil like God. This is the first sin that took place on earth by mankind, “Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9 NASB). Sin entered the world by the serpent who deceived Eve,…

least, the beginning of the end. Her name was Violet Rose and she was the love of my life. I have never loved anyone like the way I loved her, with all my heart. With all my soul. I could stare into her blue eyes like the skies above, and get lost in them never wanting to be found. I met her in drug rehab. An interesting place for a love to flourish. The moment I saw her there my heart skipped a beat or two and that’s when I knew I was in love. When we first exchanged words, and I…

Throughout history, John Milton’s Paradise Lost has been viewed as a controversial poem for several reasons. Whether it is Milton’s portrayal of Satan, as a semi-hero, with mainly heroic characteristics, or Milton’s God in Paradise Lost, one can see that the writer challenged conventional roles of his time. Less apparent is Milton’s progressive viewpoint on women in the poem. Although Milton cannot be classified as a feminist writer, Eve’s portrayal is highly liberal for the seventeenth century.…

epic Paradise Lost, John Milton details through excellent storytelling some of the debates and anxieties of 17th century England. Milton’s writing was heavily influenced by his own views, both political and religious. The resulting story is a series of arguments put forward by the characters, and in reality, Milton’s own views and questions. One of the themes heavily referenced is the ability for human beings to think for themselves and act on those thoughts. Throughout Paradise Lost 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…

as a means to occupy himself and forget his loneliness. On the other hand, the creature makes it know that he wants to be a part of society and earn acceptance from his creator but continuously fails. He even compares himself to Adam from Paradise Lost, seeing himself as a person who deserves love and compassion from God, who created Adam and Eve, and expresses how his creator had abandoned…