Lucifer

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a classic allegory that draws parallels through the technique of historification between the dark desires and hidden agendas of Salem in 1692 and that of America in the 1950s. The play was written to enable viewers to objectively criticise the onslaught of anti-communist propaganda and manipulation plaguing American society in the 50s. This play was created to reflect the tense McCarthyism era tangent. The chilling performance was produced to help audiences…

The first two books of The Divine Comedy, Inferno and Purgatory, by Dante follow Dante as he journeys from hell to purgatory. In Inferno, Dante meets the poet Virgil who guides him through the rings of hell. Once the two reach the bottom of hell, Virgil continues to guide Dante through the next realm in Purgatory. Throughout this epic adventure, Dante not only provides an entertaining story, but also presents numerous ideas concerning the afterlife. These ideas range from simple descriptions of…

In America, we have freedom of religion and every religion is accepted, but that was not always the case when the Puritans tried to force their religion on the Indians. Religion is a touchy topic in our society today, but not as much as it was when the Puritans first came to the New World and tried to force the natives to their religion. This created a conflict that got so heated it was a cause of war. This conflict makes us wonder, who started the fighting? Did the natives do something to the…

Sylvia Plath is an American poet from the 50s and early 60s. Her work is very well known all over the world and she is loved by fans and critics alike. Plath was born in 1932. In her early life, her German immigrant father was always sick but would not seek treatment. Eventually, he was diagnosed with diabetes but it was too late. He died of complications during an amputation of his foot. As a Unitarian Christian, Plath lost faith after her father’s death and frequently questioned her religion.…

wants to control the world. It becomes obvious at this point that he has lost sight of reason and ethics. He will do whatever it takes to gain the power that only magic can bring him, even if it means taking drastic measures such as bargaining with Lucifer. Bensalem would not like this because they do not think knowledge should be only for personal gain, but should also help the community and people around them. The inventions they collect, nor the ones they invent are singularly just for their…

We see this through the stories that Dante tells us in The Inferno. He depicts that Lucifer is stuck in the ice at the bottom of the inferno, a symbol and literal representation that because of this fact he cannot be “on our shoulder” aiding us in the wrong direction away from God (Dante). The Divine Comedy allows the reader to interpret…

Danforth believe him. Significance of proctor is that he shows a sense of stan in him . He shows the ability of being satanic by confessing his ways of anger towards the church and everyone affiliated with it. He has shown anger through the words of lucifer and the abilities of summoning life from the dead. In life people can get angry for many reasons as if it affected them personally. Their issues could have been quite elaborate and easy to understand, but is not noticed because of other…

Punishment of the Powerful and Influential Every great once and awhile, the story of a monumental scandal will spread and plague the nation. Whether it be a cheating and deflating professional sports team, or a corrupt businessmen embezzling money from his clients. No matter how many centuries have passed, a skeleton in the closest shocks not only those entangled in the rumor, but those observing from afar. A subtle and quiet scandal not only punishes the accused, but employs power to…

Stop Rejecting God All throughout the bible; we read about or we hear about; how many disastrous things took place because of sin. Sin has continued to fill the heart and mind of man; which is yet destroying one another throughout the world by the greediness and the selfishness of man wanting to have more power over this world; that God created for all mankind to be a part of. Because man has become so prideful of themselves about trying to dominate people and things in this world;…

to learn of the important tasks this man and his wife were asked to do. God granted them the duty to tend to the Garden of Eden will one simple rule, not to touch the forbidden fruit. This man and woman handled the temptation fine until they met Lucifer, an angel cast out from…