Mortal sin

American Literature based on strict Puritan beliefs. In both Literature works the authors introduce a character who goes against the Puritan beliefs and commit a sin of adultery. In “The Scarlet Letter” Hester experiences a feeling of shame, guilt, ignominy and isolation while enduring her punishment publicly whereas in ”The Crucible” Proctor’s sin of adultery is not publicly known but he punishes himself for his own goodness. Both Hester and Proctor have an individual acting as a threat and…

What does the “whisky priest” and Christ have in common? For instance, they both were hunted by officials and are persecuted. However, this was only the literal sense that these two holy men shared. Unbeknownst to the “whisky priest”, he as well died a martyr similar to Christ. In fact, when the priest was performing his priestly duties, he was sacrificing himself similarly to Christ. For example, when the priest returned to his hometown, the villagers are downtrodden to see him, he still…

happy children of the king of kings?” (Edwards 46) His use of rhetorical questions makes the listener ponder about what he is saying and then makes them fearful of what will happen to them if they continue to live in their sins. It also will make the listener guilty about all the sins they have done and God has still put up with their transgressions but he can’t save people who don’t want to be saved causing readers to want to…

confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. –john1:9. Guilt is what takes place when a person realizes their failure. False guilt, which is what Satan is known to throw at us, is where the sin has been repented of and forgiven, but he still wants us to feel guilty or see ourselves associated with our pasts. We are speaking of false guilt in this teaching, because true guilt should prompt the person to repent and turn from their…

definition of “morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked.” Evil, as the Catholic faith would explain it, is the absence of God, everything morally good. Evil exists in this world because of the fall, when Adam and Eve committed the first sin. Their actions created sin, thus creating evil. There are two main types of evil: physical evil and moral evil. While they are both morally wrong, they are distinctly separated. The quality that separates them is their causes. Both physical evil and moral…

traitors for his country’s safety. In addition, the three traitors plan an assassination of Henry, thus, it is fair of Henry to kill them. However, he shows no pity in any manner as he condemns his own family member to death. Accentuating the traitors’ sin, Henry says: “I…

Nathaniel Hawthorne once said “But the past was not dead. Once in a great while, the thoughts that had seemed so vital and so active, yet had been put to rest so quietly, revived again” (Hawthorne), Just as Hawthorne’s isn’t dead,his past is still with him. The History, Art, and Wisdom in The Scarlet Letter, by Randall Stewart and Dorothy Bethurum, has a great representation of how Hawthorne uses his information to further the book The Scarlet Letter. Stewart and Bethurum’s article shows that…

Jonathan Edwards uses stylistic devices such as similes and personification in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" to persuade his audience. Edwards uses stylistic device to get his message across and to change the mindset of the people he was giving his speech to. Jonathan Edwards implements similes in his speech to give a stronger sense of what is going on. For example he states "The wrath of God is like great waters that are dammed for the present...". Here Edwards explains god's wrath…

the accusers who condemn innocent people of witchcraft. Adultery, which Proctor in committed, leads to more sin. Jealousy, found evidently in Abigail, is not only the acceptance of evil but also acting on that evil which can harm the people around you. The word evil normally is connected to terrible, evident sins, but the truth is most times it is hidden in sins that may not appear as sins at…

walls that trap the sinner. The use of ethos was apparent through the words engraved into the body of the figure, such as wrath, torment, and God. These words served as shared values between the illustrator and his or her audience by connecting the sins carried out by the average human, though some words…