Seven Against Thebes

immediately enter the state of heaven or if they are to be destined for hell. Purgatory has been thought of as a physical location by others but some popes believe the opposite. In Greek mythology, Euripides’ Medea is centered on the wife’s revenge against her husband, Jason, who prefers to be wed to the princess of Corinth. She killed their own two children and as she confronts him, she enjoys his lamentation of not being able to see their children again.…

Demons; Wretched beasts from the pits of Hell ordered to serve Satan. We all have demons residing inside us and they can be awakened at any moment either through traumatic events or by the demon in the bottle, alcohol. Throughout his life, poet Edgar Allan Poe struggled with alcoholism and this is apparent throughout his short stories and poem. Most noteably his short story, The Black Cat, where the narrators actions are influenced by the demon in the bottle or perhaps influenced by the animal…

Everyone has a side they don’t like anyone else to see, a side that’s not very likeable by others, so it’s hidden. “Young Goodman Brown”, shows that everyone has the potential for evil within. “Young Goodman Brown” written by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story that uses ambiguous symbolism and provocative imagery to reveal the dark side all people have within. Young Goodman Brown, never thought for a second that anyone he knew had an evil, or dark side. He always thought of his wife as a…

Even though The Canterbury Tales is considered one of the most important works of literature it is incomplete, out of the 120 stories that were supposed to be written only twenty-four of them were ever published. The author, Geoffrey Chaucer, wrote The Canterbury tales taking place in April of the thirteenth or fourteenth century. The story is set around the time of the pilgrimage to see the saint st. Thomas a Becket, a variety of people agreed to travel together and to make the trip less boring…

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 exception of not having God's light. Limbo is hard…

Memory is an extremely important element in shaping our intellect. Technology should not be relied upon to replace memory. At any point, technology can crash, or information can be inaccurate, so it should not be depended on to give answers and information. Memorization and research are better means to building our intellect. Technology can sometimes be a distraction from communication, learning and gaining intellect. Many would rather use technology to store the information we need in place…

It is certainly ironic to see this theme proposed as the foundation for a gambling game, but 7 Sins still manages to be a graphically appealing and easy to play title, which doesn’t really seem to care much for the weight its name carries. Set against the flames As soon as you boot up this game for the first time, 7 Sins looks like a rather simple product. The game features a dark and red background, which is supposed to represent fire and smoke. The great thing about this background is that,…

When we think of the seven deadly sins, we often think about Envy. What does it mean to Envy? “Envy is the passion which causes evil, the father of death, the first entrance of sin, the root of wickedness, the birth of sorrow, the mother of misfortune, the basis of disobedience, the beginning of shame” (Hagedorn, 1998, pg. 15). When we are filled with Envy’s trance, we hold resentment in our hearts as we are very aware of a condition or circumstance that is adored by someone else that we may…

“I got my 12-gauge sawed off, I got my headlights turned off, I’m ‘bout to bust some shots off, I’m ‘bout to dust some cops off, Die, Die, Die Pig, Die!,” a quote from Ice-T most controversial song “Cop Killer” had everyone in rage. With words like these being said and being published without modifying the lyrics should say something about the artist and producer. From the society point of view, they would see this as hatred words being said as literal words towards cops and the artist intending…

Some such themes are Aslan, the seven deadly sins, the Devil, and the representation of other religions. These themes play a large role in each of the books and are represented differently throughout the series. All of these themes tie into Christianity and represent different aspects…