The Temptations

The Evil Temptation In Shakespeare’s Macbeth (1623), the reader learns about the main character Macbeth, who is doomed to face a tragic fate due to his greedy ambition of wanting to become king of Scotland. In the play, he appears to be an overall reprehensible man, however, there were many factors that motivated him to engage in such heinous acts – including murder and regicide to name a few – in order to fulfill his ambition. Although his nefarious deeds may show that he is a terrible human…

“A man cannot destroy the savage in him by denying its impulses. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to It.” - Robert Louis Stevenson. In the novel, Lord of the Flies by William Golding there are major changes in the two main characters, Ralph and Jack, who were good friends, but eventually became the hatred of the other because of their temptation to be the chief. “The treacherous, unexplored areas of the world are not in the continents or the seas; they are in the minds of…

Temptation causes man to commit unspeakable acts. In Shakespeare’s tale, Macbeth, we see a brave war hero become reduced to a murderer. In James 1:14-15 it says: “14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” From personal desire to the tempting of witches and wife, Macbeth is drawn to removing the only man blocking him from his goal, receiving the…

In Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman illustrates that all humans are fallible to temptation and that true maturity comes not from age, but from mental strength. In Ocean at the End of the Lane, Gaiman uses Ursula Monkton (the housekeeper/evil spirit) to symbolize human greed. She gives the sister half a crown and seduces the father, creating an idyllic scene with “[his] father with [his] sister holding on to his neck, and ……[Ursula Monkton’s] arms filled with yellow and white flowers.”…

each of these characters, like every hero and heroine, confronts some sort of temptation off of their path. In The House of the Spirits, Blanca has to go through an unwilling marriage with Count Jean de Satigny before anyone realizes that she is pregnant with Pedro Tercero’s child in order to not taint her father’s political reputation and family name. Her moment of weakness causes her to temporarily give into the temptation of an easier, open life. However, she soon realizes that she still…

Never give up, and be confident in what you do. There may be tough times, but the difficulties which you face will make you more determined to achieve your adjectives and to win against all odds. I never knew that this quote would have a huge impact in my life especially when I had reached the sixth grade. Just a young, shy, and chubby kid ready for my first year in junior high, wondering about the new exciting things waiting for me. But if I knew that the exciting things would change into…

I chose the gospel talking about the temptations of Jesus when confronted with Satan. The gospel starts off with the Spirit leading Jesus into the wilderness. The way that the geography of Israel is setup the wilderness is representing the desert. When Jesus is lead to the desert he is in the process of fasting for forty days and nights. After he meets Satan the setting changes multiple times. The second setting is the Holy City aka Jerusalem. They are not just in the city they 're on top…

Jane Remains Strong Through Temptation In the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, the main character Jane, faces a situation in which she must choose whether she will succumb to her fleshly desires or remain loyal to her convictions. The handsome, charming, and wealthy, Rochester wants Jane to marry him. The problem, however, is that Rochester already has a wife. Albeit, an insane wife with no actual connection to the outside world. Jane, having only had herself to rely on, has built up a…

monologue, Shakespeare personifies temptation, questions virtue, and illustrates that even the most moral of men cannot resist temptation, creating the question of whether the responsibility and fault of Angelo’s sinful desire lies on Angelo’s shoulder’s, and leads the audience to wonder if anyone is responsible for the desire they feel or the sin that may follow. When Angelo is first presented with temptation, he attempts to pin the responsibility of the temptation somewhere by questioning…

In both Paradise Lost and Macbeth, characters are forced to face temptation. The temptation comes from some of the least expected circumstances leading the characters to give in, only to eventually regret their choice. Temptation is something that people face everyday in some form, making it something that will not go away anytime soon. While characters from both Paradise Lost and Macbeth are tempted to do exactly what they know they are not supposed to do, the characters are both affected…