The White Devil

In fourteenth-century England, Geoffrey Chaucer’s publication of The Canterbury Tales critiques the Catholic Church through the religious figures depicted in the poem who digress from their religious duties. The tales that support Chaucer’s critique are clearly shown in “The Friar’s Tale,” “The Summoner’s Tale,” and “The Pardoner’s Tale.” In all three stories, the characters are corrupt church officials revealing their true greedy motives by taking advantage of the commoners. Noted, the…

Historical monsters The world is filled with stories about legendary animals, monsters, and otherworldly and god-like creatures. For a huge number of years, people all over the place some of the time animated by living creatures or even impressions have breathed life into mythic animals in stories, melodies, and show stoppers. Today these animals, from the capable mythical snake to the taking off phoenix, keep on a thrilling, discourage, engage, and rouse us. For example, the Loch Ness Monster…

whole armor of God. Not just part, or most of the armor of God. But all of the armor of God. That you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil v.11 Paul tells the Ephesians to put on the armor so that they could even stand a chance against the devil. The way that Paul writes this suggests that we wouldn’t really stand a chance against the devil without having the armor of God, only showing more of it’s importance. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, v.12 Paul shows that…

This story is either based on reality or fantasy. One of the main characters is Arnold Friend, described as “An old Fiend.” He is known to be either a demon or a saint. Arnold was recognized by Connie as the man who exclaimed that he would “have her” during her outing the night before. Arnold shows up unexpectedly at Connie’s house, during the conversation with the stranger she realizes something wasn’t right. For one the stranger looked in his thirties but claimed to be eighteen. Second the…

Near the conclusion of Hellboy II, we find the eponymous hero at death’s doorstep. Hellboy is laid at the feet of his personal Angel of Death, a shrouded, veiled monstrosity whose ragged wings are festooned with a series of enormous, amber eyes. Elizabeth Sherman, Hellboy’s partner, cradles his unconscious body in a pose reminiscent of the Pietà, an aesthetic emphasized by the magical spearpoint thrust into Hellboy’s side. Even as Liz pleas for Hellboy's life, she is confronted by an ominous…

The dystopian novel champion by Marie Lu is the third and final book to a fast paced thrilling trilogy. Champion starts with june back with the republic acting a princeps elect which is a high and prestigious position in the republic's political circle. While day still remains a republic hero and is be loved by the people of the republic and is acting as a military leader. With the new elector Anden they have finally struck a peace treaty with the colonies but all that changed when a new string…

The Devil, the root of evil and corruption, is infamous for the existence of anguish, strife, chaos. Washington Irving depicts a short story in which the devil corrupts yet another mind and collects another soul to add to his ever-growing collection inhabiting his fiery home of chaos and torment. Irving crafts the novel to bestow upon the readers the message that greed will inevitably lead to their horrid, painful downfall. Tom Walker, one of many that regretfully conspired with the Devil and,…

Being holy is a command by the Lord, he tells us that he is the most holy and that we should be like him. We have to do our best to live holy lives, which is not any easy thing to do because of the world we live in is corrupt. The devil has a strong grip on the majority of this world and he is not letting go any time soon. In this paper I will be talking about how my denomination takes a biblical stand point on holiness, whether or not I believe holiness can be attained in this life, and how I…

Whether he was here in the beginning is not for me to say. But let me ask this, which is more pleasing to the Devil - mercy filling our hearts and the lives of those accused saved, and their hearts brought back to God, or the senseless hanging of those who may have indeed loved God, and were simply caught in the wrong place at the wrong time? I beg you, please the Devil no more, and turn your hearts up to God. She has done no wrong. There is no proof. Elizabeth has no feeling of guilt, she…

In the play Doctor Faustus, there is a recurring theme of doubt, persuasion, and resolve. The script, which was written, roughly, in the early 1600 's, has a plot of a man succumbing to the devilish pleasures of knowledge of the unknown, all for the cheap price of his soul! Faustus has just 24 years to view the worlds treasure until Lucifer himself to snatch his soul. Being written in the 1600 's would mean that this play would have a more effective 'scare-factor ' than what it does in modern…