Venial sin

devils in hell because even though they do not seem evil like their hell-bound companions their inability to recognize their sins is their ultimate downfall. The sin committed by these devils is pride. They are all full of pride and are blind to the idea that they, themselves, have sinned. The creatures sing of “Their own heroic deeds and…

In the 17th century, James I and Charles I ruled over England with different tactics on how to govern their subjects. Tyranny is a popular description of both James I and Charles I, though; this title only suits Charles I more so than James I. James I was more understanding and tried to appeal to everyone’s needs. Charles I has no compassion for his subjects and does not hold a connection with them as he rules them and only thinks of himself. James I is more sympathetic to his subjects and sees…

Seamus Heaney’s Blackberry-Picking describes the speaker’s pastoral memories of blackberry-picking, a yearly ritual beginning in the late August. Using a slew of rhetorical devices such as allusion and imagery, Heaney captures the innocence of the speaker’s past self, and innovatively mirror the process of growing up through the duality of two voices throughout the poem. A song of innocence and experience, Heaney presents a third-person perspective on the blossoming of blackberries, before…

The theme for the poem Invictus by William Ernest Henley is you are the master of your fate. The reason I think that this is the theme is because in the beginning the author talks about he wants to thank whatever gods there are for his unconquerable soul.This can be interpreted as the power that we all have freewill. He also tells of under the bludgeoning of chance his head is unbowed meaning he will not submit but knows what he has done but still wants his freewill and will not give in to…

"Salvation" is an essay in which Langston Hughes, the author, presents the loss of faith. Hughes, the main character, who was about to turn thirteen, attended church with his Aunt Reed. He hoped to see God in the revival since all the adults told him that he would see God at some point.He suffered a series of emotions but at the end, he says he sees Jesus. He experienced the lack of self-confidence. "Salvation" was written with the purpose of demonstrating expressive writing, the pattern of…

Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet and a philosopher among the issues of his time period. He wrote many great poems such as “The Divine Comedy” which features his thoughts on religion and politics. “The Divine Comedy” is a poem about Dante’s allegorical trip through hell. Gustave Dore illustrated his interpretation of Dante’s fictional poem. The picture “Dante and Virgil Emerging from the Southern Hemisphere” reflects the message of Dante and “Inferno” by using the concepts of shading,…

allegory, Dante changes during his journey from many experiences he experiences, including learning that the souls in Hell deserve their punishments, seeing the people inside of Purgatory being punished for their pride, and realizing that pride is his sin while he goes through the bottom section of Purgatory. In the second circle of Hell, Dante meets Paolo and Francesca, who says to Dante, “we are one in Hell, as we were above.” Dante feels great sympathy for Paolo and Francesca, and “fell, as…

country. Since they are both from Italy, Dante has very harsh feeling toward the sinner. Dante has no tolerance for self-serving leaders and politicians. Dante’s reaction to the story shows that he believes Ugolino deserves to be in this part for his sins against Pisa. Dante also has a problem with those from Pisa calling it a “foul race”. This statement adds to the character of Ugolino. This illustrates that Ugolino was a part of a population that was used to betrayal and…

Young Goodman Brown Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story Young Goodman Brown transcends time. It shows a struggle that even modern Christians have. A person of rich faith can get so entangled in the pursuit of righteousness that they can forget to forgive. This is just one of the many ways this story can be perceived. Goodman Brown starts walking through the woods feeling very uneasy for “there may be a devilish Indian behind every tree” (Hawthorne 90). Along the path he meets an old man with a…

characterizes salvation, grace, and the doctrine of “free will”. He characterizes salvation by mentioning things like we all were expected to sin when we were born because sin is inherent. It is built within us because we are suppose to mess up along the way in life. We are all human beings and human beings will make mistakes. He says that if we do make mistakes and sin, then we can be forgiven and have salvation to be saved. When we have nowhere to turn, we are suppose to call on our one and…