The famous quote “I do not believe in the god of theology who rewards good and punishes evil” by Albert Einstein. This quote has a lot to do with both short stories Cupid and Psyche and Ashputtle. Both stories reflect on how good is rewarded and evil is punished. Each story was related to how the villains where extremely cruel to the main charaters. The evil relatives made then go through difficult tasks that they shouldn’t have to face alone but did. The girls both had to face the same things but in different stories and had there happy ever after at the end. But toward the end of the stories there were some diffences on the two of how each evil relativies got punished. In these two stories both of the main character have there happy ending at the end of the story. In the short story ‘Ashputtle’ after all she has been through her evil family and her mother dying at such a young age. Ashputtle finally got the happy ending that she was hoping for: “On the day Ashputtle’s wedding.” (Straub 858) This quote shows out of her her evil step sisters the prince finally found out Ashputtle is the girl he has been looking for all along. Ashputtle finally had the wedding she has alway …show more content…
If it doesn’t for Venus asking Cupid they would have never feel in love or for the doves poking out there eyes maybe they could have ruined Ashputtle’s wedding. If it wasn’t for the evil relatives getting punished the story wouldn’t have had a happy ending. The evil relatives added some interest to the story and it questions the reader if they both will get to be with the person that they love at the end. The happy ending was the cherry on top of the cake it had to go with the theme to never give up. Overall I feel the story wouldn’t be the same without the relatives getting punished and both of them getting to married who they
...elings of love in people. This proves that a higher power can control the feelings of love in people.
In this essay it explain how Lady Capulet, Friar Lawrence, and fate. Are what and who to blame when it comes to the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Lady Capulet is to blame to because she keep pushing marriage on to Juliet. Friar Lawrence is the one who is going to marry the two, so he is not helping matters at all. Fate is a big one because it clearly states that the two are going to die. This is why these were picks because they caused the tragedy of the two from the document
In 1983, author Margaret Atwood published the short story Happy Ending. It is written in third person swapping from limited to omniscient, though ultimately being told directly toward the reader finishing off with second person and sentences talking directly to the reader mixed in along the way. The story consists of letters going from A to F, with every letter telling of some scenario that takes place involving the only five characters: John, Mary, Madge, James and Fred. Story A holds the typical boy meets girl, falls in love, marry and live happily ever after until death. With this familiar story, it is granted the title Happy Ending and becomes the symbol that the rest of the story will build off of.
will make it through to the happy-ever-after ending required in all fairytales. True success was
It also follows that God, not as benevolent as could be hoped, prefers the maximization of good (2) as opposed to the minimization of evil (1). This is disquieting for the individual who might be the victim of suffering a “greater good.”
The similar theme of justice throughout Inferno and King Lear both depict the eventual consequence of ones actions throughout their existence. Often causing more harm than good, the actions in which they preform tends to damage them more than the action itself. In William Shakespeare King Lear, King Lear decides to disown Cordelia, the youngest of three daughters from owning any part of his kingdom due to the fact that Lear wanted to see which daughter loved him more in which Cordelia replied, “Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave, My heart into my mouth: I love your majesty, According to my bond; nor more nor less.” (Shakespeare 9) Although C...
end. This essay will further show how both stories shared similar endings, while at the same time
In the first part of the play Egeus has asked the Duke of Athens, Theseus, to rule in favor of his parental rights to have his daughter Hermia marry the suitor he has chosen, Demetrius, or for her to be punished. Lysander, who is desperately in love with Hermia, pleads with Egeus and Theseus for the maiden’s hand, but Theseus’, who obviously believes that women do not have a choice in the matter of their own marriage, sides with Egeus, and tells Hermia she must either consent to marrying Demetrius, be killed, or enter a nunnery. In order to escape from the tragic dilemma facing Hermia, Lysander devises a plan for him and his love to meet the next evening and run-off to Lysander’s aunt’s home and be wed, and Hermia agrees to the plan. It is at this point in the story that the plot becomes intriguing, as the reader becomes somewhat emotionally “attached’’ to the young lovers and sympathetic of their plight. However, when the couple enters the forest, en route to Lysander’s aunt’s, it is other mischievous characters that take the story into a whole new realm of humorous entertainment...
demonstrates how the characters of the book are reckless and view love as something that can
that we do have the ability for great evil but also great good it is
Although it brought two people together that fell deeply in love, it would have been better if they had never met. Lives that are now gone could have still been living and life could have stayed simple. “Everything that happens in the world is made to work out according to God’s purpose.” This proves that maybe the twists of fate that made it hard for Romeo and Juliet to enjoy their marriage, was for the best and prevented more trouble from occurring. Fate can bring people happiness, as it first did for Romeo and Juliet, but anyone who has suffered a disappointment from fate can testify to how frustrating life can really be at
Ian McEwan reflects such truths in his novel 'Atonement ', surrounding the morals of Briony Tallis, wherein her single mistake led to immense consequences. While in the further stages of her life, the unpleasant truths that the author has made the reader aware of are found in acceptance of miss accusation, and the ramifications of war. Thus, texts prompt us to become aware of fundamental truths of our humanity that may be unpleasant, heightening our understanding of what it means to be
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the brilliant mind behind the 17th century’s epic poem “Faust”, illustrates a combining structure of desire and self-indulgence. His idea was to capture the ideal image of good vs. evil and how easily it can be misconstrued. “Of all the great dualities of hum an experience 'good and evil' have been the most instrumental in shaping the beliefs, rituals, and laws, of Homo Sapiens.”(Argano)
The message of hope written into the novel by the author, Baroness Orczy, was important to me because hope is a universal emotion. Although the novel was biased toward those of a wealthy background, I thought the message of hope in the novel was more important than the message of sympathy because everyone can feel hope, but not everyone could feel sympathy toward characters such as Lady Marguerite Blakeney and Sir Percy Blakeney because they had lived lives of privilege before falling into difficult times.
He also confronted the ideal of hope saying, “Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torments of