The seven deadly sins

Wrath, Pride, Greed, Gluttony, Lust, Envy, and Sloth. The former are known as the seven deadly sins. They are found in every human, and in every fictional story written. Their history dates back to the days of the bible. Ever since then they have been featured in most pieces of literature. They have shaped the authors like William Shakespeare and John Webster to create dark and terrible tales that expose the ugly truth about humanity and its problems. Early English literature was a fantastic time for writers to give the audiences and readers gut wrenching stories because of the grimy times of then.
Wrath, in essence is anger. Wrath typically occurred in old English literature at the death or harming of someone who was beloved it the character who feels the anger. Revenge is one of the worst things to come out Wrath. The character feels the need to get even with whoever or whatever caused traumatic damage to them. Wrath is the only sin that does not always come with selfishness or the characters self-gain. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and had his best friend Mercutio killed in a battle with a man known as Tybalt. This had enraged him and caused for him to pursue Tybalt. The wrath had unleashed itself from Romeo causing him to lash out and eventually kill Tybalt. He later on went to regret it. Anger, especially in English literature, cause only terrible and sinful effects to take place. In Othello, Othello’s lieutenant Michael Cassio had indulged himself in too many drinks. His judgment was cloudy meaning he could easily become angered. Roderigo pestered Othello causing him to go on a rampage injuring another high ranking official. Othello also removed Michael from his troop because of his falling out during this incident. His a...

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..., its differences between pieces is dependent on how it is used and whether it is used in a negative or positive light. Since idea of the Sins (and probably even before) they were, and are, a key part of literature. They usually are problem starters or characteristics certain characters have. Some shine through as bright as day (Iago and Tybalt), while others (Othello and Macbeth) hide beyond the shade of shadows till the time is right. Even more recent English literature like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory obsess over these seven essential issues humans have by having each of the children and even Charlie himself exert them. In all of literature it is easily possible to find multiple examples of the sins and other Christian principles because they became such a relaxed and integral part of storytelling that has been around ever since the beginning of literature.