familiar but then sometimes seems unexpected. As an American and a Christian it is possible to think that my opinion on this could be crafted from my religion and our society, particularly its media. In my mind I see hell as this place of immense torment bestowed on sinners. My faith has taught me that those who sin go to hell to be punished. Dante's adventure clearly shows that the souls of hell are punished, as I thought. Punishments range from living in filth to painful tortures. What my religion
Throughout his life, Dante Alighieri faced many hardships and accumulated many rivals, stemming from his association with the Florentine White Guelphs, who adamantly believed in the independence from the papacy. After being exiled from his home city of Florence on false allegations of being a grafter, he wrote The Inferno, a religious allegory, in which Alighieri blatantly attacks many of his rivals, among them Filippo Argenti and Bocca degli Abbati through use of literary devices as dialogue, imagery
representation of Hell contains nine circles containing different sins each with a more severe punishment than the last. In these increasingly terrifying scenarios, he encounters many ironic punishments and often has discussions with a person amidst the torment. Dante is accompanied by a guide (Virgil) who acts as the mentor. The two travel through hell in hopes of reaching Heaven. While Dante walks as a bystander in the terrors of hell, he begins to commit sins himself, although towards the sinners which
hated Ruggieri in life, viciously hates him now, and no amount of hate and suffering will ever satisfy his desire for more and more hate. Dante's genius is further seen in the fact that while Ugolino is in Hell for being a traitor, he is, instead, presented not as a traitor but as one who has been betrayed. The horror of his action is mitigated by the sufferings of a father. This is the law of retaliation: Ruggieri becomes the savage feast for the man who died of starvation along with his four sons
The Center of Hell is split into four different treachery sections, each named after well-known individuals who, till this day, are distinctly recognized as traitors. Here we find murders and traitors, especially those that executed a sin against one’s family member or benefactor. Most likely Dante categorized these sinners as more grave for their sins impaired a shared societal union or a relationship tie. This is the only
on hell gave him knowledge that Hell is real and you will get severely punished for your crimes. In the edge of Hell is the Vestibule, where the uncommitted are punished and are to run after a dirty, blank flag for eternity, while wasps and worms torment and bite them. Then in the first circle of hell, Limbo, is where the pure non-Christians, people who died without knowing of Christ, and unbaptized Pagans are punished with an eternity of a desire to see god now. This includes Virgil as well as many
I ran. That’s all I could remember until, finally, the root of a tree sticking up through the ground grabbed my foot, and I went tumbling over and over, somersaulting over dead leaves and rolling down a slight incline when I hit my head upon the base of the tree itself--or maybe it was another tree. I can’t be sure. The woods consumed me like the arms of a mother protecting her young. They surrounded me with a warmth, the purest of healing heat and cool breezes between breaths of adrenaline. I’d
The play MACBETH is filled with suffering. It begins with reports of a bloody battle, an execution of a traitor and Macbeth’s bloodthirsty heroism as he “unseamed” one of the invaders “from the nave of the chaps”. In comparison MacBeth’s later actions are even worse as he commits violent crimes against his own people. Much of the suffering in the play is directly attributable to Macbeth. However, the central focus of the play is the suffering he himself undergoes, as he makes his way through his
Macbeth: Death and the Supernatural Throughout William Shakespeare's Macbeth, many characters evolve and many disappear into the background. The main character, Macbeth, travels through utter chaos when he proclaims himself monarch. When he first meets the witches of the supernatural, they tell him of the future. One of the themes amplified throughout the play is the circle of life, from the beginning to the end. The visions provided by the three witches begin Macbeth's quest for dominance. The
betrayers of kindred, or more specific to Dante himself; betrayers of country. Dante was exiled from his home in Florence where he served as a politician.Considering his own personal treachery, it makes sense for him to have chosen the ninth ring of the traitors to be the worst of all. In this Canto, Dante has a run-in with one of the sinners in particular, Bocca. In their confrontation, the Bocca is too embarrassed to admit his deed. Dante offers to discuss with Bocca his sin, being interested and curious
who was an innocent man. Following that, Macbeth orders murder’s to kill Banquo who was another innocent man. They both were loyal men, loyal to Scotland and loyal to Macbeth. But, because of that Macbeth faces confusion, regret, and never ending torment. By examining Shakespeare’s use of blood one can determine that blood shed from Duncan and Banquo’s murders cause Macbeth emotional damage because of the fact that they were innocently killed. Duncan was
lovemaking, a mountain described as "shaped like a woman's back' later echoed in Katharine's silhouette as she lies in bed (Minghella, English). At the end, The English Patient comes full circle, back to where it started, like the memories that torment Almasy, with the shadows of the plane flying over the desert, shot down by the Germans. Works Cited The English Patient. Dir. Anthony Minghella. Wri. Michael Ondaatje. Burbank: Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 1996.
The Party in 1984 uses pain to torture its enemies. Great torment inflicted in the Ministry of Love, the interior ministry that enforces loyalty to Big Brother, “convinces” political criminals to see the light. In the Ministry of Love, or Miniluv for short, they break you down into a shell of your once beloved humanity
many of the characteristics of Christ. He is moral, fair and honest. “Instead of allowing Edmund to be murdered by the White Witch, Aslan sacrifices himself in Edmund's place. Like Christ's crucifixion, Aslan's sacrifice involves humiliation and torment, and for a long time he lies dead. But, also like Christ, Aslan is resurrected.” (Shmoop Editorial Team, 2008) Aslan teaches forgiveness by advising the children to forgive Edmund and not to bring up past transgressions. Many of Narnia’s residents
Many authors use the themes oppression and victory to define a struggle. This technique allows readers to relate with characters on a personal level. Alice Walker constantly uses this theme in her short story “Everyday Use” with her character Maggie and in her book The Color Purple with her character Celie. Both tales depict these women as underdogs who overcome obstacles to realize her full potential at the end. In the story “Everyday Use” Walker weaves us into the lives of Momma, Dee, and Maggie
become king overshadow the logic analysis of what his wife, ‘transfixed by desire for (him)’, would do in response to his controversial marriage for the crown. Euripides’ produces Medea’s plan of filicide as purely for her own benefit; to hurt the ‘traitor’ yet she lost any respect she held on to and became a ‘contemptible creature, killer of children’ with no admiration by any other being other than herself. The once pitied woman fighting for ‘recompense’ is now an enemy of women and the battle for
the “present state of America;” in which “Nothing is criminal; there is no such thing as treason; wherefore, every one thinks himself at liberty to act as he pleases...The first [English soldiers] are prisoners, but the latter [American patriots] traitors. The one forfeits his liberty, the other his
Prospero, of course, is the play. He is the exiled duke of Milan and the father of Miranda, as well as a powerful magician ruler of a remote island. The play revolves around him. He has more lines than any other character. His presence is felt continuously, even in those scenes in which he does not appear personally. He is the manipulator of the action in the play. The sometimes-godlike character is well rounded and full of contradictions, making him a difficult character to evaluate. In his judging
Power Trip: The Abuse of Authority in Two Shakespeare Plays Throughout time, in fiction and in reality, authority figures have used their power to undermine their subjects and anyone caught in the wake of it. In Shakespeare’s plays A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Winter’s Tale, this abuse of power is the main source for the tension found throughout both plays. It is present when entitled men with titles decide to get what they want, regardless of who it can harm or how. While some of the men are
to understand the role of sleep in the story. Sleep is vital to a person’s health because it allows them to get rest and feel energized the following day. However, it is not uncommon for sleep to be delayed or interrupted by negative thoughts that torment one’s mind, and this holds true for some of the characters in Macbeth. The characters in Macbeth sleep differently throughout the play, depending on their levels of anxiety and guilt. Some are able to rest comfortably, while others have difficulty