“It is pride, not covetousness, which is the Pardoner’s greatest sin.” How far do you agree? Pride has been traditionally considered the chief of sins due to it incorporating all aspects of the others as it involves false beliefs in a person’s own importance, is the sin through which Lucifer fell and became Satan and is the was the downfall of Adam and Eve due to them believing they could be gods themselves. In The Pardoner’s Tale the Pardoner is presented as ‘a ful vicious man’ implying that he has no morals and is engulfed by the sins that he preaches. Using the word ‘vicious’ is intriguing because of the sibilance and the snake-like onomatopoeic nature to the word. It represents him as almost inhuman as he has more serpent-like qualities.
Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is a timeless tragedy, depicting historical figures but concerning the modern world as well. John Proctor, the protagonist, though fitting several of the characteristics of the Aristotelian tragic hero, is actually a much more complex tragic hero. The primary differences between John Proctor and the classic tragic hero are obvious, such as the lack of noble birth, his not being in a position of leadership, and the inevitability of his fate. These differences are necessary, as Arthur Miller attempts to convince his audience that his protagonist is an everyman and is worth sympathizing for. In Arthur Miller’s more complex world, a more complex tragic hero is needed.
An eternity of realized earthly wrongdoings that have caused eternal consequence is the hell of hell. A life lived viewing oneself as the center of the universe and rejecting the love of God will cause overwhelming remorse. This, Strobel argues, is the true punishment: the acknowledge of immense wrong to a loving God and eternal regret and anguish. Strobel also argues that though the concept seems MU—why such an intense consequence for something seemingly unequal?—the actuality is that rejection of God is the greatest offence. To rebel against an all-loving Creator God is the ultimate form of rebellion and the most self-centered earthly decision to
So he sets forth on a journey to avenge them. While on this journey he discovers that his blood father is a God, thus making him out to be a Semi-God, or half man half god. Although his journey isn’t equivalent to Gilgamesh’s epic, the quality and characteristic traits in these characters are much similar. They both are subjected to being harmed and death; and although they both know this fact it doesn’t stop them from continuing on, onto their journeys to get to where they are destined to be. As I picture both characters in my head I can see the courage and bravery in their eyes, defeating each demon that crosses their paths.
He lusted for more knowledge and was only satisfied in finding a character in “history” that related to his own misfortunes. The creature feels a connection with the devil, which in many ways is a more human character than God. The devil, like humanity and the monster, is flawed and yet still a loving and understandable character. He was cast away
Therefore there is a lack of sympathy and a ‘terrifying’ image as we are tricked into sympathizing for Joe. Although Jed is noticeably ill , there is a sense of pity and sorry which Parry feels for Clarissa as he believes that Joe loves him and it will surely hurt her. This is shown on page 68 when he delicately suggests they should break the news to Clarissa. He says it very simply ‘ The only way is for the three of us to talk ‘. This exemplifies the caring and thoughtful side of him which is indeed far from terrifying.
Ambition, moral weakness and selective perception, would be the major flaws of our character, Macbeth. These flaws eventually lead to his death in the long run. Macbeth began in a high position and throughout the play, there were losses caused by his own weaknesses in personality. There is pre-evidence of Macbeth’s inborn ambition in the beginning of the play in the fact that he has a future of position as the Thane of Glaims. However, further evidence of this trait comes in his reaction to the prophecies of the three witches, in which many others would have avoided because of their obvious affiliation with evil.
Pray can I not, Though inclination be as sharp as will. My stronger guilt defeats my strong intent,” (III.iii.36-40). Claudius opens his soliloquy in a way that almost makes the reader feel sorry for him. A confession of his own immoral behavior to God that stems from a deep conviction. This is proof that Claudius is in a battle within himself.
Now, by God’s grace, the shining sun is up, and them that fear not light will surely praise it”(67). Unlike different people, Danforth’s extreme Puritanism affects him negatively. His fear causes paranoia to grow within him and drives him mad. There is no way that a highly regarded judge such as him could lack the amount of intelligence to be able to differentiate between blatant blasphemies and the truth. Danforth was far too afraid to face his God and be incorrect when judging the guiltiness of the accused.
Thus, as more perfect beings are subjected to Hell’s torment, their pain will only intensify. In Dante’s eyes, this is because the sinners ignored their souls or minds and fulfilled their physical desires, at the price of corrupting their spirits. According to the “Inferno”, “At which I said: “And after the great sentence- o maters- will these torments grow, or else be less, or will the just be as intense?” And he wrote me: “Remember now your science, which says that when a thing has more perfection, so much the