Adopting Augustine’s idea of ‘evil’, we are to say that he is not living up to standards expected of human beings. Privation may also concern itself with things not concerned with morality, such as natural evil. For example, a person may have eyesight that falls shorts of perfect eyesight – his eyesight is therefore ‘evil’. This way, God’s omnipotence is justified because evil is defined as an absence of certain qualities. Hence, it doesn’t exist.
a central motif in the play is trickery or deceit, whether for good or evil purposes. counterfeiting, or concealing one's true feelings, is part of this motif. everyone seems to lie; good characters as well as evil ones engage in deceit as they attempt to conceal their feelings: beatrice and benedick mask their feelings for one another with bitter insults; don john spies on claudio and hero; don pedro and his 'crew' deceive benedick and beatrice. who hides and what is hidden? how does deceit function in the world of the play, and how does it help the play comment on life in general?
The righteous nature of John Proctor to always seek the truth and denounce those who abuse their given powers is none more evident as he exposes the corruption that existed in Salem. Proctor exposes that Abigail and her followers were only acting as if they had been possessed by the devil and witchcraft. Unlike many within Salem, Proctor does not see the value of the Church's seemingly ultimate power within the town. Proctor certainly does not shy from the fact that he fails to see any religious value within Reverend Parris, "I like it not that Mr. Parris should lay his hand upon my baby. I see no light of God in that man.
Boethius argues that the following statements cannot be all true; evil exists, God is omnipotent, and God is all-loving. He says if God can prevent evil, but don’t, then he isn’t all loving. If God intends to prevent evil, but can’t then he isn’t omnipotent. Also, if God intends to prevent evil and is capable of doing it, then how can evil exist? Lady Philosophy counter argument will attempt to show that this is not actually the case.
IS “ANTIGONE” A SHAKESPEAREAN TRADEGY? Irresponsible. Careless. Untruthful. All simple, but major character flaws that can seriously affect one’s life.
We always make decisions without knowing the exact outcome of what we do, despite whether our intent is good or evil. In the play, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, he develops the idea that an individual’s good intentions can have devastating results. This idea is developed through the characters Romeo, Friar Laurence, Juliet, and Mercutio. In the scene where Mercutio and Tybalt were fighting, Romeo intervenes and ends up losing Mercutio the match, costing his life. “I thought all for the best.”(Act 3, Scene 1, line 99) Romeo had the best intentions however; best intentions in Shakespeare’s plays always have a negative impact.
Explain. Although Henrik Jaeger’s skewed viewpoint about Hedda Gabler is well-written, his assessment is too opinionated and consequently inaccurate. By Aristotelian definition, Hedda does not fulfill any of the traditional requirements of a tragic figure. She best fits the description found in Arthur Miller’s essay “Tragedy and the Common Man” and an unusually nasty one if that. As a result of Hedda’s catty personality, the audience cannot draw pity or fear from what becomes of her and therefore she cannot truly be considered a tragic figure.
Nor, again, that of a bad man passing from adversity to prosperity: […] it neither satisfies the moral sense nor calls forth pity or fear. Nor, again, should the downfall of the utter villain be exhibited [….] for pity is aroused by unmerited misfortune, fear by the misfortune of a man like ourselves [….] There remains, then, the character between two extremes, – that of a man who is not eminently good and just, – yet whose misfortune is brought about not by vice or depravity, but by some error or frailty. He must be
Mo-tzu presented a very well thought of argument against music . This can be seen when he stated Although the body knows they are comfortable , the mouth knows they are gratifying , the eyes know they are delightful , and the ears know they are pleasing , yet they are found not to be in accordance with the deeds of the sage-kings of antiquity and not to contribute to the benefits of the people at present (Par .1 , Book VIII , Chapter XXXII In saying this , he implied that music did not have anything to do with the greatness and success of the sage-kings . that it did not fulfill the basic needs , unlike the boats and the carts that were built from the same contribution of the ancient citizens . It slowed production by wasting labor on things
In Romeo and Juliet, the deaths of Romeo and Juliet are the result of no one showing wisdom and restraint. Discuss. Introduction: In the play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare Romeo and juliets deaths were the result of lack or restraint and wisdom by the other characters. The progeny of the the two fighting families Romeo and Juliet are to blame as they take there own lifes. No one person could have altered this outcome.