In Homers Odyssey the sirens are described as luring, tempting, beautiful creatures that show no fear. Odysseus explains all the hardships and troubles him and his ship crew go through to avoid getting lured into the sirens with vivid imagery. “Now with a sharp sword I sliced an ample wheel of beeswax down into pieces, I kneaded them in my two strong hands” tells u that Odysseus isn’t going to take any chances and fight the irresistible song. Odysseus and his crew seem almost helpless when it comes to avoiding the sirens. Odysseus’s desire to listen to their deadly song is portrayed when his heart “throbbing to listen longer.” This helpless sense seems to be present throughout the entire passage.
His sermon was typical of the era and can be assumed to be quite effective. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” paints a vivid picture of Hell and informs the audience that they are kept out of hell only by the “mere pleasure of God (p 426).” Puritans had a different view of Christianity and God then most people today. They believed we are all born sinners (depravity). Modern day Christians believe this to be partially true because of the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden where Eve eats a fruit from the Forbidden Tree and then persuades Adam to eat too. This was the first sin and is now a part of everyone thus creating the initial need for people to accept Jesus Christ and to repent for their sins.
However, my grandma and Reverend Hale have a major flaw; they are vulnerable and easily manipulated. Reverend Hale's zeal and pride for discovering witchcraft in Salem allows others, particularly Abigail and Betty Parris, to manipulate him. Although Hale remains determined not to declare witchcraft unless he can prove it, the expectations of the people of Salem, for example Giles Corey and John Proctor, sweep him up. The two following quotes show how Hale's pride and zeal allow him to get carried away. John Proctor says," I've heard you be a sensible man, Mr. Hale.
‘Although we condemn Vittoria’s wickedness, we also reluctantly admire her.’ Consider Vittoria’s role in the play in light of this comment. Sigmund Freud coined the Madonna-Whore Complex, a condition where men identify women as either saintly virgin Madonnas or sexual “whores”. This can apply to Vittoria in The White Devil who could be seen as the whore in the complex, therefore suggesting that she is should not be admired as she is wicked. In a society that was focused on women being virtuous and chaste, Vittoria’s adulterous affair with Brachiano shows her wickedness, as sexual promiscuity was an extremely serious crime. Their affair is the catalyst for the murders and betrayal within the play.
Because of her hate towards Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth, Abigail creates demented tales, directed at abolishing the “problem.” Though Abigail’s wild canards seem quite obtuse in civilization today, at the time her acts fell to justification. Furthermore, because of Abigail’s childlike disposition in wiggling her way out of punishment as well as her lust and love for John Proctor, she found deceiving the people of Salem easy, seeing as the threat of witchcraft and demons loomed dangerously in the hearts and minds of all who lived there. Though the
I felt in my heart a wicked, burning desire that they would kiss me with those red lips. It is not good to note this down, lest some day is should meet Mina's eyes and cause her pain; but it is the truth.” (Stoker, 31 – 32) In the above passage, we are introduced to Dracula's brides. From the moment Jonathan Harker opens his eyes, he knows these women aren't human. He feels an instant fear and revulsion towards them, not knowing what they are. We can infer from his language that he feels a sexual attraction for them, one that he knows is wrong, since he's feeling remorse over hurting Mina, that he's in some way betraying her, though he doesn't say no, and seems unrepentant about his actions.
Pea 3: Shakespeare really extrudes Lady Macbeth’s disturbed nature to the audience with her clear ignorance of conscience early on in Act 1 scene 7 when describing killing a child for Macbeth if she said she would do it. “I would, while it was smiling in my face, Have pluck’d my nipple from his boneless gums, And dash’d the brains out, had I so sworn as you Have done to this.” The instantly noticeable violent imagery with “pluck’d” and “dash’d” provides clear ignorance of conscience to claim she would carry out an act like this and not be affected. Pluck’d provides an image of the baby being easily accessible and exposed to just be pluck’d. Dash’d provides the effect of violently thrusting the baby in an evil manner at increasingly high speeds to see the splatter of evilness and pain of the brain symbolising the end for the baby. Shakespeare has used “brain” because the imagery is further emboldened due to the fact it is gruesome.
Connie slit her eyes at him and turned away, but she couldn’t help glancing back and there he was still watching her. He waged a finger and laughed and said ‘Gonna get you, baby.’(Oates, p.372-73) One can perceive that action into the devil setting their sights on an innocent soul as often read about in the bible, realistically speaking a pervert doesn’t make it so blunt to warn their victims that their next. So you can easily conclude that the author made it so that the character is portrayed as a villain. Coulthard continues her argument in “Joyce Carol Oates ‘Where are you going, where have you been?’ As Pure Realism” that the story should be viewed with skepticism; she illustrates that: “I suspect that the author was seizing upon an after-the-fact opportunity to make her story seem more ‘literary’ than it really is. If so, I don’t understand why, Joyce Carol Oates should have been content to let ‘Where Are You going?’ stand on its solid
But with further examination, when they state, “Fair is foul, and Foul is fair,” they are using a paradox by inversely relating fair to being foul, and foul to being fair. This emphasizes the meaning that nothing is as it seems; Macbeth is fought to be this fair, amazing person but in reality he is as foul as “ the devil himself.” While on the other hand the witches are foul, vile creatures that gives Macbeth fair advice; which helps influence Macbeth faith. In Act 1, scene iii , lines 124-128, Banquo warns Macbeth of the witches prophecies, and the danger that lies behind them, calling them “ instruments of darkness that tells us the truth” only “ to betray’s/ In deepest consequence.” In other words, the witches only tell you what you want to hear, and leaves the negative aspect of their visions for you to find out later on when it is too late. This is an example of a synecdoche and an indirect metaphor, because Banquo is stating and comparing the witches to “instruments of darkness,” and just like an instrument the witches are able to lure Macbeth into believing he will be king only to deceive him at the end of the play; which ultimately leads to his death. This connects to the quote said by Lady Macbeth when she states, “ Hie thee hither/ That I may pour my spirits in thine ear/ And chastise with the valor of my tounge/ All that impedes thee from the golden round.
In Act I Scene v, Lady Macbeth tells her husband, Macbeth, to "look like the innocent flower, yet be the serpent under it." This means to put on a poker face, which interprets into seeming innocent on the outside but really being deceitful on the inside. Sadly, in today's world, these devious people are found everywhere, from your local school to a co-worker or even a next door neighbor. One example of an untrustworthy person is Bernard L. Madoff, a NASDAQ chairman in New York City’s Wall Street. Throughout acts I and II, Macbeth and his wife were successful in being the "innocent flower" and "serpent under".