He was not part of the sin, but still suffered from it. His incredible knowledge of healing, a value to the entire town, was ruined by the quest for revenge upon Reverend Dimmesdale. All four of these lives were ruined, all because of one small sin committed by two people. A merciful, forgiving, benevolent god would never let that happen. Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale was a young minister, who was greatly loved by the Puritan community.
After Creon’s family’s deaths, Creon’s pride crumbles as he realizes he was wrong in his actions. In addition, “And proud men in old age learn to be wise (Choragus, Exodus).” I believe this quote shows wisdom does not come with age, but with knowledge. Creon filled with pride, refused to listen to other’s opinions and did not become wise. Once his family died admitted his mistakes and then became capable of becoming wise. In conclusion Creon became conscious of his pride too late and then had to pay the price.
Even before we see Abner Snopes, we learn that he is in trouble with the law and that—though Sarty is fiercely loyal to him—the loyalty is causing his son “despair and grief.” Snopes is silent, giving Sarty no relief from the terrifying demands confronting him—that is, being called as a witness for the prosecution, something requiring the loyal boy to lie because what he is being asked to do is in conflict with his self-appointed role of defense witness in the presence of all the “enemies” of his father and therefore, also, of himself (Faulkner 161). Snopes is accused of burning the barn of a decent man names Harris. Snopes’ hog got into his corn, he tells the Justice of the Peace, and he caught it and sent it back. The
This action causes him to lose everyone that he loves. He even refuses to listen to the wise words of the blind prophet who tells him, "a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong. The only crime is pride"( Line 35). His arrogance leads him to believe that he is the only one with wisdom and his love for power causes him to choose what will keep him in power over what is right. Arrogance is a vise that people deal with on a daily basis.
Arthur Dimmesdale is a preacher in the Puritan town where the story takes place. The townspeople view him as the Godliest person out of all of them. This view only gets more elevated through the novel until he is almost and idol to them. This makes it even harder on him knowing the sin he has
Most unfortunate events are triggered by other events, but most would agree that the unfortunate events that took place in Job’s life were undeserved. Not only does Job have to deal with cruel punishment he also loses his children. This could cause anyone to become weak spiritually and physically. Only a heroic individual recuperate from this magnitude of misfortune. After reading Job, some wonder how someone so good could suffer so much, but perhaps the greatest lesson we can learn from the Book of Job is to never give up.
He had a chance to tell the town, and the court, that Abigail’s claims were false. Nevertheless, Proctor did not open his mouth. He feared that revealing the truth would put him down on the social ladder; innocent people had to pay, for his flaw, with their life. Proctor was a proud man who values his good name. He would do anything to keep his name.
My link was the shared devotion to God. I was the community’s priest you see. But even then, I felt that some members did not respect me completely. For example, John Proctor, a fellow citizen of Salem, disliked me greatly. Once he said I only preached hellfire bloody damnation!
The men and women,with whom he delighted with and thought highly of, become recipients of critical and condemning suppositions. He then begins to live by sight and not by faith. In the beginning of the story, Hawthorne introduce Goodman Brown as a faithful Christian, but it is not until the troubles and hardships come that we are able to see his real faith. Following his lost of faith, the main character falls into a path of self destruction and unethical behavior. He begins to lived by what he had seen experienced rather than by faith and hope.
However true that may be, that he did commit a final act of loyalty for his father, along the way he still continuously lost and found an inconsistent faith that lead him along a questionable heroic path of glory. Hamlet did not die as he lived; he accomplished his task but not admirably so. He disregarded everyone that sincerely cared for him, igniting a series of events that would eventually lead to their suicides and or murders. Hamlets did what he was meant to do, but the way in which he went about leaves many wondering at the true nobility of his