Overall the Puritans were a religious group with a core of specific beliefs that are at the essence of the Puritan Faith. Those two beliefs are the belief that man is predestined or divided into two groups, the damned and the elect. The second core belief is that of free grace versus a doctrine of works. This means that man cannot save himself by changing his ways and doing good deeds. Instead it means than humanity is only saved by the free grace and mere good will of God and that whosoever believes in Christ and has faith may escape Hell.
Analyse Hick’s vale of soul making theodicy. (30 marks) John Hick’s vale of soul making theodicy is a modern form of the Irenaean theodicy. This theodicy argues that both natural and moral evil are important, so they have a good purpose and therefore an all loving God is justified in allowing evil. Hick claimed that God had made humans morally imperfect to help them complete the process of creation themselves. He argues that humans are made in the image of God with the potential to accomplish perfection in the future, and then humans will then grow to become the likeness of God.
The clever technique Shakespeare uses allows al the characters to perceive Iago as ‘honest’ and quite pure and heavenly like. When all the while he is nothing but a lying serpent more like the devil than any heavenly like creature. At the start of act 2 scene 3 we see that Iago attempts to force Cassio into lecherous thoughts towards Desdemona. He is tempting Cassio into saying something he shouldn’t or something he may sooner regret. The key part of this however is that Iago is tempting Cassio, very like the devil himself tries to tempt us.
Evaluate the claim that miracles lead to believe in a God who favours some but not all of his creation. When evaluating terms such as miracles, and concepts such as God, one has to recognise that there various ways people define them. How you define miracles may determine how you view God, and equally the opposite way around. The idea of a God who favours some but not all his creation is common. Calvin’s idea of predestination suggests that some people are God’s ‘elect’ and that, after death, these ‘elect’ will join God in heaven.
‘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.
He then tortures him until Winston really ends up loving The Party. This is an example of how good, Winston’s will to want to overthrow The Party, is destroyed by evil, The Party. Both pieces of literature are examples of how goodness is destroyed; how evil always overcomes good. Even though Creon, the princess’ father, allowed Medea to stay, a “good” action, Medea, being evil, was still determined to get her revenge. When Winston gets brainwashed by The Party, they torture him with
Also the simile “like a silken knot,” the use of this simile is comparing her to something soft and fragile, therefore there is a theme of possessiveness and this shows that lower class women in the Elizabethan era were easily manipulated by higher class men. However, the “Lord” shows his commitment towards “Cousin Kate”. “I watched her walk along the lane,” in this quote the verb shows his concentration on Cousin Kate and implies that he is falling deeply in love with her at first sight. Therefore, there is a theme of falling in love at first sight not only in the poem “Cousin Kate” but also in Romeo and Juliet. In a dialogue with religious metaphors that figure Juliet as a Saint and Romeo as a pilgrim, he tries to convince Juliet to kiss her as it would be the only way in which Romeo can be free from
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a gothic romance of two prohibited lovers who face the consequences of their shared adultery. In the last chapter which serves as an epilogue; informs the reader of the events following Dimmesdale’s death and reports on the fates of the major characters. Hawthorn uses a series of Rhetorical Devices – such as Irony, symbolism, and imagery- to explain that the admission of sin leads to redemption and forgiveness. Irony is a major role in this last chapter; it helps the reader understand the point Hawthorne is trying to deliver. He uses Chillingworth actions as an irony act, as an example, that even the evilest person can still reach redemption and forgiveness; as long as they accept their sin and the consequences.
One of the main ideas Shakespeare tried to pursue was betrayal. “Look like the innocent flower /But be the serpent under it.” (Macbeth I, IV, 65-66) This quote can be used to describe the role of the characters in this play. Deceiving means to cause to believe what is not true; mislead. The Witches, Lady Macbeth, and Macbeth, play a big part with misleading others throughout the play. When Shakespeare wrote the play Macbeth he showed that being dishonest and misleading will bring you nothing in life but
He jumped to conclusion and made errors in question whether he existed or not. But the fact that Descartes made this question is how he knows he is real. He knows that his free will, given to him by God, allowed him to ask this question. So it is Descartes that deceives himself. Descartes says, “if I no longer make good use of my free will, and if I affirm what is not true, it is evident that I deceive myself” (77-78).