9. What sort of reminder does Milton interject in lines 210-220? Why might he do this? How even though Satan is evil, he still was an angel in the beginning. To remind you that Satan was once a good person and God sees goodness in everyone.
Disillusionment of a Professor: Faust As you read, fill in the chart comparing and contrasting the two stories. At the bottom, be sure to write a paragraph explaining the meaning gained by Goethe’s allusion to the story of Job in his “Prologue in Heaven.” Facts unique to Job|Similarities|Facts unique to Faust| Job’s faith is tested by the devil taking things away.Job is a man of God.|Both strive for understanding/salvationBoth men end up in heaven.In both stories, the devil comes to god with a complaint and they make a bet about the faith of men.God seems to be very kind to the devil in each story. Both bets are over the men’s souls.|Faust’s faith is tested by Mephistopheles giving him things. Faust is not a man of god. | Goeth’s allusion to Job was used to compare one man’s path to enlightenment/salvation, to another man’s path.
Christ passes all the trials with the aid of the word of God, “Jesus answered, 'It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” (Matthew 4:4). In this case Gods word was his supernatural helper. After replying the devil with the word of God the devil then flees from him and he is then taken care of by Angeles. “Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him"(Matthew 4:11). The devil is testing Christ’s strength but he manages to pass the tests from the devil.
Mankind was led astray by Satan who is ultimately the cause for evil. We choose to commit to evil doings. People choose to kill, steal, rape and this does not take away from God’s all powerfulness. We do not have all the knowledge yet to fully understand, but one day we will I truly believe
Even though God is fully good, He created man who is fully sinful and He took on the sins of man by the atonement of Jesus Christ, His one and only son, to show His holiness and glory. Even though God is fully good, He created man who is fully sinful and He
In Frankenstein, Victor continually refers to his creation as ‘vile wrench’, ‘abhorred devil’. This uses of epithet illustrate his immediate repulsion towards the creature and his recklessness towards conformity of life he has bestowed. Despite this, the creature gladly desires Victor’s acknowledgement on his behalf - ‘Remember that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam; but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed’. Juxtaposition between two biblical allusion, ‘Adam’ and ‘fallen angel’ suggests us the contrast in Victor and God. In Bible, Adam was the first male with gifted creation from the God’, but the creature rather refers himself more of ‘fallen angel’, ‘devil’ who plunges the eternal war against God.
“Antisemitism is not an invention of Hitler’s. But it was born in Germany during the last century, and it has flourished” (Trachtenberg, The Devil and the Jews 5). In order for these feelings of hatred to last centuries, there had to be frequent and severe accusations. Trachtenberg recounts the tales told by the Christians, which led to the stereotypes of the Jew. Included in the book are a series of illustrations likening the Jews to the devil.
He strongly believed that evil is solely a result of human rebellion. He also argued God knew this would happen, as it is God who is omniscient. Just as he had previously seen the dispute between the angels which had lead to Satan being removed from the Heaven. Hence, Augustine
In a perfect world the discrepancy between right and wrong would always be clear, rather than a matter of subjectivity. Throughout the decades we have been exposed to various imaginaries of heaven and hell. Within one of the most famous biblical stories, Adam and Eve, we are introduced to the idea of Satan and his ability to take on various shapes. Our devilish temptations are composed of various ideas, desires, addictions, habits, and the list goes on. To put it simply, even today the devil can tempt us, disguised in his various forms.
Because the poem places a large emphasis on Satan and the fall of man, it could give a sense of rebellion to an uneducated reader, which it certainly did with the monster. However, if Paradise Lost was replaced with the Bible, this influence would be reversed with many positive influences, including “Thou shalt not kill,” and “Love thy neighbor as yourself.” Plutarch’s Lives is a collections of historic retellings of the lives of famous Greek and Roman figures. While there are many positive stories, there are also many negative influences. Many tales of betrayal create negative precedents that the monster followed. However, if a different selection of Lives were chosen, then the monster could have learned of valor and honor.