Satan’s soliloquy in Book 4 develops his character through self-reflection‚ elucidating his many complex characteristics and emotions. While Satan is portrayed as a rather humane protagonist thus far‚ his motives‚ beliefs‚ and fears are not explained and thus‚ only allowed for a one-dimensional interpretation. During Satan’s soliloquy in Book 4‚ however‚ he finally reflects upon himself‚ revealing his motives‚ fears‚ and doubts and thus‚ enriching his character. While Satan’s humane emotions were
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How do you think the world came into being? There are many different types of cultures in the world‚ and with this come many beliefs on how the world came into being. In many ways‚ these beliefs and stories are similar to each other. In other ways they are noticeably different and unique. These stories and beliefs can tell us about their cultures and customs that those said people have retained through the umpteen years. By comparing and contrasting Christianity‚ contemporary science‚ and “The
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Living in a world where you are completely happy‚ to me is perfect. There will be disappointments and disagreements but also solutions‚ and that’s what counts. A perfect world is seen differently through many eyes. For many‚ what they may call perfect to me may seem not perfect‚ therefore there is no such thing as a perfect world but more of an ideal imagination. My Utopian society is far on an island on the East coast. Paradise Organic is the title in which I have imagined. It is an island surrounded
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In the excerpt from the autobiographical narrative A Summer Life by Gary Soto‚ his sublime six-year-old self relives his experience when the charm of the forbidden becomes unspeakably desirable. A young saint is put before a path that will ultimately lead him toward his fall from grace. He struggles with the “juices of guilt” as he quickly learns that curiosity is the lust of the mind. To start the writer portrays to the reader his personal morals in a religious aspect by using a paradox. He describes
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According to Lance Morrow the real meaning of evil is not the devil with horns and tail‚ but a deadly fungus. To understand evil‚ first it is important to understand the concept that good and evil are term or words referring to what one given individuals believes to be the right and wrong thing to do. Also‚ it is usually associated with the actions of the individual. Accordingly‚ there is evil in the world: bad things happen to people‚ and people do bad things. Firstly‚ evil has burst into a new
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IB Theater Practical Performance Proposal Stimulus 3: (Creation myth) “How the World Was Made” Candidate Session Number: 002839-0013 Mehvish Khalid Word Count: 1409 Section A: Pitch Mark Twain’s play The Diaries of Adam and Eve‚ which is adapted for the stage by David Birney‚ inspired me. The stimulus was “How the World was Made” and The Diaries of Adam and Eve instantly came to mind. The play would be set in a clearing in a forest preferably with some trees around. It would
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In the short stories of Genesis‚ Job‚ and Antigone they all discuss the theme of punishment for disobedience‚ the role of knowledge‚ laws of Gods‚ and laws of man kind. Each individual theme is presented differently within the stories‚ but they share similar concepts for punishment and laws. Genesis and Antigone discuss the consequence of disobedience towards a powerful force. However‚ in Genesis Adam and Eve disobeyed God which is considered breaking the laws of God‚ while in Antigone‚ Antigone
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"Within every person is the understanding of who God is. Don’t let the devil lie to you by living in his cause‚ curse and course of action‚ doomed for hell with his wicked angels. We have no excuse!" ~ Jon Barnes Beliefs Stack the deck by using God’s commandments as a base. Load the bases and hit the grand slam home run by understanding that God created the universe and all things considered and not considered. Melt your mind with the mind of God for clarity‚ concepts‚ and conviction. Focus
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Paradise Lost is an epic! It explains the desires of Satan‚ the fall of the angels‚ the creation and fall of man from paradise‚ and finally ends with some hope for a paradise regained. At first glance it seems to be two epics rolled into one. The book begins right away introducing us Satan up against an indominable force‚ God. We are made to sympathise with Satan’s unfortunate situation and almost admire him or hope for his success. There is a certain excitement for Satan and even to Hell. But
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Women are significantly absent within Book I of paradise lost‚ not only not appearing but also not mentioned by any of the other characters. It could be argued that this makes the appearance of sin in the second book all the more powerful. Sin is the personification of an abstract concept which is presumed to be inherently evil. Yet the portrayal of Sin is arguably more as the innocent victim than the sinister predator. Sin was a ‘victim’ first of Satan’s own corruption which created her‚ then
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