sinister or evil qualities‚ but if one looks closer‚ he or she can see that one character is far more evil than the other. “To make himself the one trusted friend‚ to whom should be confided all the fear‚ the remorse‚ the agony‚ the ineffectual repentance‚ the backward rush of sinful thoughts‚ expelled in vain!” (Hawthorne 107). Dimmesdale may be a cowardly adulterer‚ but Chillingworth is a two-faced‚ evil‚ liar. Actions Dimmesdale performs are through fear‚ whereas Chillingworth is consumed by evil revenge
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natures‚ the world would tear itself apart. In both works‚ evil is revealed by the telling actions of the characters. In Lord of the Flies‚ the boys’ society starts to fall apart as Jack becomes less and less civilized and the other boys gradually follow his example. Only Simon is the truly innocent one; even Ralph and Piggy expose their evil nature when they help the other boys kill Simon. Besides the murders of Simon and Piggy‚ evil is also demonstrated through the scenes when the pig is killed
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more distraught and evil than before. As the townspeople find the knowledge that Dimmesdale is progressively getting worse‚ they start to doubt Chillingworth and his ability to get Dimmesdale back to good health.”Yea‚ woman‚ thou sayest truly!” cried old Roger Chillingworth‚ letting the Lurid fire of his heart blaze out before her eyes‚”’which shows how Chillingworth seemed as if he had fire in his heart which made him evil. Chillingworth’s appearance has become even more evil than before and Dimmesdale
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she has indeed met the “Black Man” and that the scarlet letter is his mark‚ as the old woman has said. The discussions in the last four chapters of the identity of the “Black Man” suggest a profound confusion among the characters about the nature of evil‚ the definition of which is an important theme in this book. Hester comes to a realization that her sins have resulted partially from the sins of others. For example‚ Chillingworth’s willingness to manipulate a young and naïve Hester into marriage
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that one who is bent is still capable of doing evil‚ a broken one cannot do any evil anymore because they are broke (they can only do good). Oyarsa says that Weston is bent but Devine is broken. Weston has been bent because of his high ideals and love for humanity were made to serve evil. For example‚ killing the “savage” beasts on Malacandra in order to take it over so that mankind can colonize it. Additionally‚ he does not see these things as evil‚ it is almost as if he has no conscience. Oyarsa
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now seek. One of the most precious gifts one can obtain in life is the gift of innocence and once it has been taken away it can no longer be returned. The term innocence is interpreted as “the freedom from guilt or sin through being unacquainted with evil”. Once a child is exposed to blind ideas such as believing the world is a perfect place and then realizes the cruelty which inhabits within it‚ innocence is lost. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies outlines how civilization allows man to remain innocent
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One may question the intentions of others when deciding how they should be treated in a situation of crime or evil. There is no answer set in stone for what is right and what is wrong‚ although many theories can try and defend one. In many situations in life‚ both options may be wrong or both options may be right. Metaethics is one theory that identifies the nature of our values while defending what is right and wrong. In the story‚ “The Cold Equations” written by Tom Godwin‚ rights and values is
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differing greatly‚ there have been significant modifications of the original tale in the aspects of societal values‚ transforming the ideas from religious to secular. Despite this‚ the theme ‘Radix malorum est Cupiditas’- Greed is the root of all evils‚ remains universal to both texts. The two texts also explore the motivation behind certain human behaviours and consequences of poor decision making. Composed in fourteenth century England‚ Chaucer wrote a powerful poem with the intention to outline
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In Night Elie Wiesel had two thoughts on humanity. He explored how evil humans can be and how resilient humans can be to such cruelty. The prisoners managed to not lose hop throughout all of the hardships they went through. Elie Wiesel showed many ways that people can be evil towards others. In the concentration camps the guards were allowed to do whatever they wanted. In the beginning of the story when Moshe the Beadle returned from deportation he told a story about what the guards did. In one
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Hamlet Essay Hamlet and Beowulf The story of Beowulf is a story of honor‚ heroism‚ and triumph over evil. The story of Hamlet is a more tragic story where neither side of the spectrum of good versus is evil wins. There is no doubt that Beowulf is a hero‚ all of the obvious signs are there. He is seen as pure by all and no one can find fault in him. Hamlet however‚ is a more difficult person to read. He seems to eventually not care what others think of him‚ and is only concerned with avenging his
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