The afterlife is where all the souls go after their host dies‚ but it all depends on what that soul during its life to determine where it stay forever. The Ancient Greeks‚ Egyptians‚ and Mayans all believed that once you die your soul goes to a place either a paradise or hellish place. They were all separated by hundreds of years and were thousands of miles away on different continents. Oddly they all share the same beliefs on the afterlife. The Ancient Greeks believed that the soul good or bad
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contrary states. In his poems‚ he is constantly going against and challenging the rules of institutions‚ in specific the church. In The Marriage of Heaven and Hell‚ Blake shows his theory of contraries with his use of symbols of angels and devils‚ good and evil‚ and especially the comparison between heaven and hell. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell is a collection of contradictions‚ and without these contradictions Blake believes that there is no progression. “Without contraries is no progression. Attraction
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became interested in the bible and became known for his macabre and nightmarish depictions of hell. `` He began painting the last judgement around the same year he completed it in 1482. Bosch artworks featured many messages from the bible such as sins. The painting itself is in three separate parts‚ one of the part is the Garden of Eden‚ the second part is the last judgement‚ and the final part is hell. The painting shows the message of damnation
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During the Middle Ages‚ the church was a powerful institution. It had its own government‚ courts‚ system of taxation‚ and laws. To live a good Christian life guaranteed access to heaven in the afterlife‚ and a life of sin was to be sentenced to hell. Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet‚ who had an admirable depth of spiritual vision and was known for his intelligence (Encarta‚ 1). Between the years of 1308 and 1321‚ Dante wrote the epic poem‚ “The Divine Comedy‚” which described a journey
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was the original sinner‚ banished to live an eternity in Hell by God himself as written in the Bible. During Satan’s fall it is understood that he is a manipulator; not only in the Bible but also in Paradise Lost. Although in Paradise Lost‚ Satan doesn’t just manipulate
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political enemies in Hell. For some of these people his reasoning suits their punishment‚ for others it doesn’t‚ and for some we don’t know enough about them to verify their placement. Ulysses is placed in the eighth circle of Hell and in the eighth bolgia with the evil counselors for his acts in the Trojan War. Dante’s reasoning behind his placement was unjust and Ulysses does not deserve the punishment he eternally receives. According to Dante‚ Ulysses was placed in Hell for the use of deception
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Inferno‚ like on many occasions Dante decides to give a prediction of future events in the political world through souls he comes across throughout his journey. In this instance it is Vanni Fucci‚ a thieve who makes his home in the eight circle of hell with the hypocrites who predicts the defeat of the Whites. The Whites‚ were the political party Dante associated himself with during his exile‚ soon after their defeat during one of their many attempts to reenter Florence Dante wisely decided to break
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Paradise Lost The two stories‚ Inferno by Dante and Paradise Lost by Milton‚ were written about the biblical hell and its keeper: Satan. Both of these authors had different views about the hell and Satan. In Paradis Lost‚ Milton wrote that Satan used to be an angel of God. The devil believed that he was equal to the Lord and he wanted to be greater than him. For this‚ God banished him to hell. Milton ’s physical description of Satan is interesting. Since he used to be an angel‚ he still had wings
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Allegory is a depiction or symbol of an abstract or spiritual meaning through tangible or material forms. Relatively a story‚ poem‚ or portrayal that could be elucidated to divulge an unknown and clandestine meaning. In the following tales of the erratically depicted heroes such as the gallant yet reluctant figure known as Sir Gaiwan to the courageous yet audacious individual known as Beowulf‚ these men are known for their honor‚ unrighteousness‚ and integrity. Also within comparison to these divine
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Afterlife In philosophy‚ religion‚ mythology‚ and fiction‚ the afterlife is known as the concept of a realm‚ in which the necessary part of an individual’s identity continues to live on after the death of the body. Belief in the afterlife‚ which may be naturalistic or supernatural‚ is in contrast to the belief in nothingness after death. Major views on the afterlife derive from religion‚ esotericism and metaphysics. In many cultures‚ this continued existence often takes place in a spiritual realm
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