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    villain‚ “The way ascends not straight‚ but imitates/ The subtle folding of a winter’s snake” this snake imagery forms a link between Flamineo and Satan in “Paradise Lost Book IX” as Satan takes the form of a snake to deceive God. In both texts the serpent is used as deception which is required to achieve a goal. However‚ we see Flamineo fall from a strong ambitious character throughout the play to a vulnerable coward. He idiotically falls for Francisco’s disguise as a “moor” called Mulinassar. This

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    unsettling to Satan. 2 a) John Milton describe Adam and Eve‚ the first humans‚ turning away from God and committing original sin. They consume the forbidden fruit symbolizing the tree of knowledge. The serpent convinces the human beings to devour the fruit and sin against God. Additionally‚ the serpent represents the Satan and seeks revenge against God.

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    The Monsters in Beowulf

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    and the murder of Abel at the hands of his brother Cain. This poem is predominantly about the war between good and evil. The first monster Beowulf encounters is Grendel. Grendel is the offspring of a woman who colludes with the Dragon‚ or the serpent‚ also known as the Devil in the Garden‚ in the biblical Creation story. Grendel is full of rage‚ envy‚ and murders his brother Abel. God asks Cain (Grendel)‚ “What hast thou done? The voice of thy brother’s blood cries unto me from the ground.

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    The Renaissance era represents a complete break with the Middle Ages on a political‚ philosophical‚ scientifical and theological scale. Indeed‚ the discovery of new territories and the expeditions of explorers such as Francis Drake‚ the resurgence of classic writtings‚ the new scientific outbreaks of Copernicus‚ Newton and Galilei as well as the Protestant reformation led by Luther and his 95 Theses‚ triggered a will for knowledge and a quest for truth‚ thus putting an end to the intellectual hegemony

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    or more commonly known as the story of Adam and Eve. Eve had been told that she could eat from any of the trees in the garden with the exception of the tree in the middle of the garden. When Eve was in the garden one day she came across a serpent. The serpent told Eve to eat from the tree. He said‚ “You will not die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened‚ and you will be like God‚ knowing good and evil" (Genesis‚ chapters 3.4 and 3.5). After hearing this‚ Eve took the

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    Gender Roles Analysis

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    Everyone comes from different backgrounds and cultures and we all have different opinions on gender roles. For example‚ some cultures might be comfortable with males having more authority because they grew up in the same scenario‚ and some might totally disagree with the idea of gender roles. I personally have different perspectives on gender roles. Growing up I was socialized to think that women are the homemakers in the relationship. I recognize that having gender roles means that someone will

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    descriptions of the American continent: America is Eden inhabited by the unfallen. America is a New World Hell inhabited by demonic savages Cooper’s Origin Story Adam‚ Eve and the serpent remain the chief actors But Cooper’s American Adam [Hawkeye] prefers to learn what the serpent [Chingachgook means “Great Serpent”] can teach him about the wilderness from which Eve [Judith Hetter] would send him into exile Chingachgook is the personification of nature * Bond Sacred bond between Hawkeye

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    good and evil. Satan (disguised as a serpent) told Eve that she would not die from eating that fruit‚ that her eyes would be opened‚ knowing both good and evil. But at the time Eve made her decision‚ she did not have the knowledge of good and evil. Eve did not know the serpent could be Satan incarnate‚ nor did she know that her desire to become a goddess would be a sin. The main reason Eve eats the apple is because she wants to become a Goddess. The serpent said that he was a beast and after eating

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    became his wife. The woman came across a serpent she claimed to have deceived her. In actuality‚ the serpent simply told her a fact that is later proven correct with the help of her temptation. After Adam and the woman both consumed fruit from the forbidden tree‚ they realized that they were naked and tried to hide from God. God came to find that Adam and the woman ate from the forbidden tree because they suddenly were full of knowledge. God punished the serpent‚ Adam‚ and the woman for their disobedience

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    perception of a particular object. In Hawthorne’s short story‚ Young Goodman Brown‚ he mentioned goodman Brown’s “acquaintance” throwing him the staff or what looked like “a maple stick” to allow faster travel. (Young‚ 617) This staff includes a carved serpent around it that symbolizes an evil demon much like the devil from the Bible. “‘Come‚ goodman Brown!’ cried his fellow-traveler‚ ‘this is a dull pace for the beginning of a journey. Take my staff if you are so soon weary.’” his partner said trying to

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