Themes Of Memento Mori

Everything always gets worse before it gets better. This is how it is in most situations such as a lovers quarrel, in which both lovers scream and yell at each other only to reach the perfect mutual agreement in the end of a very silly fight. Another good example; rain storms, where maybe it takes dangerous flooding to bring out the most beautiful spring flowers. Maybe it takes something so terrible and world shattering to bring out the best of a situation. No matter how treacherous or how awful it may be, it all depends on how you handle the situation. How you handle a disaster shows in what becomes of it. Much like the Black Death leading into the Renaissance. The tragic turn of events that took place during the Black Death gave

Christopher Nolan’s neo noir thriller film, Memento (2000), follows the life of the protagonist, Leonard Shelby, as he searches for the person who murdered his wife, whilst dealing with anterograde amnesia, forcing him to use “memento’s” to retain new memories. Through the employment of mise-en-scène and sound design, the central theme of ‘the pursuit of vengeance’ could be conveyed. Additionally, the theme ‘the fragility of memory’, is illustrated to the viewer through cinematography and editing. These techniques and themes are most evident in the dramatic final sequence in the film, specifically when Leonard finally gets revenge and Teddy unveils the truth about John G to him.

punishment as, “it is better have 1000 lashings than it is to spend in eternal fire.” Since the

eternal punishment. These newer books perceive hell as more of a concept than an actual place of punishment.

audience to tears and put the narrator it a state of emotional shock because of the wisdom

However, they were scarcely equipped for the horrible reality of the Black Death. “In men and

Religion in Europe was affected by the religious movements and because of it caused many problems for the churches in Europe and the people. The church controlled the people and did not allow anyone but people of the church to recite the bible, in doing so the people had to trust what the church was saying. The church would use the bible as a way of controlling the people, they would lie about what the bible said in order for them to receive money or to make people do what they wanted (Doc.2). The church would lie to the people and tell them that the only way to help free a loved one from Purgatory would be to pay for them to

The religious values and beliefs of Europe shifted after the Reformation because of Martin Luther and the Peace and Augsburg, as well as so many regions being catholic majority.

During the Medieval Era in Europe, Christianity was seen as a threat to the Roman Empire due to Christians refusing to worship other gods or the emperor. As a result, many Christians were persecuted due to their refusals. However, after the fall of the Roman Empire, the church became dominant in Europe. Christianity (Catholicism) was the only religion that was recognized during this specific era. Christianity began its spread from the north and to the west into Europe. It was carried mostly by merchants, missionaries, and soldiers, which they believed helped to guarantee their freedom. Moreover, Christianity played a major role within the Medieval Era in Europe, which saved many lives and freed many people.

Economic aspect in a standstill. The phantom of death became a subject of art, music and folklore and it influenced the consciousness of the people. The impact of this mass killer caused enormous chaos and havoc to the medieval society because of its unknown origin, the unknown causes and preventions, its deathly symptoms and its breakdown of orderly life, therefore religion was greatly affected and changed.

Every indulgent soul in upper hell is punished according to his own personality. There are no demons to force them to do anything. They bring the punishment on themselves by eternally acting out a version of their sin.

People are drawn to poetry because it uses words to express emotions that most people

People in the middle ages were very religious. People believed that Roman Catholic Church represent God. The church had a big influence on the content spread in the Middle Ages, and they were content with religious or moralistic. The only religion recognized in Middle Ages Europe was Christianity and specifically Catholicism. Christianity in the middle ages dominated the lives. The life of the medieval people was dominated entirely by the church and many religious institutions gained power and wealth. It was single the larges institution in west of Europe. It touched everyone’s life no matter what rank in social class they lived in. Everyone in western Europe was Rome Catholic Christian at that time. From the reaches king all the way down.

Memories can be as short-lived as the moments that created them. The recollection of events and the deterioration of memories over time is a constant process that cannot be stopped. This inevitable passing of memory is fused to the inevitable passing of human life. Emily Davis’s still life photograph of wineglasses is reflective and fragmented, allowing the image to act as a metaphor for this fleeting aspect of memory through its own memory-like qualities. The photograph is also symbolic of the transience of human life through the use of the traditional symbol of the wineglass, ultimately serving as memento mori.

Now that you have the basic idea on each of the time periods, we at Poetic Justice hope you can put to use some of your newly acquired knowledge. By knowing the literary movement in which an author is writing in,