What Does Impecunious Mean

Guilt, a word with some very negative connotations. Things that immediately come to mind may be simple mistakes on an essay, or an eternal grief that you must bear. The narrator in “The Scarlet Ibis” feels an immense guilt for his poor decisions. In James Hurst’s “The Scarlet Ibis” readers learn the dangers of guilt through one man’s tragic loss of his handicapped brother, even after he watched him grow up to defy doctors’ predictions by walking, talking all on his own.

The fifth sin is Envy, defined as wanting to be someone else because of the qualities and/or possessions a person has. Instead of honoring the life one has, they dishonor what they were given by being dissatisfied with it. The Nun can be found envious by her behavior. She wears makeup, although she shouldn’t be concerned about her physical appearance because she chose a life to help others. She does this in efforts to get attention from men, when nuns pledge themselves only to God. “Her nose was elegant, her eyes glass-gray; Her mouth was very small, but soft, and red. Her forehead, certainly, was fair of spread, almost a span across the brows, I own” (Chaucer 101).

Ever looked at somebody and thought that they were a terrible person? This is probably because they embody at least one of the seven deadly sins. These sins have been around for centuries and have been used over and over again in many stories. Some of the best examples of the deadly sins are found in the characters of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. These characters, the pilgrims, vary in profession, personality, and background; most being guilty of at least one of the seven deadly sins. Continuing, Chaucer’s pilgrims will be exposed of their deadly sins that they are guilty of, each with an explanation.

the ability to manipulate anyone or anything for their personal gain, and does not experience the

E.g. Penelope and the household. The suitors had no notion of hospitable behavior and were running Telemachus out of house and home, Telemachus fears for his wealth and mother with the suitors around. The suitors have no respect for the gods, rarely sacrifice or make offerings.

So insolent, so trivial, so capricious, so mercenary, so careless, so difficult to touch, so difficult to show!

(someone, such as a lover) capriciously or unfeeling”. Granny has been in some way jilted from

Plot: The narrator explains how the Imp of the Perverse makes people commit acts that they have no interest in committing. The narrator also admitted that he fell victim to the Imp of the Perverse.

The first that comes to mind is the disloyalty of Tartuffe. Tartuffe has been invited into Orgon’s home on the basis of his piety, but he shows very little thankfulness to Orgon for this gesture. Tartuffe has Orgon and Madame Pernelle convinced that he is a devoutly pious and humble man, but us as the readers can tell differently. Orgon also exhibits disloyalty towards his family. He breaks his promise to let Mariane marry Valere, and banishes his son from the house all because he wants to have Tartuffe in the family. Tartuffe then shows more disloyalty towards Orgon at the very end of the play when he reports him as a traitor to the King. After that happens there is then a warrant out for Orgon’s arrest. At this time Valere shows loyalty to Orgon, even though his previous situation with him and not being able to marry his daughter. Valere offers Orgon a carriage and ten thousand in gold so he can

and impulsive. "Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,/And I'll no longer be a Capulet" (2.2. 35-

Also, a trickster can be careless. Lewis Hyde wrote, “[He] can get snared in his own devices” (Hyde). Truly, the tricksters can get caught up in his plans that he does not see the outcome or consequence of his plan, or even what he is doing currently with the plan; the trickster’s desire is to fool his opponent, yet that desire clouds his mind and judgement and makes him do careless mistakes. The Editors of Encyclopedia cited that a trickster responds with stupidity, gluttony, guile, or knavery (“Trickster Tale”). Those characteristics can consume the trickster’s mind and make him do things he should not do, for example, if a person is filled with greed, he or she will do ludicrous things to fulfill that desire he or she have and that is what the trickster can do. Not only is the trickster intelligent and careless, but he is also cunning. Moffett wrote, “self-knowledge of this inchoate entity develops, bringing with it strength, remembrance, and a firmer sense of identity” (Moffett). As someone who has the tendency to trick someone, he has to figure out to give strength, remembrance, and

Gluttony is seen near the beginning of act 1.4 where Dorine is sarcastically marveling at how much Tartuffe ate during his meal: “A brace of partridge, and a leg of mutton. In fact, he ate so much, he popped a button!” (Moliere, 63). Secondly, lust is seen throughout the play, as it is mentioned multiple times that he is lusting after some of the women in the house, including Elmire, Orgon’s wife. Elmire actually uses his insatiable lust against him in act 3.3 in order to expose Tartuffe for who he was to Orgon. Lastly, wrath and greed are seen shortly after this. When Orgon jumps out from under the table where he was listening in to the whole affair, he tries to banish Tartuffe out of the house, however, Tartuffe is greatly angered by this and blackmails Orgon with letter that were given to him allowing him to inherit Orgon’s house and fortune. This also reveals that this was another one of Tartuffe’s intentions all along, and he used his façade to manipulate Orgon throughout this entire affair to get his fortune.

The fifth sin is gluttony; temperance in accepting the natural limits of pleasures, and preserves of the natural balance. This does not pertain only to food, but to entertainment and other legitimate goods, and even the company of others. Faustus demonstrates gluttony when he evokes the use of the dark arts. He is attempting to go beyond his earthly knowledge while disturbing the natural balance of Gods laws and expectations. Faustus wants to elevate himself as an equal to God. In Faustus 's eyes God is no longer the balance or medium in his life, the devil has become the greater power to Faustus. In some of the monologues, Faustus starts using the devils name in place of where one would use Gods name.

| -constant use of “horrid” and “wicked” reveal disgust and demonstrate how gravely they view Mrs. Erlynne’s lack of morality

deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or