Flagellation

The physical state of Reverend Dimmesdale mirrors the deterioration of Dimmesdale’s mental and moral state because of the guilt related to a lack of public confession. Because of Dimmesdale’s connection with the Puritan Church and his unconfessed sin, his mental health deteriorates to the point of delusion. In order to lessen the guilt caused by his sin, Dimmesdale often practices nightlong fasts and vigils. Those fasts and vigils fail to lessen his guilt because they constitute a private confession

Leon Battista Alberti, born in the 15th Century originally from Genoa was educated at Padua and Bologna in classics, mathematics and Church canon law. He was a typical Humanist and his education also made him well-versed in philosophy, science and the arts. In 1421, he attended the University of Bologna where he studied law, which he did not enjoy. Later on, he obtained a degree in canon Law which then led to his mathematical studies. His book, Della Pittura published around the year 1430 were written

subjected to see his master “tie up a lame young woman, and whip her with a heavy cowskin” (Douglas, 57). This horrific punishment would last four to five hours. Many of the slaves were exposed to “cruel scourgings,… mutilations and branding,…severe flagellation[s],…[and] depriv[ation]…of necessary food and clothing” (Douglas, 6) So, not

pitilessly, because of that bitter laugh” (Hawthorne 93). Dimmesdale feels so guilty for his sins he feels the need to punish himself because he is not receiving the retribution he feels he deserves. Therefore he tries to purify his own soul by self-flagellation. Chillingworth also feels Dimmesdale should be punished, but is doing so extremely subtly that Dimmesdale does not even notice. “[Chillingworth] could play upon [Dimmesdale] as he chose. Would he arouse him with a throb of agony? The victim was

Education in Sparta: Did the Strengths Outweigh the Weaknesses? Would you like to be neglected just because you weren’t strong? That is what a Spartan kid would undergo. Sparta is a small city-state located in Peloponnese, Greece. The Spartan civilization was established in 900 BCE Despite its early foundation, it lived fairly peacefully until the Persians and the Athenians came along and tried to invade Sparta. Sparta had to endure the assaults, and they had to fight to survive. Due to this

When thinking of dance, most people think about ballet such as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, or even Beauty and the Beast. Dance first started out as a ritual. According to HistoryWorld “In most ancient civilization, dance before the god is an important element in the temple ritual”. Ritual dancing bring men as they celebrate their necessities. These necessities include food, shelter, safety, and surviving natural disasters. These ritual dances brought the communities together to celebrate their accomplishments

In these primary sources, heresy and inquisition are the subjects of discussion. The two sources are translated from Castilian by Roland Surtz. In the first source: A. Descriptions of Two Autos de Fe (1486), the author primarily focused on retelling the two events that took place in Toledo. The second source: B. Inquisitorial Trials of Ines Lopez, recounted her confessions, arraignment, and questionnaire for Tachas Witnesses. Benefits of using these source to support an argument would be that it

To give a background, linear perspective is a mathematical system for creating the illusion of space and distance on a flat surface. An artist must first imagine the picture surface as an "open window" through which to see the painted world when he or she wants to use perspective in his or her paintings. Straight lines are then drawn on the canvas to represent the horizon and "visual rays" connecting the viewer's eye to a point in the distance. One must draw these lines to connect the viewer's eye

Charlie as the Victim of Circumstance in F. Scott Fitzgerald's Babylon Revisited The story's protagonist, Charlie Wales, is less a victim of bad luck than of circumstance, both socio-economic and personal. Charlie does not deserve Marion's continued denial of custody of his daughter, but the story is less about what Charlie does or does not deserve than how easily one's life can spin out of control due to unforeseen circumstance. Marion and Charlie dislike each other on a visceral level

These first promising observations reinforced the Jesuits' will of peacefull teaching, since they perceived that the Natives could be easily persuaded. Indeed, the Jesuits chose to make concessions with the Natives and to display cultural and religious flexibility. They took this soft way in order to maintain peace and because the stakes of the Natives' conversion were too high to risk a conflict with them. In fact, as I mentioned earlier, the Jesuits were completely outnumbered by the Natives