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learning. In and of itself, that is not a bad thing; however, this obsession with learning soon turns to obsession with the dark arts, magic, and the devil. He exclaims that he “will live in speculation of this dark art” as long as he can or “till Mephistopheles return”(Marlowe 14). He exclaims his obsession in his lair after he learns that he can use the dark arts to summon spirits. Later in the book, the Good Angel implores Faustus to “lay that damned book aside” and to “gaze not upon it”(Marlowe 55)

strip away the the only thing that mattered to him, wealth. This situation is comparible to Faust when Mephistopheles states, “In vain he will pray to slake his inner thirst,/ And even he not sold himself to the devil/ He would be equally accursed…” (Goethe 216-218). Correspondingly, both characters stole the most important thing from their victim, Edmond took Danglar’s fortune while Mephistopheles siezed Faust’s soul. The picture is a representation of the bandit prison scene where Danglars is an

Zamyatin 's decision to reference mathematics and religious tales throughout We creates for a more relatable and impactful story. His allusions to different religious tales creates a bridge between his story and his readers. Much like it was greatly prominent in his life, mathematics was also greatly influential in the novel, acting as rhetoric and description. One of the most influential factors Zamyatin utilizes within We are the languages of mathematics and religious folk lore. Zamyatin uses

"Lord of the Flies’ is a translation of Beelzebub, the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew Ba'alzevuv, which in Judaism and Christianity denotes the principle of evil personified: the Devil, Satan, Mephistopheles.” (Bernard) Considering this, the title of the book itself symbolizes evil and malevolence. “The Lord of the Flies is a pig's head on a stick with flies buzzing around it. It symbolizes a gift for the beast: this is a symbol of the evil that is

seriously repenting like the Old man wanted him to. From the perspective of the scholars, Doctor Faustus made Helen of Troy appear. However, in reality, Doctor Faustus was only able to make her appear, because of the deal he had made with the demon Mephistopheles and Satan, who are actually in control. Again, the writer of the play makes it evident that those who control the woman of beauty have the power and

There is a common belief in many societies around the world that only knowledge which has been produced or manufactured with difficulty is the knowledge that knowers truly value. Every knower has at least once in his life been in a situation or has experienced a situation which he would describe as tough, hard or difficult. Although there are some topics and concepts, for example rocket science, which are regarded to be rather difficult to understand and apply, there is no universally agreed upon

Heart of Darkness is a book that not only explores the colonization and the influence it has upon people, it explores the nature of evil as well. Evil in the Heart of Darkness has an inner world and an outer world, a broader aspect of it and a narrower one. Kurtz is the personification of evil in the book, for that he possess both the inner and outer world of evil. The theme of greediness and ambition discussed as these served to Kurtz to settle his power and domination on natives. There are these

Louisa May Alcott was a writer best known as the author of Little Women. Her family Louisa was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on November 29, 1832. She and her three sisters, Ana, Elizabeth, and May, were thaught by their ather, wh was a philosopher and suffered hard financial difficulties, and Alcott worked to help support the family from an early age. She began to be successful in her writing in the 1860s. She not only encouraged young girls to believe they are not less important in society

as narrated by the evangelists. Satan typifies an evil, rebellious demon, the enemy of God and humanity. This supernatural entity is the central embodiment of evil also commonly known as the Devil, the Prince of Darkness, Beelzebub, Belial, Mephistopheles or Lucifer. These different names sometimes refer to a number of different falling angels and demons and there is significant disagreement as to whether any of these “creatures” is actually evil. In Islam Satan is known as Iblis or Shaytan, who

7. In what different ways do Gretchen in Faust and any one or two of the women (older and younger Catherine, Isabella) in Wuthering Heights balance transgressive behavior with conformity to moral and social norms? The imbalance between transgressive passion and conformity of norms leads to the deaths of Gretchen in Goethe’s Faust and Catherine Sr. and Isabella in Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. The women share in desire, passion, and love through their involvement in forbidden romantic relationships