Sinners Like Me

impact on its audience. In Dante Alighieri’s imagining of Hell, sinners are severely punished at different degrees depending on the sins they committed while they were alive. Through all of the intense parts of this story, what stood out the most to me was when the characters ventured into the Ninth Bolgia of the Eighth Circle of Hell. Canto XXVIII of Inferno is rather harsh to read due to the goriness of what is happening to the sinners in this part of the story. As Dante and Virgil make their way

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” was famous sermon delivered by Johnathan Edwards in Enfield, Connecticut in 1741. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” was a severe warning to the congregation that God will stand in judgment of their actions and that punishment would be incredibly harsh( ). However, after a closer examination, the meaning of this sermon is even deeper. Once a reader gains a clear understanding of the times and religious tendencies of the day, he or she will discover that

people like Bill Cosby, will be stuck in a tiny room for all eternity while feeling the same emotions their victims felt all at once. These people will never have a break at happiness or freedom, living in a constant state of whatever despair or sadness they brought upon others. The character Humbert from Lolita would fit this circle perfectly because they too have caused the feelings of uncertain safety for their victims. The Second Circle which is called Chalet, include people like Robert Hansen

even calls the sinners to follow him! One has to wonder of the sins committed by his other followers.” This shows the contempt displayed by the Pharisee in relation to Jesus’ action. The next scene shows Jesus talking with Matthew, while the other disciples are watching from afar and eating. Two of the disciples were not impressed by Jesus’ newest recruit and made that apparent. One of the other disciples, John, then says, “Thomas, Jesus has not come for the good but for the sinners.” Mary Magdalene

Dante’s Inferno most likely doesn’t satisfy the typical reader because most people would expect something a bit more thrilling compared to what is described in the story. In the story of Dante’s Inferno the character of Lucifer appearance is of bat like wings as well as one head with three faces. The face in the middle was red, the right face was white and yellow and the face to the left was black. At the bottom of the slope Lucifer is placed upside down basically. Something that surprises the reader

They insulted and made hurtful remarks towards the sinner for amusement. The children even thought it was acceptable to do so. In this story, Hester commits adultery with the holy figure of Reverend Dimmesdale. The two sinners suffer from their sin. While one sin was covered, the other was out in the open. Nathaniel Hawthorne presents the idea that wrongdoings in society are used to amuse the crowd even though they are just as guilty as the sinner. (This thesis does not address the prompt.) To begin

unlock this door to sympathy for the doomed by showing the way in which guilt is forced upon the sinner and how it does not come from within himself. This is evident in his feelings of compassion towards the lovers, Francesca and Paolo. His sympathy comes straight from his heart, forgetting about his mind completely. He writes, “Francesca, your suffering makes me weep for sorrow and pity-but tell me, in the hours of sweetest sighting, how and in what shape or manner did love first show you those

to be Christ-like. Raised by a religiously insane mother who tried to put the fear of god in me. She would always say that god was an angry god, and he will smite his enemies but he loves me. confusing isn’t it so throughout my childhood I believed this mess. I spent most my childhood trying to understand how god works. Even tried to close out all influence from other religious people and talk to him on an individual basis and get to know him personally. But I felt like I was a sinner and god didn’t

In Dante’s Inferno, we followed Dante as he narrates his decent and observations of hell. A wonderful part of that depiction is his descriptions of the creative yet cruel punishments that each of the different sinners receive. This story is an integral part of literary history, and even if I were to have the imagination and ability of Dante Alighieri, I don’t believe I would change this tried and true version known universally. Since I have the desire to maintain the validity of Dante’s version

what Chaucer’s characters did. The Prioress who is the head of the nuns would be placed within the fourth circle of Hell because of her greed. Nuns are traditionally known for being poor and having a simple life. The Prioress on the other hand talks like she would live such a life but she would feed her dogs roasted flesh and or milk and pure white bread. This is a