The Dragon Beowulf fought could represent the three headed Dog in Greek mythology that guided the hell. ... According to the writer, Grendel represented an ultimate evil culture and was also condemned in the poem because he is a descendant of Cain who committed murder "Lord and Creator Had banned him and branded. ... Grendel could represent Demon that can change appearance to attack people, even though he has already known as the descendant of evil that kill his brother. ... The inducing part of the story was the death of Jesus Christ, who voluntarily gave up his life to his hater in ord...

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Thus, Shakespeare portrays Richard as an ambitious and evil character. ... Due to the significance of religion in the Elizabethan era, and Richard's subversion of religious conventions, Shakespearean audience were positioned to perceive Richard as an immoral and evil character. ... Consequently, Shakespeare represents Richard as an evil character with the ability to manipulate people by his fine oratory skills. ... High modality and repetition of 'everything' emphasises the condescension of political figures that Richard represents in both the Elizabethen era and modern context...

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An overall theme of good versus evil is present in The Princess and the Goblin, just as it is in religion. In theology, good is represented by light, purity, and faith as opposed to evil, which is often represented as dark, evil, and without faith. This becomes the major conflict in the novel, as it is a fight for the good, Irene and Curdie, to defeat the evil goblins. Similarly, the overlying theme in religion is the struggle between good and evil- light and dark, heaven and hell, God and the Devil. ... This battle between good and evil is clear, and ends the novel with good winning just as i...

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The town portrays good and evil as a dichotomy, white or black. The color black is used traditionally to represent evil, taking the form of sin and the Devil in 'The Crucible.' Black can be interpreted as to represent the entire spectrum of corrupt behavior, where a character such as Abigail is often associated with darkness, threatening to attack the other girls "in the black of night," and the stain on her name and reputation. ... We understand that human nature can lead people astray to commit evil acts; however the reader is in complete disagreement that a person with ...

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While the battle royal symbolizes the struggle for equality for the black culture, the blindfolds represent their powerlessness, all at the expense of the white society. ... Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one liked to upset even as much tradition as was represented by the black box" (1). ...

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The author presents the society around this small town as rigid due to the unknown fear and evil of human nature. ... The author uses the people who were destroyed to death as presenting the good values while the townspeople who destroyed them represent the society. ...

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These gods are in charge of evening out the defects of evils in civilization, with Fate as god above all the other gods. ... The idea of religion is to protect a man from the dangers of nature and Fate, and from the evil brought on by the civilization itself. ... In the end all good is rewarded and all evil punished, in the form of life, or life after death. ...

• Word Count: 3198
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate