Auden applies both Christian and Greek allusions in Musée des Beaux Arts for both plot progression and the formation of irony. ... The painting allusion therefore is used to accord a contrast between the current nature of humans and that which the painters depicted. ... Other Biblical allusions used are the "dreadful martyrdom" (Auden 10) that submit to the persecutions that Christians faced upon the demise of Christ. ... The last allusion concerns the failure of Icarus due to his ignorance to contempt of sound advice. ... By indirectly including Biblical references, Auden w...

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In Benjamin Banneker's letter to Thomas Jefferson, Banneker argues for slavery, referencing biblical and constitutional allusions to unite his audience under a set of shared values, syntactical permutation to emphasize how long slavery has transcended America, and a rapid tone shift to invoke emotion and willpower unto his audience. ... His constant iteration of these founding ideals as well as direct allusions to the Declaration of Independence establish his credibility as one who believes in the very values the forged America. ... Along with constant allusions, Banneker uses a very com...

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In both tales, pagan or classical allusions, in contrast to Christian allusions, are used in reference to that which is fallen or damned. ... Hrothgar is the king figure who calls on a hero, Beowulf, to defeat the evil, Grendel and the dragon, that threatens to destroy the paradise created, much like a biblical story. ...

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The alternate meaning of the word quarantine is 40 days, which obviously has significance in biblical manners. ... It is, in fact, an allusion to the Biblical event of Pentecost, in which the Holy Spirit touches the disciples of Jesus in the form of flames and shows them that their purpose in life is to preach the gospel. ...

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There is an extensive use of allusions throughout the play that emphasizes the justification of persecution by use of religion. Miller mainly uses allusions in a biblical nature, pertaining to the town being heavily religious and puritanical. ... Miller intensified through the allusions by showing the reader how hysteria suspends daily life and allows the acting out of every dark desire, impulse and hateful urge under the cover of religious righteousness. ...

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Crime and Punishment Around about the mid 1800s Emily Dickinson hit the nail on the head with a line from a poem she wrote: Part One: Life. Emily wrote "Much madness I divinest sense/ To a discerning eye" which holds true for writers of all types in the past, present and future. The same st...

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Crime and Punishment Around about the mid 1800s Emily Dickinson hit the nail on the head with a line from a poem she wrote: Part One: Life. Emily wrote "Much madness I divinest sense/ To a discerning eye" which holds true for writers of all types in the past, present and future. The same stands ...

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Marriages in biblical tradition (Jewish and Christian), typically represent a symbolic expression of the conventional union between God and his people. ... "The obtrusive reference to the burning of the city in the parable of the great supper does seem to be an allusion to the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 (Matt 22:1-14, esp. v 7) " ("Matthew, Gospel of " 624). ... Additionally, verses 11-14 are only contained in the Gospel of Matthew, who commonly "presents Jesus's life in the context of biblical Law and prophecy " (Harris 377). ...

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During the Byzantine period between 726 and 843 , a struggle brewed between the faithful icon lovers, iconophiles, and the icon-destroying iconomaches.1 Despite the magnificent workmanship and sacred tradition that icons provide to the pious worshipers, opposing iconomaches argue that they contradict the Biblical scriptures as being a form of idolatry. ... According to Saint John of Damascus, an "image is a likeness, an exemplar or figure of something" by which Christ can be considered the icon of God.1 This being, as per Eastern Orthodoxy, was not created by the hands of any painter but mi...

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Marvell then uses a biblical allusion that overstates his love for her in lines eight through ten, "loved you ten years before the Flood, and you should, if you please, refuse till the conversion of the Jew." ...

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In Wright's poetry, the observer and the landscape – "man as part of nature" (Wright interview, 1965) – serve to share important messages about the way we have interacted and continue to interact with our environment. Wright's understanding of the relationship between humans and the land reflect...

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