Man is seen as such a chaotic creature that only fear of one another can bring peace. ... "He sits down with holy fears, And waters the ground with tears: Then Humility takes its root Underneath his foot." ... And, in such a context, "humility" plays a satirical role because it seems to be false while it is said to be growing "underneath his foot" which is the limb of cruelty. ... This fruit, closely resembling the apple in the Garden of Eden, holds a secret for it is "of deceit". ... "The Gods of the earth and sea, Sought thro' Nature to find this Tree But their searc...

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The snake is an object of destruction, a satanic object which is what the devil turned into to lure Eve to eat the apple in the garden of Eden as written in the Bible (Genesis 2-3). ... They depict her Eden, her garden. ... During one attempt to beat her she stands up to him. ... "She mused at the tremendous whirr inside, which every woodsman knows, is one of the sound illusions. ... His whirr sounds to the right, to the left, straight ahead, behind, close under foot -everywhere but where it is. ...

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Montresors family coat of arms was " A huge human foot d"or, in a field of azure; the foot crushes the serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel" (246). ... The coat of arms motto was "Nemo me impune lacessit"(246) which is Latin for " No one insults me with impunity". ... The snake or serpent in the Garden of Eden was punished by God to creep on the ground for eternity. ...

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