Do you remember when the top headlines were all about former President Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinski because of the sin they had committed? Throughout history, people have committed all types of sins, and whether they are major or minor, they have been punished in some way. Sophocles once wrote, "Think: all men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil: The only crime is pride." The puritans tried to create a utopian society. However, as shown in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, sin is expected, and their perfect society was not logical. As Nathaniel Hawthorne states in his novel, "In the view of Infinite Purity, we are sinners all alike." There were three characters in The Scarlet Letter who had something in common with the former President. They all had pride in the wrongdoing they committed, and never fully admitted that what they had done was immoral.
Hester Prynne, the main character in The Scarlet Letter, had pride in her sin . By committing adultery, she had done the unspeakable to her community. Her punishment was wearing a scarlet letter on her chest at all time, but the scarlet letter became a symbol for what she had overcome. When Hester went out in public, she was given scornful glances and people conversed about her. She used her talents to turn the "A" from meaning adulterous to able. She wore the scarlet letter with pride on her bosom to show that she was unashamed of what she had done, and who she had become. Pearl was mocked because of what her mother did, but she was also taught that sin is something that you shouldn't be ashamed of. Dimmesdale was distressed by the presence of Hester and the reminder of his sin. Chillingworth was forced to hide his identity, and becomes angered by her actions. In being proud she never thought about how it would affect others. .
Dimmesdale develops pride in his suffering and guilt.
Sin and the Prodigal Son Sin, Second chances, and the letter of the law. ... In short sin is anything that is not in God's will. As result of sin one steps out of the will of God for there lives, and is now subject to the wages of sin which is death. ... Christianity calls these bad decisions sin. ... As hard as it was he needed to swallow his pride and admit that he was wrong. ...
Pride There are several different definitions for pride. ... Later, during the Middle Ages, there were seven sins listed as the worst sins of all. These sins were called, "the seven deadly sins". (The seven Deadly Sins) The first on the list was pride. ... If a person becomes arrogant as a result of his pride, he is guilty of the first of the seven deadly sins. ...
These sinners, in their desolation and despair, were destined to suffer eternal punishment that were designed to replicate the horrors of their sins. ... Their eternal suffering reflects their sins from their time before death, sins that were put in order according to the morals of the time. ... For Dante Alighieri, to be a traitor like Judas or Brutus was the worst sin of all. ... Thus, the physical punishments literally express the philosophical sin. Indeed, I find it funny that Dante Alighieri took tremendous pride in describing this scene while Dante the Pilgrim at first claimed it was imp...
Pride; 2.) ... Huck's father, Pap, is a drunkard who continuously exemplifies the sin of Pride. ... This statement relates Pap to the Deadly Sin of Pride because he is constantly comparing his life to that of the lives of others. ... The Grangerford episode is another relation to the sin of Pride. ... Pride, the most Deadly Sin, accompanies more evils throughout the novel, leading Huck down a path in which he will view all Seven Deadly Sins. ...
Later in time, in the late sixth century, Pope Gregory the Great, reduced the list to seven sins transforming vinglory into pride and acedia into sadness and finnaly adding envy. Pope Gregory the Great listed the sins as follows: Pride, Envy, Anger, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, and Lust. ... There are seven deadly sins which are Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Anger, Greed, and Sloth. ... Pride is also known as Vanity. ... "Pride goeth befour destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall". ...
These sins are labeled as Pride, Envy, Wrath/anger, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, and Lust. ... First there's the PRIDE FAMILY, which includes: anger, envy and of course pride. ... First, the Pride Family, which includes Anger and Envy. ... Pride doesn't like to be reminded of it limitations. Envy is surely an extension of pride. ...
Pride is evident in Grendel the monster. ... In Medieval culture pride was the worst of the seven deadly sins. There was a big deal made about pride. ... Plus, Red Crosse was able to see a parade of the seven deadly sins in this story, and so Pride was there and was the queen of the deadly sins. ... Because of his pride, the entire human race was filled with pride after he tempted Eve, with, what boils down to pride as well. ...
They are referred to as deadly because each sin is closely linked to another, leading to other greater sins. The seven deadly sins are pride, envy, anger, sloth, gluttony, avarice, and lechery. ... Focusing mainly on the sins of pride, gluttony and greed, the characters found in The Canterbury Tales, particularly The Pardoner's Tale, were so overwhelmed by their earthly desires and ambitions that they failed to see the effects of their sinful actions, therefore depriving themselves of salvation. ... The pardoner said that gluttony was the sin that corrupted the world. ... The sins of gr...
Of all seven deadly sins, envy probably has the worst effects on both the envier and the envied. Often, envy is brought on by another sin. ... Envy tears its victim apart and then causes further sins. ... Their pride is hurt, and they seek revenge. ... Joseph's brothers lose the same pride that contributed so greatly to their envy in order to survive. ...
