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…advise their children not to be lazy and do something with their lives. Likewise, God tells Adam and Eve to be fruitful and replenish the earth. Consequently, if a serious rule is broken those who disobey are punished. One more way God is equivalent…

…Dante takes the character of Minos both from the Aeneid and from ancient mythology. By placing a pagan god in a Christian view of the afterlife, Dante once again demonstrates that has no problem with mixing vastly different traditions. The punishment…

…Justice can only be just by being merciful. If the body in power was not merciful and punished the offenders with the same punishment for the same act of wrongdoing it can fail to be completely just. There are other variables that should be considered…

…the weak, and that punishment should fit the crime. As for punishment, "legal actions were initiated under the code by written pleadings; testimony was taken under oath. The code was severe in it's penalties, prescribing "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth…

…of punishment. The injustice in this novel is clearly adultery, which was committed by Hester Pryne and the reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Hester is permanently punished for the crime by being forced to wear the letter “A” on her breast forever. This crime, however…

…of the forbidden tree. The serpent persuades Eve by telling her she will have the knowledge of the Lord God himself. So Eve eats the fruit and gives some to Adam to eat. After discovering what Adam and Eve have done, the Lord God punishes them. He punishes woman…

…, and they will finally get their rightful place in the world: as Gods chosen people. However if they do not follow the covenant, they believe that collective punishments of all the believers will take place. Christianity is also very interesting: Founded by Jesus…

…to the gods or goddesses that go against Zeus. On the other hand, in Prometheus Bond, we see Zeus as being very strict and punishing those who go against him. For instance, not only Prometheus, but also Atlas are both punished for going against Zeus, and doing…

…with the prisoners that were inside the Panopticon. They wanted to know how they would behave against some kind of punishment, or to anything different than what they were doing before. They wanted to turn that into like a laboratory because they already were able to see…

…. The people of Thebes feel that Antigone is doing what is right and she does not deserve the fate that she is about to receive. Hemon also feels that Antigone is a good person and he feels that she is being wrongfully punished. "But I can hear these murmurs…