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…in the Cocteau version the Beast has no origin other than a vague reference to his parents in the very end, in the popular Disney version he is initially a handsome prince who is turned into a beast by an Aphrodite-like fairy as a punishment for his pride. Like…

…there's a new batch, so as many people as possible will have the chance to see them" (Atwood 40). The Wall is a symbol of sin and it creates fear and force in the Republic of Gilead. It is warning to the citizens of the punishment for disobeying the rules…

…father when Creon punishes his fiancé for giving her brother the proper burial rights. Heamon disagrees with his father, but does not strongly contest with his authority, even though he knows that his dad is killing his love. Also, another…

…In Homer's "The Odyssey" Odysseus gets punished many times for offending the gods. With each offense the gods unleash an attack upon him or his men that sets his voyage back, further delaying him from his final destination, home. Some may criticize…

…was needed. Of the two thousand children who entered in the London's workhouse who didn't abide with the rules were punished. For example kids who don't do the required work will be hung.() This is the forceful effect where Blake showed that if you were not part…

…an Anglican minister "...His soul yet a blank paper unscribbled with observations of the world" (Doc.2) The new society's physical punishments were now left to a rod or cane that were used in moderation, children were looked on as innocent and purely happy (Doc.2…

…and blissful children who are in the arms of Jehovah, who is the father figure in this story. Yet again, he might be compared to God, but he is not as powerful. Prometheus is also not as powerful as Zeus, which is why in the end; both characters are punished…

…combined the two theories that were predominant at the time. The first theory treated historical events as the consequences of human action, whereas the second one stipulated that history is a system of divine rewards and punishments: according to this view…

…Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee is known as an exceedingly excellent defensive lawyer due to his known ability to comprise dealings to lessen the punishments of his clients. This way he avoids even taking the case to trial. However, Kaffee's clients, Lance…

…are the same, this is only to be expected. Each play has a tragic hero as the main character- Prometheus and Oedipus. Prometheus attempted to help humans by giving them fire against Zeus' orders, and he is being punished. Oedipus tried to avoid a prophecy of Apollo…