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…tries to share with the public. After this, Oedipus then pledges himself to find and punish the murderer. There is a usage of irony in the method of punishment, in which Oedipus says, “But all men from their houses banish him; Since it is he contaminates us…

…self, or devil, is regarded as dependent on the will of others...Now, 'masochism, like sadism, is the assumption of guilt. I am guilty, in fact, simply because I am object.' This idea of Sartre's is in line with Freudian conception of self-punishment…

…Set in seventeenth-century Boston, Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is abotu consquences of hidden and open sin. Hester Prynne commits adultery against her husband with Arthur Dimmesdale, a young clergyman. As part of her punishment, Hester…

…had made.She persuaded the man to follow her request. He did so swiftly, the apple he did accept. “What hath thou done?” inquired their lord,for they had done wrong; for their sins, they would be punished forever long.They had committed the original sin…

…. Hesters life is spent in complete loneliness because of the way the town treats her. Chillingworth, Hesters past husband, is like most of the townspeople, because he feels the need to punish and inflict pain on sinners, especially those who have personally…

…is the desire for pain fulfilled, but the pain can be stopped. The person is now in control. Another theory is that the person feels that they deserve the pain as punishment. Abused children have often been taught that they are bad people. Their abusers along…

…and Interactionist. Though personality as a subject fascinates me a lot, what interests me the most in this subject is behaviorism. For me different types of behaviors are amazing to learn about, mainly the behavior therapy, collective behavior, crime and punishment…

…. Eating off this tree has changed them. As punishment God tells Eve child- bearing will now be extremely painful. Also women will be ruled over. To the serpent God says he and all other snakes will lie on the bellies forever. And to Eve he says that man…

…kill you would be punished severely. This however, is not the case. In Genesis, Cain murders his own brother, Abel, out of jealousy. God sees this and is angry that Cain didn't follow his rules, consequently banishing him and desecrating his body…

…’.” Serpents appear in religious stories and teachings and often used as a means of punishment or a catalyst for change. In this case, it would help the lamenter understand how important it is that lamenting is done correctly. AAll the powers of the world…