Essays on Hell

Both Medea and Satan are self-centered, static characters who are motivated by revenge for their recent loss, who use exploitation to achieve their goal, and who have a moment in their journey where they self-reflect. Medea and Satan are both centered around self-pity. For one,…

People in ancient Mesopotamia had a unique way of looking at life and afterlife, and when compared to the ideology of people at a similar time from slightly different cultures and geography, Mesopotamian culture was especially strange. By analyzing literary texts such as The Epic…

Limbo is the eternal waiting place. Its residents are those who were not baptized at birth or born before Christ’s own birth. Thus, this is also where poets like Virgil, Dante’s guide, and Homer reside. Their punishment is to feel the ache of the absence…

The concept of heaven vs. hell has been in place since any form of religion existed. The destiny of a soul is arguably one of the most noteworthy components of religion. The eternal destination of a soul in a religion aids to determine the behavior…