The Concept of Sin (King Lear)
Title: The Concept of Sin (King Lear)
Category: /Literature/European Literature
Details: Words: 392 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Concept of Sin (King Lear)
Category: /Literature/European Literature
Details: Words: 392 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
"I am a man
More sinn'd against than sinning." (Lear: III.ii.ll.54-5)
Sin and the evil it unleashes is one of the concerns of tragedy, since one character flaw or fault can set the protagonist/principle character in a play on a headlong course to disaster. His/her behaviour will also impact on others and may spawn/propagate/bring about further evils.
The ancient Greeks and the writers and philosophers of medieval times
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virtues are:
1. PRUDENCE - caution so as to prevent future problems
2. TEMPERANCE - patience, moderation and the avoidance of excess
3. FORTITUDE - mental strength/determination in the face of adversity/hardship
4. JUSTICE - fairness in one's dealings with others
5. FAITH - trust in some kind of authority, for example, God
6. HOPE - the strong wish that something desired will come to be
7. CHARITY/LOVE - compassion and the giving of assistance to others in distress