A 5 page paper discussing portrayal of natural
events relating to human nature as provided by Dante, Shakespeare, Sophocles and Homer.
The images portrayed here all can be related to conditions of the human mind at various
stages. Emotions can take the form of the churning sea that the master calms, they can
result in murder in the heat of a moment, or they can be cherished and nurtured over a
lifetime to create a being that is truly evil. The nature of classical literature teaches lessons
of avoidance. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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