Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Rding 8 Where is Hell?
In this reading Satan is talking about why he felt the need to overthrow God in Heaven. He goes on explaining how miserable he is where ever he flies. "Which way I flie is Hell; my self am Hell" (IV. 75.). This reminds me of the idea that Hell is everywhere an archangel goes because Hell is in the mind.
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I definitely agree. It seems as if hell is the absence of heaven or the absence of happiness. Satan expresses to the reader his regret at revolting in heaven.
ReplyDeleteSo then what or where is Heaven?
ReplyDeleteDoes Purgatory exist in this poem?
ReplyDeleteI think purgatory does exist for those who resist or do not feel the urge to overthrow God. Hell is everywhere. Like in Dr. Faustus, the archangel describes Hell as controling the mind and being everywhere he goes. Satan is bound to Hell. He knows this even when he sees Eve. Eve does not belong to him. Once sent to Hell, it seems as though Satan will never be able to rid his mind of Hell and the suffering.
ReplyDeleteHell is everywhere because its horrors stay in the mind of the victim.
I agree with Liz; I think that this kinda of ties into the whole idea the concept of depression.
ReplyDelete"the absence of heaven or the absence of happiness" -Vassey
I think that once Satan realizes that he can no longer dwell in heaven he seeps into darkness. Maybe the idea of Heaven is what really brings us joy; knowing that we can choose to do what it takes to live there or choose to do as we please. Those who are being punished by God, Satan and Mephistopheles, know that they will never again enjoy the splendors of Heaven, and the thought of not having this eats at them. Their own minds are the walls erecting Hell.