Evil in Byrons Dramas: Manfred, Cain, Heaven and Earth, The Deformed T

The Conception of shabbiness in Byrons Dramas Manfred, Cain, promised land and Earth, The Deformed Transformed. The depictions of and ideas about evil in Byrons dramas Cain, The Deformed Transformed, Heaven and Earth and Manfred are fairly common between the four texts. On the basic level, evil is seen as a force opposite to computable, which all told humans have the potential for. Only some humans educe this potential, and their downfall into evil is often brought about by temptation, usually from a divine being. God punishes evil. This interpretation of evil is problematic, however. Because God administers punishwork forcet, evil becomes anything that questions the omnipotence of God. The cue that God himself may have an evil side is a justness that may not be disc everyplaceed without first questioning, an action that endangers the questioner. Evil is acknowledged as a force separate and opposite from good. Cains hellion admits the all-encompassing nature of evil in piece II Scene II But ignorance of evil doth not save from evil,/ it must still roll on the same,/ A part of all things. regular before Cain has committed murder or seemingly done anything wrong, Lucifer refers to thy present state of sin - and thou art evil (Cain Act II Scene II) Evil, then, is a potential present in everyone, though it is not necessarily acted on in every case, and indeed is not desirable. Cain declares I thirst for good and Lucifers answer shows that this is the normal attitude for men - And who and what doth not? Who covets evil/ For its own bitter sake? None - cryptograph Tis/ The leaven of all life and lifelessness. Evil seems to be be in Byrons dramas as selfishness or lack of regard for God. Good, by contr... ... spiritual morality. The assertion of individuality is threatening to society and to God, so these entities declare selfishness and over-individuality as sinful and evil, so they are justified in punishing them. What is outlined as evil i s really anything that threatens authority, be it the authority of God, a formula of some kind or the authority of the idea of society itself over individuality. Works Cited Byron The Poetical Works of Lord Byron. The Albion Edition. Frederick Warne and Co London. LaCerva, P A Byron and the Pseudepigrapha A Reexamination of the Mystery Plays. In Byron Journal, Volume 14 Praz, M, ed. West, P Metamorphoses of Satan. In Byron, A Collection of Critical Essays. Prentice Hall new-fashioned Jersey Raphael, F The Byronic Myth. In Byron Journal Volume 12 Vuilamy, C E (1948) Byron. Michael Joseph London