The Fiery Inferno - Original Writing - 1733 Words

Into the Fiery Inferno I am destruction, death, and danger. I am fierce, wild, and unpredictable. I am hot, warming, and light giving. In me there is death; in me there is new life. I am mysterious, ever changing, and beautiful. I am fire. I have been an object of curiosity forever; one minute I warm, give light, and comfort; the next I destroy, devastate, and horrify. The humans have tried to harness me and my almost endless power for their own wellbeing for millennia, and I often comply and give them a portion of my power. There are times, however, that I become bored with being contained and long to reign free. When this happens, it is very hard to stop me. I am always hungry and never satisfied, continually reaching out with†¦show more content†¦I lingered in the coals of my burnt fuel, struggling to stay alive. I was low on fuel, and knew that if I didn’t do something quick that I would be extinguished. I looked around and noticed a pile of sticks and straw nearby. With the last reserves of my strength I flung a piece of me into the straw which, after a brief pause, ignited. I took a deep breathe of oxygen, which gave me more strength, and smiled. Finally, I was out of that horrible stone cage in which the humans had trapped me. Finally, I was free. I didn’t waste any time dawdling; I knew that any moment now the humans could sound the alarm and I would be caught and subdued. I quickly reached out, feeling my ever-changing form tickle the pile of wood nearby, and felt the wood catch. I felt another sense of accomplishment as I pulled myself into the pile of wood and started devouring it as a starving man would devour a plate of delicious food that had been set before him. With each piece of wood and particle of fuel I felt myself gaining power. Soon I had spread even further into the house and my power had grown stronger as well. I was well established now and burning fiercely. Just then one of the baker’ s servants heard me hissing and crackling and came out of his room to investigate. When he saw me his eyes widened into big orbs of surprise and fear, and he ran back through the house screaming the alarm. TheShow MoreRelatedPhysical Theatre Performance Analysation2595 Words   |  11 Pagesexperience than traditional theatre† ~ (Artmedia Publishing in Zen Zen Zo’s â€Å"The Tempest† Teacher’s Notes) â€Å"†¦Then you realise that theatre is a more personal experience.† (Stephen Atkins, Dante’s Inferno Director) After viewing Zen Zen Zo’s physical theatre reincarnation of the philosophical poem, Inferno by Dante Alighieri , it was clear that the combinations of various dramatic languages ultimately enhanced both the mood and symbolism of this live performance. These dramatic languages include theRead MoreThe Divine Comedy : Inferno Ira2454 Words   |  10 PagesThe Divine Comedy: Inferno IRA by Dante Alighieri Summary: (Exposition) Midway through his life, Dante finds himself lost from his true way, wandering through a dark and savage forest. He finds a mountain, after which a divine light shines upon him, encouraging him to go up it. But he is stopped by three malicious creatures and is only saved when a man finds him. The man identifies himself to Dante as Virgil (a great Roman poet), and reveals that his lost love Beatrice (and two others) has wishedRead MoreEssay on Is Satan the Epic Hero in Paradise Lost?2123 Words   |  9 Pagesknown for his evil ways and the fiery inferno that he inhabits, described in the book Dante’s Inferno. Rarely do people confuse the idea that God is the hero and Satan is the evildoer that needs to be extinguished from the world. I can safely say that in terms of Christianity and its beliefs there is no mistake to who the epic hero of the bible is. In John Milton’s poem â€Å" Paradise Lost,† the lines between good and evil are blurred, despite Milton’s proclamation of writing this poem to justify God’s ways