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This 7 page paper looks at a variety of issues, but in particular fate and divine justice, and focuses on how they are conveyed through the two infamous works. Various issues of religion and philosophy are explored. Concepts of fate and divine justice are defined and discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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and that is because for some reason, as human beings, people do not want to die. One has to imagine that animals of lowering reasoning ability do not contemplate their
fate, although they too are graced with a survival instinct. For man, the wonderment of where one goes after life has become a preoccupation, evidenced by all the literature written
about the afterlife in respect to heaven, reincarnation and other new age inventions, designed to offer comfort while providing no real proof. First, the concepts of fate and divine justice
need to be assessed. The concept of fatalism, or fate, suggests that the future is determined and that no matter what anyone does, they cannot change it (Honderich 270). Divine
justice merely refers to the idea that God determines punishment for transgressions in ones lifetime. If something happens that is ironic, in this lifetime, and it appears that one has
met with a proper fate, some might interpret that to be divine justice. Or such justice may be meted out in the afterlife, such as in hell. While many can
contemplate these concepts and come up with clear answers, or insights into things of this nature, it often helps to look at literature. In contemplating Dantes Inferno and Boccaccios The
Decameron, many things come to light. To some extent both works examine fate and divine justice. While each author seems to highlight the concepts in one way or another,
other questions loom large. How might the fate of an individual be tied to his or her actions or character strengths or weaknesses? What roles does faith or disbelief
have in these works? First , it appears that Boccaccio was concerned with the difference between appearance and reality. In other words, he suggests that whatever one sees is not
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