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Roman Mimes In Modern Times

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“The entrance to Hell was often represented as the mouth of a fire breathing monster(the “Hell” mouth). Many miracles described in the Bible were staged of commonly as possible to reinforce faith.” (Pg. 91) The Christian religion during the Roman times used scare tactics to push an agenda and surprisingly similar tactics are still used in current times.On television I watched a show about the afterlife and they described Hell so horrifically and they used audio features like people screaming and the sound of a fire blazing. Graphic pictures to scare the audience of thousands much like this in Rome. Declaring if you do not follow the Bible results with you will burn in Hell and have pain that is unbearable to get people to follow the rules of the Bible. Hundreds of years ago they used similar scare as today and I find that ridiculous. Why have religious scare tactics been around for hundreds of years and throughout many countries? …show more content…

I find it interesting that the Roman used mimes as it seems to be an abstract idea having someone pretend to be in a different location and using imaginary objects. While visiting New York with my family we saw a mime performing on a street corner and it was extremely extraordinary the way they can communicate without uttering a single word and also being able to use objects that are not even there as if it is normal. Why are mimes essential to understanding the culture of ancient

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