GOOD VERSUS EVIL AN INTRODUCTION

Denotations vs. Connotations Denotation: n. the explicit or direct meaning of a word or expression; the dictionary definition Connotation: n. the ideas or meanings associated with a word or suggested by it; the personal definition

Denotations Good: adj. morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious Evil: adj. morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked; harmful

Good and Evil = Binary Opposites Binary: adj. consisting of, indicating, or involving two. The theory of binary opposition states that the way we understand certain words depends on our understanding of the difference between the word and its opposite. For example, on/off, hot/cold, and big/small; our understanding depends on the difference between the words and its opposing idea. Often with binary opposites like hero/coward, youth/age, and masculine/feminine, one side of the binary pair is seen by a particular society or culture as more valued than the other.

Understanding the Good vs. Evil Binary Opposition “Good and evil we know in the field of this world grow up together almost inseparably; and the knowledge of good is so involved and interwoven with the knowledge of evil, and in so many cunning resemblances hardly to be discerned”—from Areopagitica by John Milton In Chinese philosophy and religion, yin represents the negative, dark, and feminine, while yang represents the positive, bright, and masculine. The two principles interact to influence the destinies of living beings—you cannot have yin without yang, and vice versa.

Good and Evil Binary explained in Harry Potter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxDLoeDTXl0

Yin and Yang Activity Design and create a yin and yang symbol made up of terms and/or symbols that display what connotations you associate with “good” and “evil.” Think about different binary opposites that fit the good/evil categories.