James was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ and "The Way of St. James" was one of the most popular pilgrimages of medieval times. Followers of the religion believed that they were guaranteed a spot in heaven if they completed this dangerous journey. This sentence shows one of the many different reactions to those facing death by the infamous Friar John.

Lewis, Archibald R. “The road to santiago. pilgrims of st. james.” Hispanic American Historical Review, vol. 47, no. 1, 1 Feb. 1967, pp. 139–139, https://doi.org/10.1215/00182168-47.1.139.

Ponocrates is hired to be Gargantua's tutor because it was decided that the latter's former tutor taught nonsense. Ponocrates journeys with Gargantua helps him increase his physical and mental capabilities.

Lancaster, Charles Maxwell. “The essence‐of pantagruelism.” Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 26, no. 1, July 1948, pp. 28–31, https://doi.org/10.1080/01619564809536141.

In this scene, Medea reveals her plan to kill Jason, his new bride, and her own children. What is interesting about this is that in the first portion of the play, the audience feels sympathy for Medea and all that she has been through. After hearing this plan, however, most audience members will experience a sharp contrast and loss of that sympathy for Medea, as she brings her innocent children into her feud with her husband (O.G. Brockett/Euripides' "Medea": Mythic Context and the Sense of Futurity 3-4).

Brockett, O. G. “Euripides’ medea: Mythic context and the sense of Futurity.” The Tulane Drama Review, vol. 2, no. 3, May 1958, pp. 23–33, https://doi.org/10.2307/1124950.

In this portion of the text, Arjuna is facing a battle of ethical consequences. He can choose to particiapte in a battle against his family members, which he feels goes against his family's dharma (a moral code vital to Hinduism), or not partake in the battle, which Krishna claims would be cowardly. Arjuna is saying that even if he won the battle and got to rule over earth, the cost would be an irremovable grief at his core. Krishna goes onto explain that Arjuna should not worry about battling his kinsmen because their souls will not die with their bodies, but be reincarnated (Bina Gupta/"Bhagavad Gītā" as Duty and Virtue Ethics: Some Reflections 8-9). This is relevant to the text as a whole because it reflects the idea of battles that was discussed in the module. Arjuna is battling with two sides of himself in an attempt to live by his moral code.

Gupta, Bina. “bhagavad gītā as duty and virtue ethics.” Journal of Religious Ethics, vol. 34, no. 3, 29 Aug. 2006, pp. 373–395, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9795.2006.00274.x.