The fall of man occurs in all works where "anarchy is unleashed upon the world" and where faith is waning. After the fall of man, the plays introduce the characters and speakers to their fallen worlds where essences and God are lost and only death exists. In "Araby", Heart of Darkness and Oedipus Rex the characters deal with the problem of living in a postlapsarian world in a negative way by becoming beasts and using violence as punishment. In "Tintern Abbey" and "Dover Beach", however, the speakers deal with the problem of living in a postlapsarian world in a more positive way. Accepting that we are in a fallen world, being "loyal to one another" and opening ourselves to nature. After discussing the works and how they deal with the problem of living in a postlapsarian world, the awareness emerges that we can decide whether to treat the problem in a negative or positive way. Everyone will eventually lose their innocence and face the problem of living in the fallen world, however readers are now aware that they can choose to deal with the problem however they choose.