The serpent has often manifested throughout mythological history as an instrument of reckoning and punishment of those whom the gods deemed guilty.In Greek mythology the Trojan priest, Laocoön together with his two sons, was attacked by giant serpents, sent by the gods for his counsel to burn the Trojan Horse. Here Laocoön becomes the alagorical embodiment of Guilt; the moral emotion stemming from the “belief ,accurately or not, that one has compromised one's own standards of conduct or have violated universal moral standards and bears significant responsibility for that violation”. Laocoön wrestling with the serpent suggests one's inner turmoil in dealing with guilt. Even though Laocoön’s counsel would have saved Troy, his actions transgressed the will of the gods (the universal moral standards of his time). His is a struggle of reconciling personal standards with societal norms. The resulting deaths of his two sons further compounds the idea of guilt by association. Even though removed from the infringement, guilt is still transferred. Thought and memory fuel the flames of guilt where judgement warms its hands in shame and remorse.