Religion in Tis Pity and The Wife of Bath
A comparison of religion in Tis Pity and The Wife of Bath
- Created by: Rebekah Allanah
- Created on: 15-04-14 17:35
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- Religion
- Friar
- Has an extensive knowledge and strong belief in Christian teachings and tries to use these to guide Giovanni
- Strongly believes in redemption
- "There is, despair not: heaven is merciful"
- Cardinal
- A very strong religious figure
- Also a strong political figure
- This is why Vasques invited him to the feast, so he could cast judgement of the revealing of the incestuous relationship
- Strong religious figures such as the Cardinal are used by the wife to argue her points
- Also a strong political figure
- Used to show the corruption of the Catholic Church
- Moral abiguity
- Excuses Grimaldi of murder yet criticises Florio for choosing the wrong suitor
- Ford lived in a time of great religious instability. Catholics, puritans and Protestants all reigned within his lifetime
- The reformation was an attempt to establish a protestant state
- A very strong religious figure
- Giovanni
- Has a vast knowledge of of classics and uses this to justify his beliefs that the church disagrees with
- Wife of Bath has a vast knowledge of both the classics and Christianity and uses both to justify her point, even if sometimes subverting their meaning
- The Friar often advices Giovanni to repent for his sins yet he does not. This is likely as he does not believe his actions are sinful
- Has a vast knowledge of of classics and uses this to justify his beliefs that the church disagrees with
- Florio
- Believes in religion, yet knows there is corruption within the church
- "Justice is fled to Heaven and comes no nearer"
- "Heaven will judge them for't another day"
- "Justice is fled to Heaven and comes no nearer"
- Believes in religion, yet knows there is corruption within the church
- Annabella - imagery
- Balcony - symbolises her distance from heaven and hell
- On the balcony, away from Giovanni and watching the other suitors, she is closer to heaven
- Off the balcony to see Giovanni she is then closer to hell due to their sinful relationship
- kneeling between herself and Giovanni - symbolising prayer that occurs in marriage
- Balcony - symbolises her distance from heaven and hell
- Wife's Tale
- Focus on the supernatural rather than religion
- The wife
- On a pilgrimage
- Strongly critical of religion
- The great schism was a huge controversy which involved two pope's, one in France and one in Italy
- Caused great doubt on religion as this spanned for several decades
- The great schism was a huge controversy which involved two pope's, one in France and one in Italy
- Strongly critical of religion
- Remarriage
- Her justification is God says: "God bad us for to wex and multiplie"
- She has no children
- Her justification is God says: "God bad us for to wex and multiplie"
- On a pilgrimage
- Friar
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