ENGL 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Gender Studies, English Civil War, Dramatic Monologue
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Increasing powerful middle class corruption of church, reformation 100 years later criticism of the church (ambitious) fier (rose as symbol of love) sexual suggestions. This woman is not fit to be a nun, Love of god, the nun would rather be in the court 139 140, speaking french, social climber. Table manner, but no mention of her consciousness. 150 feeds her dog (tender consciousness ) no reference to how she treats people, doesn"t attend the poor. Listen to what is not said she"s not evil person, but in a position that she shouldn"t be social climb not admirable as nun but acceptable in her class. Dissolution the monastery 1530s, church owns land and distributed to the nobility. Priest and the monk (wealthy land owner without a title in the gentry) Young woman who"s father could not afford marriage could lead to being a nun. Church is staffed by commoners, and worked their way up the hierarchy.
