Peace is one of the four daughters of God, alongside her sisters, Mercy, Righteousness, and Truth. Peace is hopeful for the fate of mankind, echoing her sister Mercy’s belief that Christ’s death means that humanity will be saved, and the prophets and patriarchs will be rescued from Hell. At the end of the poem, Peace is the gatekeeper of Unity, and is clearly suspicious of Friar Flatterer.
Peace Quotes in Piers Plowman
The Piers Plowman quotes below are all either spoken by Peace or refer to Peace. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Passus IV
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If he may make amends, let Bail manumit him
And put up pledges for his crimes and purchase recompense,
Amend that misdeed and be evermore the better.
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Passus XX
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He lies drowned in dream…and so do many
others.
The Friar with his physic has enchanted the folk here,
And given them a drugged drink: they dread no sin.
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Peace Quotes in Piers Plowman
The Piers Plowman quotes below are all either spoken by Peace or refer to Peace. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Passus IV
Quotes
If he may make amends, let Bail manumit him
And put up pledges for his crimes and purchase recompense,
Amend that misdeed and be evermore the better.
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Passus XX
Quotes
He lies drowned in dream…and so do many
others.
The Friar with his physic has enchanted the folk here,
And given them a drugged drink: they dread no sin.
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Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
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