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Wrong is introduced by Holy Church as being the leader and founder of the dungeon in the valley, Hell, which thus conflates him with Lucifer. Later, Wrong is the criminal in the legal case of Peace vs. Wrong, where he is charged with rape, theft, and murder. Wrong is ultimately condemned by Reason and the King and is subjected to harsh punishment.
Wrong Quotes in Piers Plowman
The Piers Plowman quotes below are all either spoken by Wrong or refer to Wrong. 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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Prologue Quotes
I saw a tower on a hill-top, trimly built,
A deep dale beneath, a dungeon tower in it,
With ditches deep and dark and dreadful to look at.
A fair field full of folk I found between them,
Of human being of all sorts, the high and the low…
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In this passage, Will experiences his first dream vision (an allegorical dream that imparts the dreamer with truth), during which he sees a landscape marked by a castle, a field, and a dungeon. The field, filled with people from all walks of life, represents society. “The high and the low” people in the field are a nod to social hierarchy in the Middle Ages. Society was organized by estates, which were similar to social classes but had a stronger emphasis on a man’s occupation. The clergy made up the first estate, followed by the nobility in the second estate, and Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis. Ut minima autem. Modi omnis iure. Sint qui qui. Qui similiqu
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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In this passage, Wrong’s lawyer, Wisdom, attempts to persuade the King to allow Wrong to buy his way out of punishment for his charges of rape, murder, and theft. Wrong’s charges in the case of Peace versus Wrong are just about as severe as it gets, so it appears almost comical that Wisdom believes that money will “manumit him”—that is, free Wrong without further punishment. This moment gestures to the Medieval Church’s practice of distributing indulgences, which the Church decreed would decrease a person’s punishment in purgatory for his or her sins. Originally, indulgences were granted by the Pope in Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Mole
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Wrong Character Timeline in Piers Plowman
The timeline below shows where the character Wrong appears in Piers Plowman. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Passus I
...side of the field of folk. She says the dungeon is founded and ruled by Wrong—the very being who “egged to evil” Adam and Eve, Cain, and Judas. Wrong is “a...
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Passus IV
...her marriage, the King must first oversee a legal case. A man named Peace accuses Wrong of three crimes—rape, theft, and murder. With help from Conscience, the King knows that Peace...
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Reason agrees that Wrong should be punished and declares, “by the Rood, I shall render no mercy / While...
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When the King demands that Wrong face punishment for his crimes, Conscience warns him that unless the common people are obedient,...
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