Piers Plowman

by

William Langland

Teachers and parents! Our Teacher Edition on Piers Plowman makes teaching easy.

Wrong Character Analysis

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:
Love Theme Icon
).
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…

Related Characters: Will (speaker), Truth, Holy Church, Wrong
Related Symbols: Field Full of Folk, Castle on the Hill, Dungeon in the Valley
Page Number: 3
Explanation and Analysis:
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.

Related Characters: Wisdom (speaker), King, Wrong, Peace
Page Number: 59
Explanation and Analysis:
Get the entire Piers Plowman LitChart as a printable PDF.
Piers Plowman PDF

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:
Love Theme Icon
).
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…

Related Characters: Will (speaker), Truth, Holy Church, Wrong
Related Symbols: Field Full of Folk, Castle on the Hill, Dungeon in the Valley
Page Number: 3
Explanation and Analysis:
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.

Related Characters: Wisdom (speaker), King, Wrong, Peace
Page Number: 59
Explanation and Analysis: