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Mr. Worldly Wiseman
Legality is Civility’s father. He’s a resident of the village of Morality whom Mr. Worldly Wiseman cites as an honest man, skilled at removing the burdens of people like Christian. Later, Evangelist explains to Christian that Legality is “the Son of the Bond-woman,” or Mount Sinai, and in bondage along with her; therefore, Legality can’t free Christian from his burden.
Legality Quotes in The Pilgrim’s Progress
The The Pilgrim’s Progress quotes below are all either spoken by Legality or refer to Legality. 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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Part 1: Mr. Worldly Wiseman Quotes
But why wilt thou seek for ease this way, seeing so many dangers attend it? Especially, since (hadst thou but patience to hear me) I could direct thee to the obtaining of what thou desirest, without the dangers that thou in this way wilt run thyself into […] Why in yonder Village (the village is named Morality) there dwells a Gentleman whose name is Legality, a very judicious man, and a man of very good name, that has skill to help men off with such burdens as thine are from their shoulders […] he hath skill to cure those that are somewhat crazed in their wits with their burdens.
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Legality Character Timeline in The Pilgrim’s Progress
The timeline below shows where the character Legality appears in The Pilgrim’s Progress. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 1: Mr. Worldly Wiseman
...relieved—he should go to the nearby village of Morality and visit an honest man named Legality. Legality is skilled at removing the burdens of men like Christian. If Legality isn’t there,...
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...to reject God’s counsel; instead, Christian should treasure the Cross above all things. In reality, Legality is “the Son of the Bond-woman,” or Mount Sinai, who, along with her children, is...
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