Love to lust or lust to love. Love and lust are two abstract ideas associated with men and women in different ways that could potentially lead to corruption of people in power. Christianity is a religion usually accused of corruption, even though their beliefs enforce celibacy, throughout history Christianity is associated with lust. Even powerful leaders, for example a Duke, are expected to uphold high standards and follow their own laws, which coincide to the beliefs of Christianity at the time. In the texts of Marguerite d’ Angoulēme’s The Heptameron, “Novel XXII,” and Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, Act IV.3 -V. 1, the writers demonstrate the idea of love versus lust through the dynamics of gender roles and the texts also reveal the
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The prior loved food more than anything until he met Sister Marie, “The mere sound inspired the good father with a passion exceeding all he had ever felt for other nun… He found what he sought, and noted it so well that his heart became filled with a most vehement ardor; he lost his appetite for food and drink…” (34-35). The idea of the prior feeling something passionate with her does not conclude to love, but lust because he is a prior and his life should be devoted to the church and God. Comparing the Duke with the prior, both men in power have their idea of love, the Duke is trying to use his power at first to win the love, while the prior is trying to define his love before the lust takes over. This love can be presented in different ways, the Duke, who does not have to be celibate, emphasizes the corruption of power in an institution that a male in power is avoiding his beliefs, the …show more content…
The lust overpowered the prior’s love and belief in the church, which costed his lost of power and in rare occurrence the woman is seen as stronger and right, not just the victim or seducer. Both texts show the two extremities of how the lust of a man in power can do to a woman, either silences her or she speaks out for her rights, and love is used as a disguise to hide the power being demonstrated to achieve that
The prior loved food more than anything until he met Sister Marie, “The mere sound inspired the good father with a passion exceeding all he had ever felt for other nun… He found what he sought, and noted it so well that his heart became filled with a most vehement ardor; he lost his appetite for food and drink…” (34-35). The idea of the prior feeling something passionate with her does not conclude to love, but lust because he is a prior and his life should be devoted to the church and God. Comparing the Duke with the prior, both men in power have their idea of love, the Duke is trying to use his power at first to win the love, while the prior is trying to define his love before the lust takes over. This love can be presented in different ways, the Duke, who does not have to be celibate, emphasizes the corruption of power in an institution that a male in power is avoiding his beliefs, the …show more content…
The lust overpowered the prior’s love and belief in the church, which costed his lost of power and in rare occurrence the woman is seen as stronger and right, not just the victim or seducer. Both texts show the two extremities of how the lust of a man in power can do to a woman, either silences her or she speaks out for her rights, and love is used as a disguise to hide the power being demonstrated to achieve that