Pillars Of The Earth contains a variety of tones, such as, a lustful tone and a harsh tone that depict true love and a revengeful intention. William Hamleigh, the soon to be earl of Shiring, has despised Aliena since the beginning for rejecting his hand in marriage, since then, he has felt humiliated and is easily tempered when embarrassed, “William’s anguish had turned to rage. He was too furious to speak. He wanted to hurt Aliena and kill all those knights. He would have liked to thrust his sword into each laughing mouth and drive it down each throat” (173). William’s cruel intentions reveal a harsh tone that highlight the cruelty and gruesome acts that are later on committed. His attitude expresses nothing more than a revengeful plot for
