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    Jöns In The Seventh Seal

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    The Seventh Seal portrays, Jöns, on the surface as a wise and faithful servant, but underneath he becomes an important character who symbolizes the human grasp for survival and the fight against death. The Seventh Seal written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, introduces its audience to a squire, named Jöns. A wise servant of the brave and valiant knight, Attonis Block, but Jöns differs from Block in many ways. First off, Block is faith driven, while Jöns is attached to earthly things. He states: “My little stomach is my world, my head is my eternity, and my hands, two wonderful suns. My legs are time's damned pendulums, and my dirty feet are two splendid starting points for my philosophy. Everything is worth precisely as much as a belch, the only difference being that a belch is more satisfying.” While this particular quote is quite lengthy it shows that Jöns sees life in a more philosophical way rather than religiously. He does not rely on God for proof, but rather himself. Secondly, Jöns is not in love with the idea of love, but seems skeptical about the idea. While Block commits to marriage wholeheartedly. “As far as I know, I'm still a married man, but I have high hopes that my wife is dead by now” and “love is another word for lust. Based on the lines from Jöns, If he truly loved his former wife, Jöns would not hope for her to be dead. He would also not try to advance on the silent girl as well, yet he still contradicts himself by believing in love and continuing to…

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