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Devil and Soul - Caroline Tucker

I really enjoyed reading about Hildegard Von Bingen and some of her works. I found it very interesting and beautiful. I especially enjoyed reading her Liturgical Drama Ordo Virtutum. I noticed that it has a similar feeling as morality plays and that the purpose behind them both are similar. The big difference is that Liturgical Dramas have a systematic rhyme while a morality play does not. The character’s lines seem to have a poetic system and formula which I find beautiful. The story line and the lines that were said were beautiful and profound. One of my favorite parts is where Devil says, “You embraced me, and I led you forth, / but now by turning back you defy me” (Bingen, 10). I am not exactly sure who Devil was talking to at this point. He could have said it to Virtues or to Soul. Both make sense, however, I like to think he was talking to Soul because of how Soul responds. Soul responds saying, “I recognize that all my ways were evil, / and so, I escaped from you. / But now, deceiver, I fight against you” (10). In the beginning of the drama, Soul seems to have slightly sided with Devil but comes to the realization that Soul must be against Devil. I find it interesting how Soul expresses how it turned from Devil. Soul emotions how it was with Devil, escaped, and now has to fight. I think this shows how we, as Christians, interact with sin. At first, we are full of sin but, God turns us from our sin, allowing us to escape. After escaping sin, we must fight it so that we may not be drawn towards sin. All of this is impossible without God.


P.s. I commented on Emmet’s and Abbie’s posts.

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