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In Reply to: Name of the rump posted by Julie Hoffer on December 07, 1998 at 17:38:46:

I believe that there was much more to "the scene" than what we see on the surface. We see the girl corupt a young monk. But there is so much more intended with this scene and the earlier one inwhich the girl is pictured. They show us the views expressed by the Church and others of the time. Women were put on this earth to have heirs. Any other actions on their part was forbidden. They were not to speak or express themselves in any way. Think about this, what if that was the only way that she knew to express herself without fear of punishment? She doesn't flirt like we do today, she instead gave him the only thing of any worth that she had, her body. She obviously had been conditioned to believe that that was acceptable, even approved of.

Another idea to consider is that would Adgel had continued to love the girl if he had remained with her? I don't think so. He created her into some sort of goddess in his mind. She was perfect in his eyes, but then, he only looked for a little while. If he had stayed, he would have come to resent or even hate her.

One last thought, were the monks at the abbey conditioned, or trained, just as the girl was? Were not they taught to obey unconditionally? They had their doubts, I mean who wouldn't. But the abbot had declared that the murders were am act of the devil, why should they disagree? Who would listen to them even if they did? They lived out their lives doing what they had been told to do. If they disagreed with the Church they were burned at the stake as heretics(sp), of course, so was everyone else at the time.

Thanks for taking the time to read this,
Melissa

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: I believe that there was much more to "the scene" than what we see on the surface. We see the girl corupt a young monk. But there is so much more intended with this scene and the earlier one inwhich the girl is pictured. They show us the views expressed by the Church and others of the time. Women were put on this earth to have heirs. Any other actions on their part was forbidden. They were not to speak or express themselves in any way. Think about this, what if that was the only way that she knew to express herself without fear of punishment? She doesn't flirt like we do today, she instead gave him the only thing of any worth that she had, her body. She obviously had been conditioned to believe that that was acceptable, even approved of. : Another idea to consider is that would Adgel had continued to love the girl if he had remained with her? I don't think so. He created her into some sort of goddess in his mind. She was perfect in his eyes, but then, he only looked for a little while. If he had stayed, he would have come to resent or even hate her. : One last thought, were the monks at the abbey conditioned, or trained, just as the girl was? Were not they taught to obey unconditionally? They had their doubts, I mean who wouldn't. But the abbot had declared that the murders were am act of the devil, why should they disagree? Who would listen to them even if they did? They lived out their lives doing what they had been told to do. If they disagreed with the Church they were burned at the stake as heretics(sp), of course, so was everyone else at the time. : Thanks for taking the time to read this, : Melissa

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