A page from the highly controversial and banned satire, Roman de Fauvel (early 14th century).
- Flatterie (Flattery)
- Avarice (Greed)
- Vilenie (Guile)
- Variété (inconstancy)
- Envie (Envy)
- Lâcheté (Cowardice)
Fauvel, an ambitious but foolish horse, decides that he is unsatisfied with his residence in the stable and moves into the largest room of his master’s house. Upon moving there, he changes it to suit his needs and has a custom hayrack built. Dame Fortune, the goddess of Fate, smiles upon Fauvel and appoints him leader of the house. Subsequently, Church and secular leaders from many places make pilgrimages to see him, and bow to him in servitude, symbolizing Church and state rulers quickly bowing to Sin and corruption.
Upon receiving Dame Fortune’s smile, Fauvel travels to Macrocosmos and asks for her hand in marriage. She denies him, but in her stead she proposes he wed Lady Vainglory. Fauvel agrees, and the wedding takes place, with such guests present as Flirtation, Adultery, Carnal Lust, and Venus, in a technique similar to that of the Morality plays of the 15th and 16th centuries.
Finally, Dame Fortune reveals that Fauvel’s role in the world is to give birth to more iniquitous rulers like himself, and to be a harbinger of the Antichrist.
I loled.
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