HUMA 1825 Midterm: Midterm Online Quotes HUMA 1825
9 Dec 2015
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He who was always kind to his people. But it would not be well if he should return. But mostly we are left to our own devices, And we are content if we are left alone. (chorus, p. 176) Here, the chorus reveals their complicated feelings about thomas and the church. While they lament his absence of seven years, noting that he was good to them, they worry about his return. What concerns them most of all is the idea that their lives, already marred by suffering, will grow more complicated. They do not consider themselves immersed in the political world of kings and barons, and worry that any controversy. Thomas stirs up by returning will cause them trouble. This attitude of miserable complacency over spiritual responsibility is what will change for them through the ritual of thomas"s sacrifice. For good or ill, let the wheel turn. The wheel has been still, these seven years, and no good.
