7 deadly sins

Based on history written knowledge, Cardinal Sins better known as The Seven Deadly Sins were first written out by a Greek monastic theologian Evagrius of Pontus. It was later revised in the 6th century by Pope Gregory the Great. The Seven Deadly Sins is a major aspect to the religion of Christianity. Religion in the Middle Ages was exceedingly important and the central character to the lives of the people living in this time era. The Seven Deadly Sins are: pride, envy, anger, sadness, avarice, gluttony, and lust. These sins were ranked based upon the seriousness and degree from which they offended against love. The Seven Deadly Sins were mentioned in Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, with a twist. The twist in the play was each sin rode on the corresponding animal, with the use of personification. Based on the history of the Seven Deadly Sins each also has an animal that represent its meaning. But the question is does Spencer’s personification representation accurately represent each sin with the use of animals based on their meanings? Yes, based on descriptions and meanings giving by zoologist, and spiritual beliefs each animal represents their sin well.
Spenser personifies the seven deadly sins as people who are riding on corresponding animals that relate to the human species. Personifying and characterizing The Seven Deadly Sins as actual people with human traits is an image that Spenser chose to create. He may be one of the few writers to ever take on a challenge such as this. To be able to take something as so religious and common and turn it into a person-like form to create humor and seriousness at the same time. Spenser depicts each of the seven deadly sins, one as a queen and the other six are her unequal beasts, or counselors. Each of these seven sins holds importance to the book as well as holding true to the common form of literary and religious themes. Spenser takes each of these Seven Deadly Sins, Pride, Idleness, Gluttony, Lechery, Avarice, Envy and Wrath (Cantos 4) and turns them around into human-like forms. He gives them characteristics and lets their actions speak for their name and who they are. Such as Idleness being drowned in his sleep, Gluttony swallowing up the feast, Lechery longing for the lady he did not have, Avarice carrying gold and two iron coffers and so on. Each sin is also riding on a specific animal that spencer best find as fit such as Idleness on an Asse, Gluttony on an Swyne, Lechery on an Goat, Avarice on an Camel, Envy on an Wolfe, and Envy on a Lion all riding around the House of Pride.
The way zoologist define animals is based off basic characteristics, such as their body structure, climate, and what they eat. Each animal listed to represent the seven deadly sins are all simple and self-explanatory to its meaning based on their reputation along with their accountability. According to The Picture Book of Devils, Demons and Witchcraft all seven sins are and should be represented by an animal and it’s color… (Lehner267). The sin Pride which is better known as ego stroking is represented as a horse.
The symbolization of a horse is described to be self- centered, beauty, and graceful. The symbolization of a horse is the same as human would view themselves in a sense of pride such as, growing up, we may learn to be vain by the examples of those around us, or especially if our parents and friends seem to love us more if we achieve. It's a fact of life that being talented, good-looking, wealthy, and so on will get us more attention and affection from those we have just met. The way the sin envy is represented is by and Wolfe which is and animal of threat or lack of trust. Envy was well represented in Spencer due to its moral connection with the spiritual symbol of a Wolfe. Corresponding to the human species envy such as wishing to have the grace to rejoice in someone else's achievement or good fortune as well as my own, I'll be far happier. This connects with the symbolization of a Wolfe by the characteristic of felling threatened, because you feel as if just because someone else has more or is better than you they seem to be a threat to you because you are lacking in a sense. Wrath, like envy, has a lot to do with what's wrong in our world. Now, communities do not have to be passive when they are wronged. But people may define themselves in terms of their individual or group hatreds. I've even heard while in college that people should define themselves in terms of their grievance-groups. Wrath is represented as and lion, which shows anger, fear, and pride. This is connected with the human species by showing that just because you may be defeated once or may times shows a weakness and angry which cause you to feel powerful because you can’t be defeated due to your wrong doings. The sin sloth was represented as an Asse. Sloth is defined as a lazy peasant which is also the symbolization of and Asse, which represents slowness or lack of effort. The gluttony is a sin of addiction, which is represented by a swine. A swine symbolizes greed and is also known as a pig. A swine is associated with human problems based on wanting too much of a certain thing rather it is harmful or not. In the 1980's pop psychology, everything was "addiction". However good a description of human misbehavior this might be, our world is full of people who are distracted from ordinary work, ordinary play, and ordinary friendship by preoccupations that take the balance out of life. Some things (alcohol, tobacco, cocaine, opiates) actually enslave the brain, so that one cannot be happy without them (Stain328). The last sin is lust. Lust is represented by a goat. Lust is lusting after or wanting something with a passion that does not belong to you.
Spencer’s personification representation accurately represents each sin with the use of animals based on their meanings throughout his introduction of the Seven Deadly Sins in The Faerie Queen, it should great symbolism of sin and its relationship to human species such as animals. He well documented each sin based on the characteristic of the animal (mainly Christianity definition).

Based on history written knowledge, Cardinal Sins better known as The Seven Deadly Sins were first written out by a Greek monastic theologian Evagrius of Pontus. It was later revised in the 6th century by Pope Gregory the Great. The Seven Deadly Sins is a major aspect to the religion of Christianity. Religion in the Middle Ages was exceedingly important and the central character to the lives of the people living in this time era. The Seven Deadly Sins are: pride, envy, anger, sadness, avarice, gluttony, and lust. These sins were ranked based upon the seriousness and degree from which they offended against love. The Seven Deadly Sins were mentioned in Spenser’s The Faerie Queen, with a twist. The twist in the play was each sin rode on the corresponding animal, with the use of personification. Based on the history of the Seven Deadly Sins each also has an animal that represent its meaning. But the question is does Spencer’s personification representation accurately represent each sin with the use of animals based on their meanings? Yes, based on descriptions and meanings giving by zoologist, and spiritual beliefs each animal represents their sin well.
Spenser personifies the seven deadly sins as people who are riding on corresponding animals that relate to the human species. Personifying and characterizing The Seven Deadly Sins as actual people with human traits is an image that Spenser chose to create. He may be one of the few writers to ever take on a challenge such as this. To be able to take something as so religious and common and turn it into a person-like form to create humor and seriousness at the same time. Spenser depicts each of the seven deadly sins, one as a queen and the other six are her unequal beasts, or counselors. Each of these seven sins holds importance to the book as well as holding true to the common form of literary and religious themes. Spenser takes each of these Seven Deadly Sins, Pride, Idleness, Gluttony, Lechery, Avarice, Envy and Wrath (Cantos 4) and turns them around into human-like forms. He gives them characteristics and lets their actions speak for their name and who they are. Such as Idleness being drowned in his sleep, Gluttony swallowing up the feast, Lechery longing for the lady he did not have, Avarice carrying gold and two iron coffers and so on. Each sin is also riding on a specific animal that spencer best find as fit such as Idleness on an Asse, Gluttony on an Swyne, Lechery on an Goat, Avarice on an Camel, Envy on an Wolfe, and Envy on a Lion all riding around the House of Pride.
The way zoologist define animals is based off basic characteristics, such as their body structure, climate, and what they eat. Each animal listed to represent the seven deadly sins are all simple and self-explanatory to its meaning based on their reputation along with their accountability. According to The Picture Book of Devils, Demons and Witchcraft all seven sins are and should be represented by an animal and it’s color… (Lehner267). The sin Pride which is better known as ego stroking is represented as a horse.
The symbolization of a horse is described to be self- centered, beauty, and graceful. The symbolization of a horse is the same as human would view themselves in a sense of pride such as, growing up, we may learn to be vain by the examples of those around us, or especially if our parents and friends seem to love us more if we achieve. It's a fact of life that being talented, good-looking, wealthy, and so on will get us more attention and affection from those we have just met. The way the sin envy is represented is by and Wolfe which is and animal of threat or lack of trust. Envy was well represented in Spencer due to its moral connection with the spiritual symbol of a Wolfe. Corresponding to the human species envy such as wishing to have the grace to rejoice in someone else's achievement or good fortune as well as my own, I'll be far happier. This connects with the symbolization of a Wolfe by the characteristic of felling threatened, because you feel as if just because someone else has more or is better than you they seem to be a threat to you because you are lacking in a sense. Wrath, like envy, has a lot to do with what's wrong in our world. Now, communities do not have to be passive when they are wronged. But people may define themselves in terms of their individual or group hatreds. I've even heard while in college that people should define themselves in terms of their grievance-groups. Wrath is represented as and lion, which shows anger, fear, and pride. This is connected with the human species by showing that just because you may be defeated once or may times shows a weakness and angry which cause you to feel powerful because you can’t be defeated due to your wrong doings. The sin sloth was represented as an Asse. Sloth is defined as a lazy peasant which is also the symbolization of and Asse, which represents slowness or lack of effort. The gluttony is a sin of addiction, which is represented by a swine. A swine symbolizes greed and is also known as a pig. A swine is associated with human problems based on wanting too much of a certain thing rather it is harmful or not. In the 1980's pop psychology, everything was "addiction". However good a description of human misbehavior this might be, our world is full of people who are distracted from ordinary work, ordinary play, and ordinary friendship by preoccupations that take the balance out of life. Some things (alcohol, tobacco, cocaine, opiates) actually enslave the brain, so that one cannot be happy without them (Stain328). The last sin is lust. Lust is represented by a goat. Lust is lusting after or wanting something with a passion that does not belong to you.
Spencer’s personification representation accurately represents each sin with the use of animals based on their meanings throughout his introduction of the Seven Deadly Sins in The Faerie Queen, it should great symbolism of sin and its relationship to human species such as animals. He well documented each sin based on the characteristic of the animal (mainly Christianity definition).