Allegory In The Seventh Seal

The Seventh Seal The infamous movie The Seventh Seal tells a tale of of a knight named Antonius Block and his squire Jons who are returning from the Crusades back to their home country of Sweden, where the black plague has struck. There Block is confronted by Death and convinces him to play a game of chess to delay his death in hopes of doing one meaningful deed before dying. The movie opens up with quotes from The Revelations which informs the audience that religion and the idea of God is involved with the film. Throughout the entire film of The Seventh Seal it is evident that the main issue and theme of the movie is what role God plays in our society and in our hearts. The director does an excellent job of using the movie as an allegory for the different position that God holds for different people. For example, there is Joseph who is completely immersed in the belief of God, then Jons who doesn't believe in God, and finally Antonius Block who is constantly doubting Gods existence but wants to believe in something.
In accordance with this would be the scene where Block is drinking the milk and eating strawberries, this is a metaphor for the Eucharist. Block sees how much Joseph and Mary enjoy their meal so and wishes to indulge himself. However, this is the only instance in which Block gets to enjoy their peaceful existence. Another example of how symbolism is portrayed in this film is by the game of chess that Block plays with Death, which is symbolic in the fact that it shows us that people are always trying to avoid death at all costs no matter what their religious belief. The Seventh Seal in relation to some other famous literature is very similar in a number of different