1. Critique of their contemporary societies Flashcards
Finish the Pope’s quote: ‘Cast down…’
What does it suggests + context?
‘Cast down our footstool’
Pope is a tyrant
Foxe’s book of martyrs
What does the Pope say that resonates the Calvinist idea of predestination?
‘Though we would, we cannot err’
Ironic and highlights his presumed divinity
What does the Pope say in the rhetorical question about power?
‘Is not all power on earth bestowed upon us?’
How is Bruno punished?
Bruno shall ‘on a pile of faggots burn to death’
What does Bruno’s punishment remind us of?
The Marian burnings - over 300 Protestants
What does Lay believe in?
‘I believe in God, democracy and the company’
What is Lay deliberately?
‘Deliberately oblivious’
What does Lay say about a dead dog?
‘Once you bury a dead dog, you don’t dig it up to sniff it’
What are some of Lay’s best friends?
Politicians such as Bush Junior who calls Lay ‘Kenny Lay’
What is troubling about Lay’s end?
He never receives justice, dies of a heart attack three months before his scheduled sentencing of 10 counts of security fraud.
What does Lay say that they have to play with?
‘A deregulated state to play with’
