Piers Plowman
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Prologue
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Passus IV
Passus V
Passus VI
Passus VII
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Passus IX
Passus X
Passus XI
Passus XII
Passus XIII
Passus XIV
Passus XV
Passus XVI
Passus XVII
Passus XVIII
Passus XIX
Passus XX
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Love
Corruption
Penance and Repentance
Good Works and Salvation
Social Hierarchy, Community, and Selfishness
Labor vs. Idleness
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Characters
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Will
Piers Plowman
Conscience
Christ / Jesus
Friar Flatterer
Truth
Samaritan
King
Meed
Simony
Wrong
Lecher
Covetousness
Grace
Hunger
Anima
Knight
Parnel Proud-Heart
Trajan
Master of Divinity
Hawkin
Faith
Hope
Peace
Lucifer
Satan
Devil
Patience
Symbols
All Symbols
Field Full of Folk
Cat
Castle on the Hill
Dungeon in the Valley
Hawkin’s Coat
Tree
Three Wooden Poles
Hand
Four Oxen
Four Horses
Two Harrows
Four types of seeds
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Prologue
Passus I
Passus II
Passus III
Passus IV
Passus V
Passus VI
Passus VII
Passus VIII
Passus IX
Passus X
Passus XI
Passus XII
Passus XIII
Passus XIV
Passus XV
Passus XVI
Passus XVII
Passus XVIII
Passus XIX
Passus XX
Themes
All Themes
Love
Corruption
Penance and Repentance
Good Works and Salvation
Social Hierarchy, Community, and Selfishness
Labor vs. Idleness
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Will
Piers Plowman
Conscience
Christ / Jesus
Friar Flatterer
Truth
Samaritan
King
Meed
Simony
Wrong
Lecher
Covetousness
Grace
Hunger
Anima
Knight
Parnel Proud-Heart
Trajan
Master of Divinity
Hawkin
Faith
Hope
Peace
Lucifer
Satan
Devil
Patience
Symbols
All Symbols
Field Full of Folk
Cat
Castle on the Hill
Dungeon in the Valley
Hawkin’s Coat
Tree
Three Wooden Poles
Hand
Four Oxen
Four Horses
Two Harrows
Four types of seeds
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