About the Author A medieval English Franciscan whose name we do not know told this tale of a superficial attraction which led to the fall of a man and his wife together. In the Middle Ages preachers sometimes drew on books of exempla, moral tales that were suitably exciting but ended with a lesson that would reinforce the subject of the sermon. In this case, the friar encouraged married people to grow in virtue together – you never knew what tomorrow might bring.
The Tale of a Cursed Marriage
The Tale of a Cursed Marriage
The Tale of a Cursed Marriage
About the Author A medieval English Franciscan whose name we do not know told this tale of a superficial attraction which led to the fall of a man and his wife together. In the Middle Ages preachers sometimes drew on books of exempla, moral tales that were suitably exciting but ended with a lesson that would reinforce the subject of the sermon. In this case, the friar encouraged married people to grow in virtue together – you never knew what tomorrow might bring.