The uncle and brothers of Arnaud du Tihl, the imposter of Martin were ashamed as he had brought dishonor upon his family, as like Bertrande who has brought shame upon the Guerre household. ... However, from the first entrance of the soldier, we are aware of the outcome, as we immediately establish his identity as being the true Martin Guerre. ... During Martin's absence Bertrande along with other family members at times doubted Arnaud true identity however were sometimes willing to "continue to be deceived" as it would benefit the majority. ... The years that were full of lies and dec...

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"A priest should be free from all worldly desires and think of nothing but heavenly things. ... He thinks that we humans have been composed in such a way that "reason [is confined] to a narrow corner of the brain and all the rest of the body [is left] to our passions" (Radice, electronic version). ... Erasmus believed that any man led on by his desires and passions could not possibly do any good to society because they were not reasonable or wise, and were only slaves of folly. ... He straight conceives all that sink of his whole life quite cleansed so many perjuries, so many lusts, so many de...

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