In Robert Browning's "The Bishop Orders His Tomb at Saint Praxed's Church," the Bishop is o his death bed and is demanding that his sons start preparing his extravagant tomb. ... The Bishop's attitude at the beginning portrays him as selfish and greedy. ... Gandolf was the Bishop previous to the one telling the story, and ultimately the reason behind the Bishops competitive attitude. Throughout the entire story, Gandolf is a character that feeds the Bishop's greediness and motivation to posses a more extravagant tomb and to be the Bishop that would be remembered more. G...

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