Holy Willie
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Holy Willie is a self-righteous, hypocritical Calvinist elder from Robert Burns’s satirical poem “Holy Willie’s Prayer,” embodying religious bigotry and moral duplicity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ satirical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Holy Willie's Prayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
abuse of religious authority
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hypocrisy ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ religious intolerance ⓘ self-deception ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardOthers | condemning ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardSin |
harsh toward others' sins
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lenient toward his own sins ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
hypocritical
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judgmental ⓘ sanctimonious ⓘ self-righteous ⓘ |
| createdBy | Robert Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | 18th-century Scotland ⓘ |
| embodies |
moral duplicity
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religious bigotry ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | imaginary person ⓘ |
| genreContext | Scottish satirical poetry ⓘ |
| languageContext | Scots dialect ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
caricature of self-righteous piety
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critique of Calvinist predestination ⓘ satire of religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
| medium | verse ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally corrupt ⓘ |
| moralContrastWith | Burns's ideal of sincere religion ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | dramatic monologue ⓘ |
| nationalLiteraryContext | Scottish literature ⓘ |
| opposes | genuine Christian humility ⓘ |
| prayerAddressedTo | God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Calvinism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInChurch | elder ⓘ |
| selfPerception | elect of God ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Pharisaical religion
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narrow religious bigotry ⓘ |
| usedByAuthorTo |
criticize rigid Calvinism
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expose religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
| workTypeContext | poem ⓘ |
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