Disambiguation evidence for Conscience via surface form

"Conscience (Piers Plowman)"


As subject (41)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Conscience (Piers Plowman)".

Predicate Object
allegoricalRoleIn Piers Plowman
appearsIn Piers Plowman
associatedWithTheme morality
associatedWithTheme repentance
associatedWithTheme salvation
associatedWithTheme sin
createdBy William Langland
culturalContext medieval Christianity
didacticRole to instruct readers in right conduct
embodies God’s law written in the heart (allegorically)
genreOfWorkAppearedIn allegorical poem
guides Christian believers (allegorically)
guides the narrator
hasSymbolicStatus embodiment of inner moral law
influences the ethical choices of characters (allegorically)
instanceOf allegorical figure
instanceOf literary character
instanceOf moral guide
instanceOf personification
instanceOf spiritual guide
linkedTo Piers (the plowman) in the poem’s moral structure
literaryWorkLanguage Middle English
moralFunction to distinguish right from wrong
moralStance condemns deceit
moralStance condemns greed
moralStance condemns sloth
moralStance upholds truth
narrativeFunction to comment on social and religious abuses
opposes Sin (allegorical figures)
opposes corruption in the Church
opposes hypocrisy
portrayedAs a counselor
portrayedAs a moral teacher
relatedConcept Christian conscience
relatedConcept moral theology
represents Christian ethical teaching
represents inner sense of right and wrong
represents moral judgment
represents spiritual discernment
spiritualFunction to direct the soul toward God
workDateContext late 14th century English literature