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Marjorie and the Holy Fool in the Middle Ages
There's a possibility actually that Marjorie is hamming up some of that in order to validate herself even more which sounds like a contradiction in terms but if we follow through has a logic. The idea of the holy fool is quite important in the Middle Ages that the more sort of the more you're mistreated on earth as a representative of God the richer your rewards will be in heaven. So there's almost a sense that by that there are so many people in Marjorie's book that seem really outrageous that irritated by her and treat her quite badly That is sort of her doing almost kind of a purgatory on earth.
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