Sunday, January 4, 2009

When Anne Boleyn succceded in fully seducing Henry the eighth, she did somthing ethical. "Anne refused to bed with the King, despite his pleading, until they were married" (Denny 104) It was as if Anne didn't want to encroach on Catherine of Aragon's territory until she was gotten rid of. So in some ways, it was an ethical decision, and in some ways, it was not. She did get rid of the queen, but Catherine was divorced with "a bit of grace but with very little pride intact" (Denny 135) So Catherine is portrayed as the victim. But really, the both were victims. Although Anne had the king's heart, Catherine had the peoples' hearts. With all this hatred, is it suprising that Anne made some unethical decisions along the way?

1 comment:

Vivian H said...

Wait, wait, wait. So are you saying that when Anne refused to have sex before marriage that it was ethical because she waited or not because she caused the divorce of Catherine and Henry? I'm getting mixed up...