The Kindly Ones

2002





Seven Deadly Sins



      As Madeleine Fawcett remarks in her paper in this section, "One of the most memorable scenes occurs in the sixth volume of A Dance to the Music of Time. Nick Jenkins, Isobel, Hugh Moreland, Matilda, Anne Umfraville, Betty Templer, and Peter Templer decide to pose in tableaux and have Sir Magnus Donners photograph them. The chosen themes are the Seven Deadly Sins: Sloth, Pride, Gluttony, Envy, Anger, Avarice, and Lust."

      Our class decided to re-enact the tableaux of the Deadly Sins. I played Sir Magnus Donners, who functions as host and photographer, and who does not act out a sin. In her paper Madeleine seems to believe that Sir Magnus embodies too many sins to be relegated to only one. Perhaps she is correct; in any case, I - like Sir Magnus - remained behind the camera, my sins out of view. Below is our photo album:



Anger

Doug is Wrath


Avarice

Madeleine is Avarice


Envy

Kate is Envy


Gluttony

Will is Gluttony


Lust

Zachery is Lust


Pride

Gauri is Pride


Sloth

Ash is Sloth




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