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A Vision of Judgment explained
A satirical vision of the Last Judgment where the dead are resurrected and judged, revealing the absurdity and hypocrisy of human pretensions and divine justice.
What happens
A satirical vision of the Last Judgment where the dead are resurrected and judged, revealing the absurdity and hypocrisy of human pretensions and divine justice.
Themes in this chapter
Artifice vs. Authenticity
The judgment exposes the artificiality of human social roles and pretensions, contrasting them with the raw truth of the soul.
Characters to notice
- Mr. Bessel
Present as one of the resurrected dead, experiencing the judgment.
- Gottfried Plattner
Present as one of the resurrected dead, experiencing the judgment.
Key passages
“The dead were all raised, and the judgment began.”
All the dead were resurrected, and the process of judgment commenced.
Opening of the vision.