Image Of Mary In Mary Kempe's Book I

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The next image of Mary is in the chapter 70 of her Book I. Kempe prays to Jesus and Mary for the recovery of her sick and dying friend, Master Allan of Lynn. Kempe addresses Mary as “gloriows Quen of Mercy” and reminds Mary of Master Allan’s preaching on Mary: those who have Mary as a friend are really blessed because when Mary prays, all the company of heaven prays with her (Windeatt 317). Thus, Mary is here portrayed as a Glorious Queen of Mercy whom one can benefit from as a friend: she is most certainly crowned in heaven (being a Queen) and all supported by all the company of heaven in her prayer.

The Virgin Mary is also unequalled in terms of beauty. Kempe says her Lady (the Virgin Mary) is a “flower” (Windeatt 427). Since she is compared …show more content…

“ ‘Dowtyr, I am thy modyr, thy lady, and thy maystress, for to teche the in al wyse how thu shcalt plese God best.’ She tawt this creatur [Kempe] and informyd hir so wondyrfully...the matters wer so hy and so holy... (Windeatt 134)” Mary’ s role is to teach how to content God and to instruct spiritual and holy …show more content…

In Margery Kempe’ s visions, Kempe herself is the protagonist who attempts to comfort the Virgin Mary after Jesus Christ’s burial by bringing her a “cawdel ” she prepared for her to drink. Kempe asks her to stop sorrowing but Mary claims that she has all the reason to sorrow since, not only is she the only woman in the world who has given birth to the best child, but no son in the world has been sweeter to his mother except her son (see Windeatt 352). Kempe emphasizes here Mary’s veneration for her son: Jesus is not only incomparable (to all children) but is also good to his mother. Mary feels worthless without her son. The virtues of Mary’s son become the reasons for her own virtues: she could not be the most proud and luckiest mother without such a special son. Her son’s virtues become, in turn, the reasons his death is a great loss for

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