Anchoresses were cautioned by the author that they should "love your window as little as you possibly can"(Ackerman). ... The maid could cook, clean, tend a garden, run errands, and bring back important news from town. ... In the seventh section of the "Ancrene Riwle" the subject is that of the love of God. ... The clear analogy of the anchoress as the bride of Christ is laid out, and the goal of Holy love directed as the ultimate goal of an anchoress. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate