In Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables," Bishop Myriel transforms Jean Valjean, a convict, through acts of compassion and forgiveness. After Valjean steals from him, the Bishop not only forgives him but also gifts him silver, urging him to use it to become a better man. This act of kindness inspires Valjean to seek redemption and embrace a life of virtue, illustrating the profound impact of mercy and grace on personal transformation. Ultimately, the Bishop's belief in Valjean's potential ignites his journey toward becoming a moral and selfless individual.
convict unlike bishop, he is a common man who has changed into beast because of the difficult faces of life he has seen yet. But after seeing bishops kindness towards him his sole got changed once more and he became human, just because of bishops kindness towards him.
The convict knew the other man.
The Bishop's Man was created in 2009-08.
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The play is based on the theme that criminals are not born but circumstances turn a person into a criminal. The convict stole money because his wife was sick and dying. The play also highlights the theme of compassion which can reform even a hard earned criminal. The convict was treated like an animal in the prison but the benevolence of the Bishop turned the beast back into a man. Therefore, it is love and compassion that can reform a person, not violence.
He met another man who looked like the convict except he wore a hat.
Pip describes the convict as a "terrible" and "bloody-minded" man, with his mouth all torn and bleeding. He is somewhat repulsed and scared by the man's rough appearance and demeanor.
con man
convict unlike bishop, he is a common man who has changed into beast because of the difficult faces of life he has seen yet. But after seeing bishops kindness towards him his sole got changed once more and he became human, just because of bishops kindness towards him.
It means that the man is still considered a bishop but is retired from regular Church service. A new man is now the bishop of his former diocese.
the moral is that one man's kindness can change the wrong feelings of the other and can really make him kind too.
the man is callled john bishop :)