Use of Evilness in The Name of the Rose Knowledge is often looked at as being a good thing or something to hold dear. In The Name of the Rose this proves to be a completely different case. This is because the monastery sets the standard of living for some monks to be in higher forms than others. The lower forms are simply translators and, as stated by the church, should not be knowledgeable over …showed first 75 words of 749 total…

…showed last 75 words of 749 total…that classical learning, which was considered evil, was the only true way to leave the already evil library. The library was considered evil and was put forth as being evil. Many would argue that it was, but as shown by many cases and by the simple use of classical teachings, the library could have only been evil to the ones who thought it to be. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** The Name of the Rose by Umberto Echo