The Praise of Folly | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

The Road from Italy to England - This is where Erasmus wrote The Praise of Folly.

Folly's Platform - The is where Folly makes her speech.

The Fortunate Isles - This is where Folly was born and raised by her parents and attendants.

Pleasure - This accompanies some forms of madness.

Divinity - This is a part of Folly's nature, because Folly makes good things possible and is worshiped by all, whether they realize it or not.

Wisdom - According to the narrator, this is knowledge that men cannot and should not have.