How does Michael Mompellion misuse power in the Year of Wonders?

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Michael Mompellion is Eyam’s vicar, an Anglican preacher who was appointed to the position after Charles II returned to England and ousted the Puritan clergy. In a town that is too small to have any governmental organization, he’s also the unofficial leader, especially once the plague breaks out and the local gentry flee. Mompellion is generally liberal and altruistic: he combats superstition among the townsfolk, disdains the nobility for their greed and selfishness, and embraces modern ideas like class equality and a scientific approach to problems like the plague. He’s also highly charismatic: he convinces the town to voluntarily quarantine itself, and only his strong leadership prevents people from completely succumbing to panic during the plague. His firm leadership and generous behavior make him an inspiration to Anna. However, after his wife Elinor is killed, he suffers a breakdown and loses the faith in God that has sustained him spiritually and guided his actions. Moreover, after sleeping with Anna (an act that ultimately leads to Anna bearing a child), he reveals to Anna that because Elinor had long ago sinned by having a premarital affair that led to an abortion, throughout their marriage he imposed a bizarre penance on both of them by refusing to ever have sexual relations with his wife. This admission causes Anna to repudiate him and shows that he (as well as the supposedly Christian values he promotes) is far less rational and progressive than Anna once thought. By the end of the novel, it is Mompellion who is inspired by Anna, as he sees her devotion to helping others despite her lack of religious faith to be a model for how he too should try to live.

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