Reverence and dehumanization of royalty are two sides of one coin

Evidence

We have arrived at the crux of the matter: a royal lady is a royal vagina. Along with the reverence and awe accorded to royal persons goes the conviction that the body of the monarch is public property. We are ready at any moment to rip away the veil of respect, and treat royal persons in an inhuman way, making them not more than us but less than us, not really human at all. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 1203

Categorization

• DEFINE: Names the mechanism by which veneration of royal bodies converts into their violation — helpful for understanding the whole essay’s argument.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 1203
• XREF: connects to: A monarch’s identity can be owned by those who embody it — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 698; Perceived majesty in rulers springs from their power, not their features.; Nobility could arise from recurring expectations rather than prior distinction — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 508

Broader Connections

• A monarch’s identity can be owned by those who embody it #complicates (0.75) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 698
• Perceived majesty in rulers springs from their power, not their features. #expands (0.75)
• Nobility could arise from recurring expectations rather than prior distinction #qualifies (0.72) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 508