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This document is an analysis of a biblical play. It discusses the significance of numbers, the play's audience, and the historical context. It also raises questions about the adaptations of biblical material for dramatic purposes in the Easter plays.
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Mary TT6 tut - This is not - The audience of Osterspiele is everyone from the town/ the rets of the texts were for courtly audience - “Eya” - put an exclamation mark after to mark it as ‘ah!’ rather than ‘ah.’ - Keep it the same - When a word is repeated...
Mary TT6 tut - This is not - The audience of Osterspiele is everyone from the town/ the rets of the texts were for courtly audience - “Eya” - put an exclamation mark after to mark it as ‘ah!’ rather than ‘ah.’ - Keep it the same - When a word is repeated keep one trabslationa - “On which it hung” - l328 - Playing on the standard imagery of the apple - in Genesis it doesnt specifically say it is an apple - Numerology - Significance of numbers - Jesus was 33 when he was crucified - 3 = holy trinity - 7 - also a significant number in the bible that appears in the bible - Worth noting when one of these numbers are mentioned - The last thing JEsus sings in lationg repeats 3 times in the passage - Careful - in the play harrowing of hell happens after resurrection - Makes more dramatic sense to put the resurrection before the harrowing of hell - spread out dramatic scenes - Also in drama the time scale is compressed - Seems like an obvious point but part of contextualisation by referring t it as Harrowing of Hell - Collective literacy - a lot of people would have known someone who could read but couldn't read themselves - People would learn about the bible in theatre often - Stained glass windows had stories on them in Church - Wall paintings in Church - They would see pictures of bible segments - Sometimes judgey ones - You cna speak of suspense - this is like a pantomime for medieval audience - They know what will happen but not every detail - Keep religious edication purpose in mind - Why did adam and Eve tell Jesus what they did when he clearly knows - Also idea of confession - Jesus gives them a chance to confess - Gospel of Matthew (ch5??) - desiring to sin is just as bad as committing the sin - Adultery of the heart - This is why as soon as Eve touches the apple everything goes down - Jeuss is called the father- God should be the father - Joining of three - joining of the holy trinity - Lucifer is the boss - satan is his vassal - P.34 - 1391 - when the play was written - Western Scizm/ schism / scism - 2 popes were elected - One pope had his court is Rome, and the other in Avignon - “Bosen Rat” from passage - parallel with p.34 l.393 working “bosen Rat” - - - - - think abt flyers we see in restocking of hell - What historic context do they bring us/ appear - Look at what they've done wrong - Think abt this for essay - Essay for week 8 - Discuss the adaptation of biblical material for dramatic purposes in the easter plays - TALK ABT MURI TOO Think abt (opptional) - The Macartal scene - When the women brought spices to annoy the body - this is spun out in the play - The guards - what are the motivations of the people there in play vs bible - Portrayal of Mary Magdalen - Bear in mind MM is not referred to as a reformed prostitute in the bible - Think about doubting Thomas episode For commentaries - aim for 1500 words