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To help you get started, a modern-spelling script of this play can be downloaded by clicking here. *** Performance numbers: 10 speaking roles The twenty-sixth pageant introduces Pontius ("Pounce") Pilate, the representative of Roman rule, and the high priests Annas and Caiaphas. The priests and their advisors present their arguments for the arrest of Jesus to Pilate, although these find little interest. It is only a late comment by a doctor that Jesus has declared himself to be a king - in defiance of Rome's authority - that catches Pilate's attention. The mechanics of the arrest are soon enabled by the arrival of Judas, presented with anti-Semitic imagery. Throughout the pageant is an undertone of market language, with Jesus presented as livestock to be bought and sold. The Cutlers, or knife-makers, were responsible for performing the pageant. *** The original script, in 15th Century Middle English, can be found here, courtesy of Prof. Clifford Davidson and the University of Rochester's TEAMS Middle English Text Series. |
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