The Second Shepherds' Play

The Second Shepherds’ Play is renowned medieval mystery play, which is contained in the unique manuscript of the Wakefield Cycle. The plays within the manuscript coarsely follow the chronology of the Bible, and so were thought to be a cycle. This play gained its name, because it instantly shadows another nativity play involving shepherds. Some would even say that the second play is a modification of the first. However, in both plays it becomes vibrant that Christ is coming to Earth to convert

and the Second Shepherds Play are immensely different. Although, Beowulf and the Second Shepherds Play have different story lines, different plots, and even different time periods, they both seem to have a vital similarity in the relation of their Christian views. In the play Beowulf there are many elements of religious philosophies. For example, Beowulf survives from the protection of God; Grendel is a descendant of Cain, and the comparison of the great flood. In the Second Shepherds Play the religious

fast clergy doctrine, begrudged to wait out their bondage by conception until release by cessation. As a diversion from daily ails and renew religious fervor, guilds present mystery plays, bible-based skits determined to capture an audience from hardened, uneducated workers. In the mystery play, The Second Shepherds' Play, The Wakefield Master proclaims in three variations the qualities of Christ to analyze and critique traditional class hierarchy, thereby challenging early Britain's warrior-estate

them as you should use material goods, in a charitable way. If you have a few talents, you must invest them wisely as well. Even if you have only one talent, you must invest it wisely and do good in the world with that talent.In an important way, the play Everyman demonstrates the ways in which a person who does have talents (Good Deeds that are trapped in the ground) wastes them, like the servant who buries his one talent in the ground and is cast into the dark, the "place of wailing and grinding

you should use material goods, in a charitable way. If you have a few talents, you must invest them wisely as well. Even if you have only one talent, you must invest it wisely and do good in the world with that talent.<br><br>In an important way, the play Everyman demonstrates the ways in which a person who does have talents (Good Deeds that are trapped in the ground) wastes them, like the servant who buries his one talent in the ground and is cast into the dark, the "place of wailing and grinding of

Anachronism within The Shepherds’ Second Play, Marriage of Mary and Joseph, and Joseph’s Doubt, allows characters traditionally given secondary roles in the presences of Mary and the Christ-child to be brought to the forefront and portrayed as relatable figures. This is done to emphasize different aspects of the narratives such as the common man’s ability to be virtuous,. The presence of anachronism helps solidify that relatability. Anachronistic language, present throughout the plays, allows the religious

In order to convey that life in heaven makes up for earthly suffering, the Second Shepherds’ Play employs the use of emblematic elements. At the top of the show, the shepherds are in a field, meaning there are little to none scenic requirements. Starting the action with a blank slate allows for the upcoming symbols to hold more weight. After the shepherds speak their soliloquies, Mak enters disguised with a cloak; the cloak symbolizes how sin can be disguised in many forms. Mak’s trickery emphasizes

and conclusions found within historical British plays, in particularly the plays of Everyman, The Second Shepherds’ Play, Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, and Marlowe’s The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus. These plays reflect many of their times’ heated topics and concerns. While the endings to each of these plays significantly contrast, the themes within each play fully prepare audiences for the ending to which will be further explained. Of these plays, Everyman and Doctor Faustus are perhaps the

Everyman and The Second Shepherd’s Play reminds the readers that doing good things are necessary. Both of these plays are mysterious plays and are connected with religious purposes but put both plays display the methods differently. No one in the world is perfect everyone sins, and these plays express that worrying about materialistic things are not important but by doing good deeds. That by not worrying about materialistic things that we are capable of doing good. In the play Everyman he believe

The Second Shepherd’s Play is a Wakefield cycle play written during the 15th century. The play is set in Bethlehem and is based on the birth of Jesus Christ told from the perspective of the shepherds attending their flock. During the Middle Ages, cycle plays were popular because they allowed the plays to be performed from town-to-town. This was important because people could not read and Bibles were so expensive. Cycle plays allowed Christians to learn about key elements pertaining to Jesus Christ