![]() ![]() ![]() Bullying the Disabled: Judas's mean-spiritedness is established when he teases John for his stutter.Bothering by the Book: During the court scene, Nicodemus the Pharisee and Joseph of Arimethea (who are followers of Jesus, but too afraid to declare openly for him), do their best to defend Jesus by insisting on everything being done per the letter of the law and pointing out every time Caiphas tries to wrest the evidence or break the rules.However, she studied The Four Gospels directly in the Greek and followed them very closely, so that in some places her dialogue is actually closer to the original text than the KJV is. The plays of course adapt the stories straight out of The Bible, but Sayers refused (unlike most previous religious dramas had done) to simply take the wording from the King James Version and call it a day, believing that to be poor workmanship. Anachronism Stew: Deliberately invoked: "The general effect aimed at has been rather that of a Renaissance painting, where figures in their modern habits mingle familiarly with others whose dress and behaviour are sufficiently orientalised to give a flavour of the time and place and conform with the requirements of the story.".All There in the Manual: Each play comes with very detailed performance notes in which Sayers explains her creative choices, explains her interpretation of the characters and their motivations, and suggests ways to present the drama most effectively.
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