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This 5 page paper examines this fifteenth century play. The author's intent is contemplated. A synopsis of the plot is included. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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of Mary and Joseph and animals accompany the scene. The wise men are dressed to the nines and the precious gifts they carry are oft promptly displayed. The shepherds too
play their part, but are often not central to the story and are certainly not as important as Jesus, Mary and Joseph. The Wakefield Master, who lived in the Middle
Ages, changed that and did render the shepherds quite relevant. The Second Shepherds Play was composed during the 1400s by someone known as "The Wakefield Master" ("Santa Fe" PG). In
fact, as many as five or six plays--not just the Second Shepherds Play--have been attributed to this hypothetical single author who took that title (Dwyer PG). The exact number
of plays written is not known and there is some dispute about that (PG). Some contend there are as little as four or as many as ten (PG).
In terms of plays where the subject matter is related to the adoration of the Christ child by shepherds, only The Second Shepherds Play is attributed
to the Wakefield master (Dwyer PG). The Second Shepherds Play is the most well known and intensely studied work of its type (PG). It has been considered of a
high caliber for semitone to come out of the medieval era and it may best be understood within the environment in which it was written (PG). That is, it is
best comprehended within the confines of the pageant wagon stage (PG). Some critics suggest that the "The First Shepherds Play" was a rough draft of the second, and many scholars
add that the second is superior (PG). "The Second Shepherds Play" is a comedy that is based on the biblical Christmas story as contained in Luke 2:8-18 ("Santa Fe" PG).
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