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Dramatis Personae

  • Imperator, Tiberius Caesar
  • Serabyl, his scribe
  • Provost
  • Syrus, lord of Magdalene castle
  • his children:
  • Lazarus
  • Mary Magdalene
  • Martha
  • Nuncius, messenger to Caesar
  • Herod, lord of Jerusalem
  • Primus Philosopher
  • Secundus Philosopher
  • Primus Miles (soldier)
  • Secundus Miles (soldier)
  • Pilate, judge in Jerusalem
  • Primus Sergeant
  • Secundus Sergeant
  • World
  • Pride
  • Covetise
  • Flesh
  • Lechery (Luxuria)
  • Gluttony
  • Sloth
  • Devil (Satan; Diabolus)
  • Wrath
  • Envy
  • Sensuality, messenger to World
  • Bad Angel (Spiritus Maligni)
  • Taverner
  • Curiosity, a gallant
  • Symond Leper
  • Good Angel
  • Jesus
  • Two Devils, Belfagour and Belzabub
  • Two Soldiers, attendant upon Lazarus
  • Disciples
  • A Jew
  • King (Rex) of Marseilles
  • Queen (Regina) of Marseilles
  • Mary Jacobe
  • Mary Salome
  • Two Angels, at Christ’s tomb
  • Peter, the disciple
  • John, the disciple
  • Presbyter, a heathen priest
  • Clericus, his Boy
  • Nuncius, Pilate’s messenger
  • Mary’s Disciple
  • Angel, called Raphael
  • Shipman, or Nauta and Master
  • Grobbe, his Boy
  • Two Angels, attendant upon Mary Magdalene and Jesus
  • Priest, a hermit