The York Play of the Crucifixion

1425

-written during the climax of the mystery cycle-a sequence of the passion and suffering of Christ-happened in York and Chester in -ended when Elizabeth took over because they were identified as part of the Catholic Church-last mystery play performed in 1569

-focus on the soldiers side of things-makes clear they are not monsters, which makes it even more scary

an element of realism because it shows how innocent the soldiers must've been

-imperfect rhyming, but rhyming with each other wihout pause-very short lines, never more than three in a row-

-in 12 line stanza-8 stressed in first 8 lines-6 stresses in last 4 lines-jesus get's two whole stanza's entirely for speech