While Shepherds Watched

Episode 55The Second Shepherds play is considered the best of the medieval cycle plays. In this episode I take a look at not only the second shepherds play, but the first play as well, which is often overlooked.Why are there two shepherd's plays in this cycle?The plot and characters in the first playThe plot and charaters in the second playThe similarities and differences between the playsWhat the plays say about the social conditions of the timeThe Wakefield Master, author go the playsSupport the podcast here:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.patreon.com/thoetpwww.ko-fi.com/thoetpThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy