A Passion play is a dramatic presentation depicting the Passion of Jesus Christ: his trial, suffering and death. It is a traditional part of Lent in several Christian denominations, particularly in Catholic tradition.
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“The passion to condense from book to book
Unbroken wisdom in a single look,
Though we know well that when this fix the head,
The minds immortal, but the man is dead.”
—Yvor Winters (19001968)
“But popular rage,
Hysterica passio dragged this quarry down.
None shared our guilt; nor did we play a part
Upon a painted stage when we devoured his heart.”
—William Butler Yeats (18651939)
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