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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“My own brain is to me the most unaccountable of machineryalways buzzing, humming, soaring roaring diving, and then buried in mud. And why? Whats this passion for?”
—Virginia Woolf (18821941)
“Quince. Marry, our play is The most lamentable comedy and most cruel death of Pyramus and Thisbe.
Bottom. A very good piece of work, I assure you, and a merry.”
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