Bondage and Freeing from Bondage in the Corpus Christi Plays

Abraham and Isaac actions of bondage allegory Atonement Betrayal biblical binding of Christ binding of Isaac bondage and freeing bound bynde Caiaphas Called Corpus Christi Castell of Perseverance Christ's bondage Christian Church command Consolatores Cornish Corpus Christi drama Corpus Christi plays Coventriae Passion Play Cross Crucifixion cycles death Descensus devil disciples doctrine dramatic dramatists E. K. Chambers episodes Ffor figural fourteenth century freeing from bondage God's Harrowing of Hell Harrowing plays haue Humanum Genus Irenaeus Isaac plays Jesus Jews Kolve lamb London loosing from bonds loosing of Lazarus Lord Ludus Coventriae Ludus Coventriae Passion manuscript medieval audiences Medieval Theatre mercy metaphor Passion Play patriarchs and prophets penance Pilate play's presented Raising of Lazarus ransom theory religious Reproduced Sacrifice of Isaac Satan Saviour's scaffold scene schal significance sins souls stage direction synne tells Testament thou tomb tortores Towneley play typology victory visual York and Towneley þat