Hrotsvitha Plays by Ashlyn https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb en-us 2016-10-18 15:09:33 UTC 2017-10-16 17:27:29 UTC hello@padlet.com Dulcitius Characters ashlynanarchy https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/131506998
  •  THE EMPEROR DIOCLETIAN- faithful to the Roman gods 
  • AGAPE- Christian sister, the oldest
  •   CHIONIA- the middle sister 
  •  IRENA-  The youngest of the sisters 
  •   DULCITIUS - The Governor of Thessalonica, falls in love with the sisters, is a fool. 
  •   SOLDIERS
  •  SISINNIUS- Count how is given the duty of executing the sisters. 
  • WIFE TO DULCITIUS 
  • Ushers of the Imperial Palace 
    •  Ladies-in-Waiting on the Wife of Dulcitius  
    ]]>     2016-10-18 15:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/131506998     Dulcitius Summary ashlynanarchy https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/131507503 Three sisters are on trial before the emperor, who commands the sisters to denounce their Christian faith.  When they refuse he throws them into the dungeon “to be examined by governor Dulcitius”. Dulcitius lays eyes upon the girls and  becomes hopelessly enamored by them. He wishes to win their affections, but is informed by a soldier that they despise flattery and will resist because their faith is too strong. Dulcitius then comes up with another method to win them over: TORTURE. He locks them in a room leading out of the passageway where they store pots and pan in order to be able to visit them more often. Later that night the girls are heard signing hymns, Dulcitius and his soldiers go to investigate. He enters the room. The girls pray for protection and then peer through a crack in the door. They see Dulcitius kissing pots and pans because he believes that they are the girls. His skin and clothes become black from soot. He leaves. He enters back into the main corridor with his men, who see him and believe his is possessed by the devil and run away, saying it sounds like their master but it can’t be because of how he looks. Dulcitius goes to the palace to tell them about how he’s been greatly insulted. When he reaches the palace the ushers think he’s a monster and beat him to stop him from going any further. 
    Dulcitius, confused as to why he is being treated like a monster decides to go find his wife because he knows she will be truthful with him. His wife asks if the “Christ worshipers” have put a spell on him. He claims they just made a fool out of him, so to get even they must be humiliated as well. He orders them to be stripped naked in public. The soldiers ordered to strip them can not get their clothes off because they “cling to their bodies like their own skin”. During this Dulcitius will not wake up, so the soldiers go to the Emperor to tell him what has happened. The Emperor angered by how Dulcitius was insulted as well as the girls mocking their gods orders Count Sisinnius to execute them. Before the execution Sisinnius orders the men to keep Irena back and separate her from her sisters because she may be “more easily influenced” than her sisters since she is the youngest. The soldiers bring Agape and Chionia to Sisinnius who tells them to take his advice and sacrifice to the gods.  Agape says they only praise the one true God. Sisinnius tells them that worshiping that God is prohibited and he has been ordered to execute them if they do not comply. Chionia tells him that they should just execute the two of them. While the soldiers are building the pyre to burn the girls alive they pray that their souls will leave their bodies to be with god in heaven. When they throw the girls into the fire their souls leave, but their bodies are untouched by the flames.  Irena is then shown the bodies of her sisters and told to heed it as a warning, but she says she wishes to follow their example and she will not yield to them. Sisinnius threatens to send her to a brothel so her body can suffer, and she sasses him again claiming she is not afraid and would rather her body suffer instead of her soul. The soldiers take her away to a brothel, but return minutes later short of breath to tell Sisinnius that she is on the mountain. They tell Sisinnius that two young strangers came up to them to say that they have received orders to take her to the mountains instead of the brothel. They looks like higher ranked officials who told them to tell Sisinnius what they saw. They all go to the mountain to find out who tricked them all. Once at the mountain Sisinnius and his men can not find a path to the top where Irena stands claiming it is another curse she cast upon them. He orders his men to shoot her with arrows. She is struck and in death speaks of how she is not afraid for she will join her sisters in heaven while Sisinnius will be damned to hell. END. ]]>     2016-10-18 15:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/131507503     About the Author  ashlynanarchy https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/131508532 Hrotsvitha (Rose-vee-tuh) was a German dramatist and poet. She wrote in Latin and is considered by some to be the first person since antiquity (another word for “classical era”) to compose drama in the Latin West. Her name in Old Saxon means “strong honour” and it’s been spelled in a lot of different ways: Hrosvite, Hroswitha, Hroswithe, Rhotswitha, Roswit and is modernized as Roswitha.We don’t know much detail about her life except that at some point she did join a nunnery. We don’t know her exact birth or death dates, but in her historical poem, “Carmen de Primordiis Coenobii Gandersheimensis”, she tells us that she entered the world a long while after the death of Otto (the father of Henry the Saxon), which occurred in 912.

    The Authenticity of her works had been questioned due to a lack of patterns among the writing styles. Her work was divided into three books: the Liber Primus, Liber Secunus, and Liber Tertius. (Basically, Books 1, 2, and 3.) Her works fell under the categories of legends, comedies, and plays.

    ]]>     2016-10-18 15:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/131508532     Play comparisons ashlynanarchy https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/131509441 Dulcitius and Paphutius Comparison

    -Both plays had characters faithful in Christianity

    -Both plays had one male character who wanted to convert at least one female character to their ways. The difference being in Dulctius, the character wanted the girls to turn away from Christianity and in Paphutius the character wanted the women to turn towards it.

    -Both plays had female characters who were locked up by choice.

    ]]>     2016-10-18 15:18:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/131509441     Dulcitius Themes ashlynanarchy https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/131514953 - conflict of religion
    - divine justice 
    -  weakness of the flesh 
    - men vs women]]>     2016-10-18 15:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/131514953     Paphnutius Synopsis  zanyzach13 https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/131664916 -Play opens with Paphnutius and his disciples. 
    -Disciples question Paphnutius about his  gloominess to which he replies that Man has "injured" God. 
    -Paphnutius begins long-winded philosophical speech 
    -FINALLY Paphnutius reveals why he is sad. There is a woman starting trouble in the neighborhood (Thais the Harlot ).
    -She is a sought after lover from both high and low standings and SHE MUST BE STOPPED. 
    -Plan is devised for Paphnutius to dress up and go to her house to convert her. 
    -Paphnutius runs into some fellas who believe his disguise and point him to her house. 
    -He convinces her to let him in to which he rips his disguise off and convinces her to give up such a sinful life. 
    -She agrees rather quickly, burns her stuff, denounces her "lovers" and follows Paphnutius to a monastery . 
    -They arrive and Paphnutius convinces Abbess to take in the harlot. 
    -They agree that Thais' punishment needs to be severe and get a tiny cell ready for her.
    -Thais is pretty upset but eventually commits. 
    -Paph goes back to his disciples and relays the good news
    -Flash forward three years. Paph is worried about Thais and wishes to know if she has done well
    -Paph visits his brother Antony to see if he can help.
    -Paph, Antony, and his disciples pray really hard and Paul gets a vision. 
    -Thais has been pardoned by God so Paph goes to her. 
    -He speaks through her window and says she has 15 days left and she will go to Paradise. 
    -Flash forward 15 days, she dies and goes to heaven, THE END. ]]>     2016-10-19 00:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/131664916     Paphnutius Characters (as shown) zanyzach13 https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/131670995 Paphnutius: A holy man with a vendetta against sinners
    Disciples: (Paphs) Devote followers of Paph and his teachings.
    Young Men: Tells Paph where Thais is.
    Thais: Harlot of the ages
    Lovers: Thais' biggest fans
    Abbess: Runs the monastery and takes care of Thais.
    Antony: Holy man, Paphs brother
    Paul: Has a vision about Thais


    ]]>     2016-10-19 01:30:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/131670995     Paphnutius Themes zanyzach13 https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/132724922 -Religion
    -The Folly of Man
    -Faith
    -Forgiveness 
    -Repenting]]>     2016-10-24 14:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/132724922     ashlynanarchy https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/132831988 2016-10-24 19:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/132831988 ashlynanarchy https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/132834926 2016-10-24 19:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/132834926 ashlynanarchy https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/132835335 2016-10-24 19:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/132835335 zanyzach13 https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/132845708 2016-10-24 20:06:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/132845708 zanyzach13 https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/132847629 2016-10-24 20:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/132847629 zanyzach13 https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/132847709 2016-10-24 20:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/132847709 zanyzach13 https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/133063069 2016-10-25 15:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/133063069 zanyzach13 https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/133063273 2016-10-25 15:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/133063273 zanyzach13 https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/133064201 2016-10-25 16:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/133064201 Diapason zanyzach13 https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/133065832  From the sphere of the earth to the sphere of the moon; one tone; from the sphere of the moon to that of Mercury, one half-tone; from Mercury to Venus, one-half; from Venus to the sun, one and one-half tones; from the sun to Mars, one tone; from Mars to Jupiter, one-half tone; from Jupiter to Saturn, one-half tone; from Saturn to the fixed stars, one-half tone. The sum of these intervals equals the six whole tones of the octave.]]> 2016-10-25 16:04:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/133065832 Paphnutius  zanyzach13 https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/133090137 -Disciple of St. Anthony 
    -Lived during the 4th century
    -Persecuted for his beliefs, Mutilated his left knee and lost his right eye.
    -Widely unknown if he was real.]]>     2016-10-25 16:56:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ashlynanarchy/1uc40rj8cdyb/wish/133090137