Reviews - The Wakefield Second Shepherds Play: From the Towneley Cycle - Modernised Edition

I had to read this for my degree and found it quite entertaining. I thought Mak and Gill were funny and their approach to problemsolving was definitely unique. I also liked how the shepherds ended up not punishing Mak and were then rewarded for that by God; it's an interesting take on the biblical story.

amanda_noel's review against another edition

2.0

Semi charming but the actual shePherds part is rather tedious

annemanderijn_'s review against another edition

4.0

"Whore?"

cheyenne7comitz's review against another edition

This is the play that’s like don’t be a thief and you’ll meet the baby Jesus

hhilalkkocak's review against another edition

2.0

i just read this for school but the first half was surprisingly funny, buuuttt because it’s from the 1500 it was still pretty boring and not at all for me

lisaesmee's review against another edition

3.0

Had to read this for my Shakespeare class (looking back at how plays were before him) and I must say that I quite enjoyed it. Usually "old" English plays are hard to follow but this one certainly wasn't and it was a "nice" story. Though when the Angel calls upon them after they've dealt with Mak, was pretty random..

greenpeppers3's review against another edition

3.25

funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

veechronicles's review against another edition

3.0

read this during a table read for a play we're putting on in class
we had no idea what the fuck was going on
but 3 stars for the accents and weird voices we were using for our characters

sea_beatnik's review against another edition

1.0

dumb!

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