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The plot of The Second Shepherds’ Play comes to a climax in the final scene of the play in which the shepherds, directed by an Angel of God, find the baby Jesus in the barn in Bethlehem. The symbols used throughout the play were significant especially for this final scene, because up to this point, the real reason for the story was unclear. Also the characterization of the three main shepherds was built up and their positions within the group were seen quite clearly, while the dialogue used was symbolic of the oppressed citizens of the time.
What is unusual about the last scene is that until this point the play has been a simple story about someone who has stolen a lamb, then all of a sudden an Angel appears and complicates the plot by telling the shepherds to go to Bethlehem. ... In reality the play is based, not around the finding of the baby Jesus, which happens within a matter of 3 pages, but more about Mak stealing a lamb and disguising it as a baby. Even so, the end of the play is hugely significant for the success and the themes of the play to develop. ... Baugh said in his analysis of the play: *"The length of the Mak episode is hopelessly out of proportion to the proper matter of the play.
Approximate Word count = 1013
Approximate Pages = 4.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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