Scene 17: The Vices flee

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction vii
4. Original cast list xviii
5. The Proclamation 1
6. Part One
7. Scene 1: Prologue 13
8. Scene 2: The King and his Courtiers 15
9. Scene 3: The entrance of Sensuality 21
10. Scene 4: The King anticipates Sensuality 23
11. Scene 5: The Courtiers’ embassy to Sensuality 26
12. Scene 6: The Courtiers’ return to the King 28
13. Scene 7: Sensuality comes to the King 29
14. Scene 8: The entrance of Guid Counsel 31
15. Scene 9: The entrance of the Vices 32
16. Scene 10: The Vices ingratiate themselves with the King 38
17. Scene 11: The Vices repel Guid Counsel 43
18. Scene 12: The Second Song 44
19. Scene 13: The entrance of Verity 45
20. Scene 14: The entrance of Chastity 49
21. Scene 15: Chastity approaches the King 55
22. Scene 16: The entrance of Correction’s Varlet 57
23. Scene 17: The Vices flee 58
24. Scene 18: The entrance of Divine Correction 60
25. Scene 19: Divine Correction comes to the King 63
26. Scene 20: The End of Part One 65
27. Part Two
28. Scene 21: The entrance of the Poor Man 73
29. Scene 22: The Pardoner and the Soutars 76
30. Scene 23: The Pardoner and the Poor Man 79
31. Scene 24: The Thrie Estaites gang backward 82
32. Scene 25: The entrance of Jane the Common-weil 85
33. Scene 26: The Debate 88
34. Scene 27: The expulsion of Spirituality 97
35. Scene 28: The garbing of Jane 102
36. Scene 29: The hanging of the Vices 102
37. Scene 30: Folly’s sermon 105
38. Appendix: Cast breakdown 111