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Mercy is the first character to enter, and he makes a sermon praising God and warning against temptation. Mercy’s opening speech ends ominously with the promise that there will be a certain day of judgement where sinners will be sent to hell by God. Mischief enters and parodies what Mercy has just said, making fun of him and his Christian ideas.

At this point, a leaf is missing from the Mankind manuscript, so we know that there are about 70 lines of text that were written here that do not survive. It seems likely that Mischief would have challenged Mercy, saying that he can convert Mankind to sin. Newguise and Nowadays enter with Nought, “whipping him to make him dance”. Nought curses them both – and a dance follows. Mercy tries to send them…

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• Mankind: Medieval Morality Plays Summary
• About Mankind: Medieval Morality Plays
• Character List
• Glossary of Terms
• Major Themes
• Quotes and Analysis
• Summary and Analysis of Section 1 (l.1-185)
• Summary and Analysis of Section 2 (l.186-412)
• Summary and Analysis of Section 3 (l.413-723)
• Summary and Analysis of Section 4 (l.724-914)
• The Morality Play
• Religious drama
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• Test Yourself! - Quiz 3
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 4
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