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...Apocryphal accounts had a mixed legacy. Several became sources--centuries later--for both Western art and the miracle plays that were medieval Europe's precursor to modern theater. The plays had fun with Joseph. In one he announces that he is so "olde [that] both myn leggys [be]gyn to fold," while in another the High Priest's waters of conviction simply get Joseph and Mary soused. But the dramas offered a common man's appreciation for Joseph's early fear that he has been cuckolded, and other human touches. In one play, when Joseph renounces his jealousy, Mary allows...
...good WYF was ther, Mr. Mitchell's owne, Wel koude she carp upon hir telephone. She lyk to tel the papers, quote-unquote: "Dorst noon can mak myn housband a scapegoate...
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