Early Modern Drama · Character Archetypes

GOD'S MERCIFUL PROMISES

in Lusty Juventus — Wever, R.

Metadata

PlayLusty Juventus
AuthorWever, R.
Year (catalogued)1565
First performance1550
Decade1560s
GenreMoral
Play typeInterlude
Speech prefix(es)Gods mercy full pro myses.
Words155
Characters839
Typicality0.37 (cosine to cluster centroid)
TCP idA14846
BritDrama no.221
ClusterCluster 19 — Grieving nobles & tragicomic sufferers

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Full speech

yes, you must credit the ̄ , according unto knowledge, For Saint Paul speaketh of those which resist y e truth by violent ̄ ce And so end their lives without repentance, thus Saint Austin does them define, if unto the Lords word you do your ears incline, And obsarue those things, which he hath commanded this sinful state, in the which you have lyen. Salbe forgotten, and never more remembered, And Christ him self in the gospel hath promised, that he which in him unfeignedly does believe, Although he were dead, yet shall he live. For me his mercy sake thou shalt obtain his grace And not for thine own deserts this must thou know For my sake alone he shall receive solace, For my sake alone, he will thee marry show, therefore to him as it is most Due, Give most hearty thanks, with heart unfeigned Whose name for ever more be praised.

Plot summary

Plot — Lusty Juventus
Juventus accepts Good Counsel’s advice not to waste time but lead a pious life; Knowledge explains that he can be saved by faith alone, but that good works are also a necessary sign of his penitence. The Devil worries that his plans are going awry: although Hypocrisy has set up the Catholic church to further his cause, piety and respect for God’s word are rife among young people. Commissioned by the Devil, Hypocrisy intercepts Juventus on the way to a sermon and persuades him to go instead to breakfast with Abominable Living, who seduces him into a dissolute lifestyle. Good Counsel confronts Juventus and persuades him into repentance and despair. He is restored to hope by God’s Merciful Promises, and the play ends with prayers for the King and nobility.