The Comedia Of Virginity Summary

The Comedia of Virginity: Mary and the Politics of Seventeenth-Century Spanish Theater was written by Mirzam C. Perez and published on October 15th 2012. This theater history book essentially discusses the important role that the character of the Virgin Mary had in 17th Century Spanish theater and politics. The author argues that there was much more to character of Mary than just her purity during this time. She argues that the Virgin Mary also represented something people could use to religiously unite and better the community, a character that pushed for a feminine cause, and also a character that could offer help to the struggling Spanish Monarchy. Perez describes Mary as being a much more personal and active character compared to her character in other pieces. Along with this, she provided something that could bring the struggling Spanish Monarchy together. She believes that …show more content…
Well proving to the protagonist, Saint Bridget, that Mary’s purity is real, the piece is also able to prove to the audience that this is true. It does this through the help of the allegorical characters of Doubt, Sin, Contemplation, and Faith to name a few. It would appear that these pieces help the author better understand what is happening and feel closer to the play, because everyone feels and experiences these. But, Perez wants to show that an analysis of this play will show that de Vega used The Virgin for more than just her purity. She believes that de Vega used Mary’s purity and character as something that could bring a community together, to find common cause and have faith in it together. It was important to not discriminate but to work together and further the faith of the Immaculate Conception in the Spanish