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The traditional medieval German eschatology-play begins with a menacing march played on sackbutts, psaltries, and kettledrums. As the curtain opens the audience sees the shadow of God projected on a scrim (of course it was forbidden to actually portray the Lord God in the flesh, so He was represented only in silhouette). God, portrayed as an immensely fat burgher, is seen at table before a plate piled high with boiled turnips and wursts. He is heard to belch mightily, and proclaim "I'M BORED!" (Ich werde gebohrt!) "I THINK I'LL END THE WORLD." Then everybody dies and goes to Hell.

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  • Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
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  • The traditional medieval German eschatology-play begins with a menacing march played on sackbutts, psaltries, and kettledrums. As the curtain opens the audience sees the shadow of God projected on a scrim (of course it was forbidden to actually portray the Lord God in the flesh, so He was represented only in silhouette). God, portrayed as an immensely fat burgher, is seen at table before a plate piled high with boiled turnips and wursts. He is heard to belch mightily, and proclaim "I'M BORED!" (Ich werde gebohrt!) "I THINK I'LL END THE WORLD." Then everybody dies and goes to Hell.
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  • The traditional medieval German eschatology-play begins with a menacing march played on sackbutts, psaltries, and kettledrums. As the curtain opens the audience sees the shadow of God projected on a scrim (of course it was forbidden to actually portray the Lord God in the flesh, so He was represented only in silhouette). God, portrayed as an immensely fat burgher, is seen at table before a plate piled high with boiled turnips and wursts. He is heard to belch mightily, and proclaim "I'M BORED!" (Ich werde gebohrt!) "I THINK I'LL END THE WORLD." The audience usually greeted this opening with laughter and cries of "Eh, dieser lustige Gott!" and "Dieser Gott ist solch eine Spassvogel!". The play then goes on to portray Jesus overseeing the tormenting of the unrighteous (represented as Englishmen and Italians), and directing the plagues and wars of the End-Times. The Auntie-Christ appears, along with the Uncle-Christ (a lesser-known figure, known as the Demon of Inappropriate Touching). At this point Eulenspiegel comes onstage as a comic counterpoint to the Auntie-Christ. As the evil Auntie-Christ parades about the stage tempting the peasants to evil by shouting "Gekommen zu mir, Neffeen! Küssen Sie mich!" (Come to me, nephews! Kiss me!) Eulenspiegel slips around showing the peasants a mirror in which they see themselves reflected as roasted geese in Satan's oven. Eulenspiegel also administers wedgies to the men and puts herrings down the women's blouses. Then everybody dies and goes to Hell.
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