The Samaritan Guide Book: Understanding the Title of the text
The title, The Samaritan, is adapted from the parable of Jesus Christ in Luke 10:25-37 about the Good Samaritan. In the parable, robbers attack a man
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The Samaritan Guide Book: Understanding the Title of the text
Understanding the title of The Samaritan The title, The Samaritan, is adapted from the parable of Jesus Christ in Luke 10:25-37 about the Good Samaritan. In the parable, robbers attack a Jewish man, beat him up, rob him and leave him for dead by the roadside. A priest comes by the injured man, sees him lying by the roadside, and although a religious man, passes by without helping him. Then comes a Levite, a religious man (Levites worked as assistants to the priests) but, too, does not help the man. Eventually comes a Samaritan. Although holding a different view of religion, and despite the hostility between Jews and Samaritans, he treats the man with compassion, dresses his wounds and takes him to a safe place. The injured man's help comes from the most unlikely point. The happenings in the parable are relevant to those in the play, The Samaritan. In the words of Nicole, the people of Maracas Municipality are like the injured Jewish man in many ways. They are beaten, stripped, robbe…
