The conflictions of Mary.

The Testament of Mary. Told from the eyes of the mother of Jesus. Strangely I seem to have little sympathy for this Mary. She is painted as conflicted, living in fear, resentful of the fate of her son. The word used to describe the disciple, unnamed, The Guardian, her keeper. The disciples are described as a bunch of misfits. Mary portrays a puzzling picture. Why was her son saying these things? Doubt about the claims of his miracles. The Wedding, the storm. Lazarus far from being a figure of great jubilation, being raised from the dead, is a pariah. Set apart. Jesus was set apart too, but Mary seemed to want to have none of it, in this version of events. The New Testament is rewritten. Who will ever know the real Mary? This is a writer capable of poetic flight. Particularly in the final scene. Mary waits the final curtain, being let free. A very poignant final bow.