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Author's Note
"The Lion and the Lamb" is not an attempt at historical reconstruction. It
is a work of fiction. Although I have tried to keep the play historically
accurate this was not my primary goal. Achieving 100% accuracy would have
been an impossibility. I don't know it all, nor does anyone else. There are
historical errors within the text. Probably my worst offenses were committed
in Act 2. I have condensed and rearranged events and locations as well as
put characters in places where they would not naturally find themselves.
However, this was not due to ignorance. If I had stuck to history not only
would Act 2 be 27 scenes long, it would have also lost its dramatic momentum.
Neither is this a thesis about what historical personages or events were
really like. My choices were dramatic. I have tried to make the most
interesting characters that I could, based on authentic historical figures
though not dependent on them. I have also incorporated legends, even when I
doubted their truth, if I thought they would make the most interesting story.
That said, I think people familiar with history may be surprised and pleased at what I DID
include. Hopefully both those in the know and those unfamiliar with the original events will
enjoy what I have written.
