He shall conquer Pilate.
Acte
Shall he indeed?
Simon
What’s there?
[A loud murmur of many voices has been heard at intervals in the Praetorium at left back during the past scene. This murmur has now increased into a roar out of which the cry “Crucify him! Crucify him!” rises. The cries and the roar suddenly become triumphant as Simon listens. Then from the entrance at right there appears a fantastic impish figure bearing a great scourge. He is followed by another bearing a gorgeous scarlet robe and by a third bearing upon a cushion a crown of thorns.]
Simon
What are these?
The Mocker with the Scourge
A scourge for a prophet.