Mosada; A dramatic poem
By William Butler Yeats
16 Dec, 2019
Mosada is a short verse play in three scenes written by William Butler Yeats and published in 1886.
The only characters are Mosada, a "moorish girl," her friend the hunchback child Cola, a Christian monk and a few nameless inquisitors. The play is
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Mosada is a short verse play in three scenes written by William Butler Yeats and published in 1886.
The only characters are Mosada, a "moorish girl," her friend the hunchback child Cola, a Christian monk and a few nameless inquisitors. The play is set in a fictional kingdom.
In the first scene, Mosada laments her separation from her Christian lover Gomez. Using magic she attempts to conjure up a vision of him but is interrupted when inquisitors arrive to arrest her. Less
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