Who is The Woman Taken in Adultery - The Woman, The Woman's Accuser from Everyman, and Medieval Miracle Plays and what is their importance? "Everyman

The Woman is a figure from one of the most well known of New Testament Bible stories, one of the most vivid (and dramatic) examples of Jesus' teaching of unconditional mercy and forgiveness. The Woman in the pageant is given a degree or two of depth not found in the Bible story, but in both cases she is essentially functional (that is, to provide a means for Jesus to exemplify the value of mercy).