Because the literature reads like a play, the conversations between Abraham and Effrem are very formal rather than informal, meaning the vocabulary is not suitable for the average reader. Instead, Hrotsvit of Gandersheim writes the work in a manner meant for a more educated audience by incorporating complex vocabulary that showcases their intelligence. For example, during Act III, scene I, Abraham speaks with Effrem regarding Mary's sin, he says: "For, having punished herself with these laments, defeated by the immensity of her pain, she was carried headlong, into the womb of despair". ” (127). Typically, a conversation relating to such an issue would not be discussed using words such as “immensity,” “moans,” or “headlong.” Since middle diction is used, it serves a purpose, to show how men are more informed about religion and the temptations of the devil. Therefore, they are not easily persuaded to commit sin unlike Mary who is inexperienced and