Nakedness
After Adam and Eve ate from the forbidden fruit, the first thing they noticed was the fact that they were naked. Their self- awareness made them feel ashamed and it pushed them to look for suitable materials to cover their nakedness with. The nakedness is important in this context because it is a symbol representing the fact that after Adam and Eve sinned, they became vulnerable. Because of this, they tried to find ways to protect themselves from everything which had the power to harm them.
No one is able to resist
One of the common motifs which can be found in the play is the idea that humans are slaves to their desires. Time and time again, we see that no character is able to resist temptation and will inevitably fall into sin. As the play progresses, the narrator also transmits the idea that remaining chaste is a constant battle, and being faithful does not give a person the power to remain separated from sin and carnal desires.
The walls
During the part of the play where the author mentions the prophets sent by God, he also described the way in which the Kings refused to listen, feeling as if the walls surrounding them would protect from anything and anyone. Those walls proved to be no obstacle at all when God decided to destroy Jerusalem and are consequently used in this context as a symbol that stands for the power of men. In the same manner, in which the walls were unable to stop the will of God, no human is able to resist it and stand up against it.
The fire
The action described here takes place in the distant past when in order to be accepted by God, mankind had to frequently bring offerings in the form of animals or vegetables. All these had to be then put on an altar and set on fire to be seen as acceptable by God. The fire in this context is important because, without it, the offerings would have been denied. Thus, because of this, the fire is used as a symbol for purification.
Offerings
In all the Biblical stories mentioned in the play, the characters end up, in one way or another, offering some kind of sacrifice to God. At times, these offerings are animals that have been sacrificed or the beast of their crops. These offerings are used here as symbols, always representing the same thing, namely the fact that humans sin and that they need to be forgiven by God. Because it is in man's nature to sin, it means that a person will have to always bring offerings, from the moment they are born close to the moment they die.
