Introduction
The story of Androcles and the lion tells of a slave who was thrown into a lion’s den but the lion ends up saving him. The slave happens to be a Christian send to the coliseum for him to be tortured because of the differences in beliefs based on religion. All the characters viewed in the play portray some religious themes based on the religious differences. In this case, the largest difference is based on the controversy between roman values and Jesus’ teachings of the gospel. As a result of these differences, other people like Androcles are also subjected to tough situations ...