Pontius Pilate (Jesus Christ Superstar)

Pontius Pilate was the roman governor in the times of Jesus of Nazareth, as well as the main antagonist from Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar.

history
Pilate first appeared in the musical play after Jesus and his followers came into The City of Jerusalem. He woke up having a dream about Christ, he met him helpless. He asked him what happened yet he would not answer. And then an angry mob came towards that man with no good intentions. Then Pilate saw this same crowd crying for this dead man and then blaming him (Pilate) for his death. Later, in Thursday night when Jesus got arrested, he was taken to Pilate's palace where he recieved him. He asked who he was. One soldier told him he was some "King of the Jews" and Pilate recognized he was Jesus by that surname and asked (as everyone else) if he was the actual Son of God and King of the Jews, just for Jesus answering: "Your words, not mine.". Then Pilate realized that it would be hard for him to argue with someone as galilean as he is, so he ordered to take him to Herod. However, the soldiers sent Jesus back after the King's dissapointment so Pilate had no choice but judge Jesus by himself and he asked again if he was any king and he still answered: "It's you who say I am." Everyone: Caiaphas, Annas, Priest and the whole crowd insisted on Christ's execution. But Pilate offered them to turn him into an actual king since there was no crime to blame him for. But the people refused the offer and since Pilate knew they wanted him dead, ordered his soldiers to slash him and they did. Pilate gave one more chance to live to Jesus, but he told him that he could not do that, the only one willing to do that would be God and there'd be nothing to do about it. The people still insisted on execute Christ on the cross, but this time to shut everyone's mouths ordered his execution yet he would not be responsable (he would "wash his hands") for

his "demolition".