upon arriving at oxford, grimald began his first major work; the latin resurrection and tragicomedy "christus redivus" or "the resurrection of christ". his motivation for starting the play was to redeem not being able to perform his studies because his books had come late. when proposing the idea of writing a play, grimald received support from his peers, teachers, and even the schools president. the story of the play consisted of the resurrection of christ and is thought to have been made for an easter time performance. it is believed grimald wrote a companion play later in his life called "christus nascens", a nativity play made to be performed for christmas. "christus redivus" was dedicated to the archdeacon of peterborough; gilbert smith and eventually published in 1543 at cologne.