Jake Citro

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Drama of the Middle Ages

• Jake Citro
• Brian Turnbull
• Mark Jongsma
• Geo Lara

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What Were Miracle Plays About?

• Stories of the Bible
• Saints

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Whose Work Had Its Roots in the drama of the
Middle Ages?

• William Shakespeare.

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What is a Play Cycle?

• A series of plays that places become famous for.

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Who Usually Wrote the Plays During This Period?

• Clergymen.

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What Was the Purpose For A Morality Play?

• They served to teach a lesson to their viewers.

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What Did Morality Plays Depict?

• The life of an ordinary person, sometimes from
  birth to death.

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What is the Most Famous Surviving Morality Play?

• Everyman

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What Country Did Everyman Originate In?

• The Netherlands.

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Why is Everyman Studied as a Play of the Middle
Ages, Despite the Fact That it Uses Primarily
Modern English?

• Everyman shows the themes of a morality play.

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What Style of Play is the Story of King Arthur?

• King Arthur is a romantic play.