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dramarevivedwithin
theliturgyof10C
ChristianChurch
dramaticelements
intheservices
fromritualtodrama
theEasterQuem
quaeritistrope
illustratesbiblestory
11thand12thCenturyDrama
Easter,ChristmasandInnocents
Daydrama
nonliturgicaldramatizationsof
otherstoriesfromtheBible,e.g.
TemptationofAdamandEve,
DanielintheLionsDen,Raisingof
Lazarus
significantembellishmentofBiblical
text
sophisticatedcreationsoflearned
men;worksofwisdomandpiety,
notdesignedtoeducatelaity
begantobestagedoutsidethe
church
Miracle Plays
newgenrefortheatreinearly14thcentury
dramatizationofspiritualcrisisinthelifeofa
representativeindividualChristian
allegoricalmethodofpresentationpersonified
abstractionsrepresentinggoodandevil[Death
shownasapersonforex]
designedtoinstructthefaithfulincorrect
behavior
aformativeinfluenceonRenaissancedrama
EVERYMAN
Themes: Way to Salvation, Death, Worldly
Encumbrances, The Sacraments, Priesthood, Power
of the Church, Grace & Works.
Symbols: Characters (Everyman et. al.), Book of
Reckoning, The Journey, The Scourge, The Hole
Passages: Death Arrives, EM appeals to Goods, Good
Deeds is bound, Confession & Penance, Digression on
Priests, EM enters the grave.
Structure: Allegory, Morality Play.
Context: Sacramental System,
Rise of Merchants,
Mystery Plays
14C - 16C in northern England (200 years)
pageant wagons
drawn in a procession
through the town
individual fixed
scaffolds
acting in the round
(arena theatre)
methods of
production may have
varied