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A mystery play was a theatrical production telling a story from The Bible. It was usually accompanied by antiphonal singing. It was distinguished from miracle plays, which told stories about miracles associated with saints, and morality plays, which told stories associated with Christian virtue. There were other types of medieval plays as well.
A mystery play is a play that acts out a story from the bible, such as Noah's Ark or Adam and Eve. It also can be an allegorical play about Christian virtues. Such plays (also called moralities or miracle plays, depending on the subject matter) were one of the more significant roots of English drama. Everyman is the most famous of these plays. Shakespeare alludes to them when he has Hamlet say, "it out-Herods Herod", alluding to over-the-top portrayals of Herod in mystery plays about the birth of Jesus.
reenactments of biblical stories
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What is one famous mystery play?
The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie is a play about a murder mystery. If you are referring to the kind of medieval religious play called a "mystery play" a famous example is Everyman.
Medieval mystery cycle plays?
religious plays dat is incompletecorrect answer: a play that is about bible stories
What role did aristocrats play in medieval Europe?
They were the nobility and ran the government with the Church.
Institutions that became less common in medieval Europe?
schools became less common in medieval Europe
Was there female knights in medieval Europe?
No.
What is one famous mystery play?
The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie is a play about a murder mystery. If you are referring to the kind of medieval religious play called a "mystery play" a famous example is Everyman.
What were the guilds and what role did they play in medieval Europe?
guilds are dum
Medieval mystery cycle plays?
religious plays dat is incompletecorrect answer: a play that is about bible stories
What games did children play in medieval Europe?
Grand theft auto IV
What role did aristocrats play in medieval Europe?
They were the nobility and ran the government with the Church.
What was medieval life in Europe was characterized by?
Medieval life in Europe was characterized by?
A share of land in medieval Europe?
a share of land in medieval Europe is called a fief.
What has the author Vincent Foster Hopper written?
Vincent Foster Hopper has written: 'Medieval number symbolism' 'Medieval mystery plays, Abraham and Isaac, Noah's flood, The second shepherd's play'
What is feudalism medieval Europe?
Feudalism, in medieval Europe, was based on the exchange of land for military service.
The innovative architecture of Medieval Europe is best reflected in what type of structure?
Churches are illustrative of the innovative architecture of medieval Europe.
Institutions that became less common in medieval Europe?
schools became less common in medieval Europe
When was The Rise of Magic in Early Medieval Europe created?
The Rise of Magic in Early Medieval Europe was created in 1991.
