The morality play is a genre of Medieval and early Tudor theatrical entertainment. In their own time, these plays were known as interludes, a broader term given to dramas with or without a moral. Morality plays are a type of allegory in which the protagonist is met by personifications of various moral attributes who try to prompt him to choose a G...
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The morality play was developed during the European Middle Ages with the intention of teaching the illiterate masses about right from wrong. As a film form the intent is the same. Generally the protagonists are caught in some sort of dilemma in which they must choose between good and evil or fight for good to overcome evil. Morality films are often...
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an allegorical drama popular in Europe especially during the 15th and 16th centuries, in which the characters personify moral qualities (such as ... [16 related articles]
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a play employing allegorical characters, that is, personifications of abstractions, popular in the 15th and 16th centuries but sometimes useful in modern communication from playwright to audience. Example: 'Dawn Will Come,' a morality play by David Weinstock, 3m.
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Didactic medieval European verse drama, in part a development of the
mystery play (or miracle play), in which human characters are replaced by personified virtues and vices, the limited humorous...
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A genre of medieval and early Renaissance drama that illustrates the way to live a pious life throug
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The drama of the 15th century in which different values acted on the stage, quarreling and fighting with each other such as Avarice, Righteousness, Vice, and Modesty and so on.
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n] - an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries
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an allegorical drama, such as Everyman, in which vices and virtues are personified in the battle for the protagonist’s soul. The genre developed in Medieval England.
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A drama with a strong lesson about good conduct and pious behavior. Popular during Medieval times and the Early Tudor period
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noun an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices
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Didactic medieval European verse drama, in part a development of the mystery play (or miracle play), in which human characters are replaced by personified virtues and vices, the limited humorous elements being provided by the Devil. In England, morality plays, such as
Everyman, flourished in the 15th century. They exerted an infl...
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an allegorical form of the drama current from the 14th to 16th centuries and employing such personified abstractions as Virtue, Vice, Greed, Gluttony, etc. Cf.
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