1. Mystery Play
- one of the earlies formally developed plays in medieval Europe
- representation of Bible stories - tableaux with antiphonal song
- eventually became secular and performed in the vernacular
- taken over by guilds (mysterium, hence mystery play)
- based on Bible - particularly concerned with stories of man's Creation, Fall and Redemption
2. Miracle Play
- later development of mystery play
- dramatized saints' lives and divine miracles, as well as legends of miraculous interventions by the Virgin
3. Morality Play
- allegory in dramatic form
- origins in mystery and miracle plays
- dramatization of battle between good and evil in human soul (i.e. exteriorization of inward spiritual struggle)
- example - Everyman
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