Morality+Plays

[|x] [|Morality Plays] [|About Everyman: Morality Play] [|The Morality Play]

[|Liturgical Drama II]





=Personification=

Morality plays held several elements in common:

Certain themes found a home in the morality plays: Medieval Theatre
 * had one plot
 * about common people
 * allegorical
 * Christian's life and the quest for salvation
 * show life as unpredictable
 * The hero represents **Mankind** or **Everyman**.
 * Among the other characters are personifications of virtues, vices and Death, as well as angels and demons who battle for the possession of the soul of man.
 * The **psychomachia**, the battle for the soul
 * A character known as the **Vice** often played the role of the tempter in a fashion both sinister and comic.
 * The theme of the **Seven Deadly Sins**
 * The theme of Mercy and Peace pleading before God for man's soul against Truth and Righteousness; and
 * The **Dance of Death**, which focuses on Death as God's messenger come to summon all, high and low.

=Seven Virtues and Seven Deadly Sins=


 * Everyman **

  [|//Mankind//] - Dr. NeCastro

[|ManKind summary]
 * [|ManKind-characters] **

 The Castle of Perseverance is a c. 15th century morality play and the earliest known full-length vernacular play in existence.  [|//Castle of Perseverance// (Modernized)] - A. F. Johnston [|Castle of Perserverence] =Castle of Perserverence=

=Condemnation of Banquets=

Representative morality plays
