The medieval drama
Miracle plays were performed on pageants and acted in English. The
actors were member of the guilds and the main themes were Biblical scenes and
characters.
Morality plays contain invented plots. There is the personification
of vices and virtues of that time and the characters are not Biblical. Here it
is important the psychological interpretation of the character.
“The Book of
Counts” is a play that talks about the story of Everyman, a merchant who is summoned by Death and finds out
that everything he has loved during his life will not help him on his journey
to the grave. However, he is not ready to go and asks for more time before
appearing before God.
Interludes are short stories that combine serious and comic
elements where the characters use masks.
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