1. Mystery Miracle Morality
Medieval Theatre
Mystery
Miracle
Morality

2. Background Mystery Plays
-Example: Second Sheperd’s Play
Consisted of a plot and characters that are from the Bible.

3. Background cont. Miracle Plays Consisted of a plot around the saints.
-Example: Fleury play-book.
Consisted of a plot around the saints.

4. Background Cont. Morality Play
- Example: Everyman
Consisted of a spiritual trial of the average man.

5. What created Medieval theatre?
Church was conducted in Latin and therefore was above most of the congregation. The church decided to show stories so that everyone would be able to understand.

6. The mystery plays were still long winded and dull so “interludes” were created to keep the attention of the audience. Interlude meaning between the games included slapstick.
It derived from France and Italy, which originally came from the Roman comedy writers Plautus and Terrence.

8. Medieval Theatre Costume-Basic Music- organ=“angels”
Scene design- indication
-pageant wagon->mansions
platea-genral acting area

11. Morality play
The actors evolved from priests to guilds who participated in the “cycles”. These guilds performed on the pageant wagons. Even those these plays held a message from the Bible they still contained comedy.
Example: The Newcastle cycle made Noah’s wife a vixen.

12. Most popular wagon Hell’s Mouth