Worksheet 12

Mystery and Morality plays
(This is theme 1, religion)
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Mystery and Morality plays
(This is theme 1, religion)

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

In the following slide you’ll see a (contemporary!) poem about Mr Nobody.... who did it. 

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

What are allegories? 
Wikipedia: As a literary device, an allegory is a narrative in which a character, place, or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences. Authors have used allegory throughout history in all forms of art to illustrate or convey complex ideas and concepts in ways >>

Writers and speakers typically use allegories to convey (semi-)hidden or complex meanings through symbolic figures, actions, imagery, or events, which together create the moral, spiritual, or political meaning the author wishes to convey.[2] Many allegories use personification of abstract concepts

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

... that are comprehensible or striking to its viewers, readers, or listeners: God can be a person and so can Love. That is how the Morality plays taught illiterate people about values, law and the stories of the holy Bible. (in English, not in Latin!) 

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

York mystery plays 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nyFLOlEupM&t=144s

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Slide 8 - Video

Everyman, the medieval play
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytA-liJ1yl8

Slide 9 - Tekstslide

Slide 10 - Video