Everyman
Medieval Theater
Medieval plays
History
Legacy
100
Who follows Everyman to the grave?
Good-Deeds
100
Where were plays first performed?
In a church
100
What were the first kind of plays to be produced?
Miracle plays
100
What is a Trope?
short dramatized into the mass
100
How many copies of Everyman still exist?
4
200
When was everyman first published?
Sometime between 1508 and 1537
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Why was theater created?
To make the church services more meaningful.
200
What is another name for a miracle play?
Mystery play
200
What crops were popular to grow at that time?
Wheat, Rye, Barley
200
What is the most used translation of Everyman?
The Britwell Copy
300
Name 5 of Everyman's friends
Fellowship, Cousin, Kindred, Good-Deeds, Goods, Fellowship, Knowledge, Beauty, Five-Wits, Strength
300
How did the theater move from town to town?
On wagons
300
Who were the plays produced for?
The middle class
300
Secret bonus question: What is Ms. Keegan's favorite book?
Pride and Prejudice?
300
When was the most used copy of Everyman printed?
1904
400
What is the theme of Everyman?
Salvation of the soul as death approaches
400
How many plays might a person see in one day?
up to 50
400
Why were plays produced?
To dramatize the power of good and evil.
400
What was the role of the government?
protect their territories, Stopping rebellions, taking control of land, battling with the pope for power over the church, gaining the trust of their baring and bishops
400
In what condition are the remaining copies of Everyman?
2 whole, 1 damaged, 1 fragment
500
Who wrote the Dutch Morality play that Everyman is based on?
Elckerlijk?
500
Why were so many plays anonymous?
Because it was considered prideful to admit you were the author.
500
List the 3 main types of Medieval plays
Miracle Plays Morality Plays Passion Plays
500
What is Feudalism?
when peasants worked land and paid rent to land-owning lords,was the political system of time.
500
What were the names of the union during the middle ages?
Guilds
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