Medieval Theatre covers all drama produced in Europe over that thousand-year period.
What does Medieval Theatre cover?
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"The playwritghts were anonymous church people"
Or
"They were anonymous"
Or
"They were wrote by church people"
Who wrote the playwrights?
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It ends at the beginning of the Renaissance in approximately the 15th century A.D.
What year does it end? What period starts in that century?
200
The problem was explaining a new religion to a largely illiterate population.
What problem did the churches in the Early Middle Ages face?
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A German cannoness (Hrosvitha of Gandersheim).
Who did the Medieval Theatre begin with?
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"All classes atended the plays (spectators came from surrounding towns and countryside)"
or
"The events were announced by posters in the streets and trumpeters"
or
"Work was forbidden during performance time".
Name at least one way that shows how important Medieval English Theatre was.
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Medieval theatre refers to theatrical performance in the period between the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance.
What does Medieval theatre refer to?
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Vivify annual events and combat the appeal of pagan rights.
What was the purpose of the medieval dramatizations?
300
Religious drama, mystery plays, morality plays, farces and masques.
Mention all Medieval Theatre genres you can.
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the play of St. Catherine (liturgical drama), The Canterbury Tales (farse) or Wakefield Mystery Plays (liturgical drama).
Name at least one Medieval English play. What genre is it?