EVERYMAN
Who does God send to speak to Everyman?
DEATH!
Plays that retell biblical stories
Mystery Plays
After the fall of Rome, what religion/organization came to power?
Christians
Who wrote Everyman?
We don't know!
Drama with personified abstract qualities as the main characters and presenting a lesson about good conduct and character, popular in the 15th and early 16th centuries.
Morality Plays
In general, did the Christians like theatre? And why or why not?
Nah. They had been persecuted by Romans and Roman theatre tradition for a long time.
Everyman is a perfect example of what type of play?
Morality
These plays depicted the miraculous lives of the saints.
Miracle Plays
After the fall of Rome the theatre disappeared for a long time (like 400 years). How and where did it reemerge?
In churches! Priests began staging performances to retell biblical stories as part of their church services.
Who is the only one that journeys with Everyman to death?
Good Deeds
Cycle plays were often performed in the town square using what kind of mobile stage?
Pageant Wagons
In the context of Medieval liturgical drama, what does the term "mansions" refer to?
The specific theatre spaces in the church where performances took place. Think - the "Hell Mouth".