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British Library: Discovering Literature: Medieval Drama and Mystery Plays

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The mystery plays and morality plays of the 15th and 16th centuries were very different from modern drama. This article takes us back in time to show how these plays portrayed scenes from the Bible, conveyed religious doctrine, and...