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Difficulty: MediumLiterary Genres and Forms

Complete the statement below regarding medieval dramatic genres by filling in the missing terms.

Answer:A medieval drama that utilizes allegorical characters to depict the human soul's struggle between virtue and vice is termed a 【morality】 play, whereas a drama that recreates biblical stories or saintly legends is known as a 【miracle】 play.

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The first blank is morality, and the second blank is miracle (or mystery).
Morality plays are medieval drama forms that feature allegorical personifications of moral concepts to teach lessons about virtue, whereas miracle (or mystery) plays represent biblical stories and saints' lives.

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1
Analyze the description in the first part of the sentence focusing on allegorical characters and ethical lessons.
The term for the first blank is morality.
Morality plays use personified abstractions such as Good Deeds, Vice, and Death to instruct audiences on moral living.
2
Analyze the description in the second part of the sentence focusing on saintly miracles and scriptural history.
The term for the second blank is miracle (or mystery).
Miracle plays (and mystery plays) dramatize scriptural events and the miraculous deeds of Christian saints.

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Medieval Dramatic Forms and Sub-genres
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Literary Genres and Forms

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