Middle English - Rise of drama

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Rise of drama 10th century.

In church, where the holy mass was enacted.

Rise of drama during the 12th and 13th centuries

Latin was gradually replaced by English

Rise of drama 1210 onwards

Drama moved from the church to the churchyard because it had become too secular in the eyes of the church leaders.
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Rise of drama end of the 13th century.

All drama was removed from the church grounds. Drama went to the marketplace where guilds performed parts of the bible round Corpus Christi Day, also mystery plays and miracle plays.

What are mystery plays?

Story from the bible

What are miracle plays?

About the life of a saint.

Rise of drama 15th century

The subject were not only biblical anymore, there were morality plays.

Rise of drama 16th century

History/chronicle plays.

What did history/chronicle plays depict?

Depicted scenes from English history.

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