Development of English drama - Mindy Ploeckelmann
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When presented with the problem of hoards of illiterate commoners, English clergymen in the 11th century created plays to spread word about the Bible. Eventually, the plays moved out of the church and into the streets. Mindy Ploeckelmann tracks the development of English drama from mystery plays to morality plays and, eventually, to Shakespeare.
If you were to write an allegorical morality play, what would be the names of your characters?
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