Friday, February 21, 2020

What was the usual meaning of the medieval theatre ?

Minh Lefrancois: Medieavel theatre was (in Europe) primarily used to tell the stories of the Bible to the uneducated peasants...as they could not read, the clergy used theatre to tell the masses about the bible. Christianity spread as more and more people learned about the bible.Google "Mystery Plays" which is what these plays were called and you will see all you ned to know about conventions of the time....Show more

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