Morality plays

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:literature
allegorical drama
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs moralities
gptkbp:character gptkb:Angel
gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:Everyman
gptkb:Good_Deeds
gptkb:Vice
death
virtue
Knowledge
gptkbp:declinedAfter 17th century
gptkbp:developedBy late Middle Ages
gptkbp:features allegorical characters
personification of virtues and vices
gptkbp:flourishedDuring 16th century
15th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Morality plays
gptkbp:influenced Elizabethan theatre
Shakespearean theatre
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:theology
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin gptkb:French
gptkb:Latin
English
gptkbp:mainTheme salvation
moral lessons
struggle between good and evil
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Everyman
gptkb:The_Castle_of_Perseverance
Wisdom
Mankind
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:performedAt gptkb:church
courtyards
marketplaces
gptkbp:performedBy traveling players
gptkbp:purpose entertainment
didactic
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:mystery_plays
miracle plays
gptkbp:subject Christian ethics
repentance
salvation
temptation
human soul
gptkbp:targetAudience general public
laypeople
gptkbp:writtenBy prose
verse
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medieval_theatre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5