The Wakefield Mystery Plays

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Everyman
gptkbp:adaptation modern performances
gptkbp:audience local community
gptkbp:character gptkb:mythological_figure
moral figures
gptkbp:conservation_efforts manuscript form
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced English drama
gptkbp:date 15th century
gptkbp:first_performance outdoor stages
gptkbp:historical_significance medieval theatre
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Wakefield Mystery Plays
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:church
gptkbp:language Middle English
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:musical
gptkb:church
gptkb:historical_event
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:historical_figure
gptkb:book
community involvement
costumes
divine intervention
moral lessons
community identity
moral dilemmas
local dialect
civic pride
audience interaction
props
moral allegory
episodic structure
pageantry
religious instruction
music and song
dramatic conflict
use of vernacular
sacred vs. secular themes
gptkbp:notable_games gptkb:The_Creation
gptkb:The_Last_Judgment
gptkb:The_Harrowing_of_Hell
gptkbp:number_of_games gptkb:32
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Wakefield,_England
gptkbp:performed_by gptkb:Feast_of_Corpus_Christi
local guilds
gptkbp:research_interest theatre history
medieval studies
gptkbp:reunion gptkb:20th_century
gptkbp:style allegorical
gptkbp:themes gptkb:philosopher