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Noun Concept
Categories: Medieval literature, Morality, Theatrical genres, Medieval drama, Christian plays
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morality play  moral interlude  moralities  Morality drama  morality plays
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An allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices WordNet 3.0
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An allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The morality play is a genre of medieval and early Tudor drama. Wikipedia
A modern critical term describing medieval and early Tudor theatrical entertainments that were known as "Interludes" Wikipedia Disambiguation
Genre of Medieval and early Tudor theatrical entertainment Wikidata
A type of allegorical drama towards the end of the Middle Ages that demonstrates a moral theme such as a character's inner struggle to attain moral enlightenment or salvation. Wiktionary
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play
Theatrical style
HAS KIND
Elckerlijc
The World and the Child
Everyman
The Castle of Perseverance
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Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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morality play
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morality play
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morality play
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morality play
Wikipedia Redirections
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moral interlude, Morality drama, Morality Play, morality plays, morality tale
Wikidata Alias
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moralities

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