What distinguishes morality plays from mystery plays ?
Correct answer: C. Morality plays were written individually, whereas mystery plays are in cycles.
- A. Mystery plays involve Christian themes, whereas morality plays do not.
- B. Morality plays involve Christian themes, whereas mystery plays do not.
- C. Morality plays were written individually, whereas mystery plays are in cycles.
- D. Mystery plays were written individually, whereas morality plays are in cycles.
Explanation
Mystery plays dramatise episodes from Christian scripture and were commonly organised into cycles, whereas morality plays usually present an individual allegorical narrative. Their difference is therefore one of dramatic form and organisation, not whether Christianity is present.
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