Drama

** Drama **


Drama in Medieval Times was closely connected to the church. Some of the themes they included in their plays were religious themes, morality plays, farces, song ,dances, and modern mime. The ancient Greeks and Romans started doing drama plays. Change to "Greeks" -Baxter Also the priests in church started doing drama plays.Sentence fragment -Baxter The people that influenced the plays were guilds,town government,churches,and wealthy individuals. The plays were performed on wagons, and at markets, and fairs. The plays lasted often usually a whole day, or more but mime plays were short performances.

Works Cited

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 * “Drama.” The Middle Ages:An Encyclopedia for Students. Ed. William Chester Jordan. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1996. 38-40. Gake Virtual Reference Library. Web. 8 Mar. 2010.
 * “Theater and Entertainment.” Mediaval World. Ed. Sally Mac Earchern. Vol. 9. Danbury,CT: Grolier Education, 2001. 65-66. Print.
 * Wrad. Lady Tempt Gawain. PD-ART, 5 Feb. 2007. Web. 11 Aug. 2008. .