Medieval Theatre

Which of these were performed by professional actors?

• Greek tragedy

• Liturgical Drama

• Roman comedy

• Mystery/Cycle plays

Liturgical Drama was

• dramatized Bible stories, like The Second Shepherd's Play

• performed in the church service, in Latin

• performed by professional actors

• performed by clergy (priests/monks)

Match the following

• Performed on wagons at fairs

• Mystery plays

• ex: Second Shepherd's Play

• Quem Queritas

• Whom do you seek?

• Liturgy

• Language of worship service

• Morality Play

• Allegory

• Cycle Plays

After the collapse of the Roman Empire, _​ provided stability through Western Europe​ (a)  

• The Catholic Church
• the ruling monarchs
• noone
• craft guilds

Theatre was banned in the Middle Ages.

• True

• False

You could count on the following groups of people to be able to read in the Middle Ages...

• clergy (church leaders)

• members of craft guilds

• women

• castle guards

A person in the middle ages might exclaim, "Hooray! We're going to​ (a)   , so maybe we'll see ​ (b)   ! "

• the fair
• a play
• a funeral
• our neighbor's castle
• a mime

Why did the Catholic church allow, and even encourage, certain plays?

• Church officials weren't aware that they were happening.

• They were ways to let a mostly illiterate audience learn about the Bible and Christian dogma.

• The priests were being bribed by professional actors.

In The Second Shepard's Play, Mak tries to pass of a ​ (a)   as his baby.

• lamb
• cow
• bird
• rabbit

"We are sorry to find out that you're a professional ​ (a)   . You and your wife will now be​ (b)   ."

• actor
• excommunicated
• shepherd
• killed
• butcher
• imprisoned
• beaten
• blacksmith