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Take example, all ye that this do hear or see...'The Morality Play was popular in England between 1400 and 1600. It offers moral instruction and spiritual teaching with personal abstractions representing good and evil. Surviving plays from that period number about sixty and the three in this edition were among the first ten.Mankind is a plain, honest farming man who struggles against worldly and spiritual temptation. The bawdy humour and violent action in the play serve to make the moral point and instruct by example.Everyman portrays a man's struggles in the face of death to raise himself to a state of grace so that he may experience everlasting life. It is exceptional among the Moralities for this narrow focus on the last phase of life, and conveys its message with aweinspiring seriousness.Mundus et Infans is more typical of the Morality genre. It shows an arrogant, bullying protagonist led astray by a single evildoer into a life of debauchery, before the inevitable conversion to virtue. In showing the whole of man's life it is the antithesis of Everyman, the action of which seems to take place in a single day.
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- Q: What is the main theme of the plays included in 'Three Late Medieval Morality Plays'? A: The main theme revolves around moral instruction and the human struggle between good and evil, as depicted through the characters' choices and actions.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Three Late Medieval Morality Plays'? A: The author of this collection is G.A. Lester.
- Q: What type of book is 'Three Late Medieval Morality Plays'? A: It is an anthology of three morality plays that illustrate spiritual teachings and moral lessons.
- Q: How many pages are in this book? A: The book contains a total of 208 pages.
- Q: What is the publication date of 'Three Late Medieval Morality Plays'? A: The book was published on July 17, 2008.
- Q: What is the condition of the book? A: The book is listed as 'New' and is described as being in good condition.
- Q: What format is 'Three Late Medieval Morality Plays' available in? A: The book is available in paperback format.
- Q: Can you describe the plot of 'Everyman' from the collection? A: In 'Everyman', the protagonist faces death and seeks to achieve a state of grace to secure everlasting life, focusing on the last phase of human existence.
- Q: What distinguishes 'Mundus et Infans' from the other plays? A: Unlike 'Everyman', 'Mundus et Infans' depicts a character's entire life journey, showing their fall into vice and eventual return to virtue.
- Q: Is there an illustrated edition of this book? A: Yes, this edition is noted to be illustrated.