Question

Match the definition to the term.
1. _________ a play with a happy ending.
2. ______________ a play with the fall of a main character.
3. __________a form of drama based on Biblical events.
4. _______________ a type of religious drama in the Middle Ages about the lives of saints and martyrs.
5. ___________ a form of drama that used popular legends to teach morals through allegory.
a. mystery play
b. comedy
c. morality play
d. tragedy
e. miracle play

Answer 1

Answer:

• 1. b. comedy
• 2. d. tragedy
• 3. a. mystery play
• 4. e. miracle play
• 5. c. morality play

Explanation:

• A comedy is a form of play that has a happy and playful ending and a tragedy is a play where there is a fall in main characters or events that is disturbing.  

• While a mystery play is a form of drama based on the biblical events, and the miracle is a type of religious drama that is related to the life of the saints and martyrs of the middle ages.

• The morality play is a form of drama that consists of the used popular legends in order to teach some morals through the allegory.