A medieval tailor’s shop
Edexcel: Paper 3 Poetry Medieval Period, Section B
The mystery plays were written at a time when the medieval church wanted to make its message more accessible and relevant to the general population. By injecting comedy, social satire and music into biblical stories, the writers of these plays hoped to make profound theological and doctrinal points comprehensible to a largely illiterate population.
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