Questions about i have about Elizabethan plays?

Question

1.Is the purpose of a morality play is to instuct people about liturgy?

2.is the purpose of a mystery play to dramatize main scenes from the biblical narrative?

3.did english drama have an origin in miracle plays?

4.were elizabethan costumes elaberate?

5.Were morality plays usually performed in the innyards of medieval cities?

6.is the only difference between an Elizabethan theater and todays theater the stage if the former jutted to the audience?

7.is shakespear's english classified as Middle English because it is so closly resembles Medival english?

Answer 1

i'm going to direct you to the easiest, clearest source.

wikipedia.com, type in elizabethan theatre; mystery play, morality play; miracle play; william shakespeare; etc.  you can find all these answers through wikipedia in probably no time flat.  just takes a tiny bit of reading.

in order to answer these questions myself i'd have to do as much research as you should be doing yourself, as would 99% of the people who will read this question.  you're not going to find somone to do your homework for you, i dont think.  good luck with wikipedia though.

Answer 2

Let's see, not to do all of your homework.  mystery and morality plays were not a vibrant part of Elizabethan theatre, but may have been produced by church groups for holidays so, yes and yes to 1 and 2.  3. That is arguable. It could be said it had it's origin in Latin plays that were taught in schools such as Shakespeare attended.  4. they were sometimes more elaborate for the minor characters than for the leads since the actors had to provide there own which were often gifts from admirers. 5.  more likely morality plays would be produced on the church steps. 6. NO, several of todays theatres have thrust stages. 7. No Shakespeare is Modern English.