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Mystery play

Meaning in literature, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In literature, mystery play means: A medieval religious play dramatizing biblical events.

In Turkish: dini anlatı oyunu, mister oyunu

How it is used

Use in theatre history; mystery here refers to religious material, not a crime puzzle.

Example sentences

  1. The mystery play presents the flood through a family's argument about boarding the boat.

    A biblical event is dramatized through recognizable human conflict.

  2. Our theatre history essay places the mystery play within a larger cycle of biblical scenes.

    The play is considered as one part of a linked religious sequence.

Common collocations

  • medieval mystery play
  • a cycle of mystery plays
  • dramaLiterature written to be performed by actors on a stage, telling a story through dialogue and action; also a single serious play.
  • playA piece of writing for the theatre, made up of dialogue and stage directions, that actors perform in front of an audience.

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