Quem Quaeritis

In the medieval theatre, it focuses more on the religious context. Mostly all the plays that were performed in that era were from the Bible. They perform the birth of Jesus Christ, the crucifixion, and the tales of the saints in miracle plays. Their plays have moral lessons and life teachings based on Christian beliefs. According to the lecture, Quem Quaeritis is one of the most famous tropes. It is about Mary visiting Jesus’ tomb after three days and talking to the angel and singing. It consisted of singing and a little bit of narrative text. In my opinion, the Second Shepherd’s play was more of the comedic/historical version of the birth of Jesus Christ. It had some religious and historical context mixed into one surprising tale. It does not really focus on the religious side until the ending of the play. Not only the moral and Bible teachings were performed in churches, it was also performed everywhere. The actors perform outside of the church, in the streets, and in wagons. They were more open to the public, and I think free of charge or people just voluntarily gives money to the performers. For me, the medieval era seems like a lot of fun and entertaining. They are very different from modern-style performances. Although they have different teachings, they all heavily used religion as their …show more content…
The celebration of the pagan festivals, especially in spring and Christmas, are still being showcased. It is performed in church mainly and in school plays. There are other outdoor festivals being acclaimed, but not based on religious teachings. The vestiges of the theaters still exist as well. We see them around the busiest streets always performing for money. Although, they do not really perform sword fighting scenes. I have not seen any mimicry in the United States, but I heard that it is sort of eminent in the streets of