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Quem Quaritis
Easter trope
Mystery Play
Play base on the Bible
Morality Play
Play to tyeach the to salvation.
Miracle play
Play based on the lives of the saints.
Sophocles
Play wright "Atigone" ( 3rd Actors)
Thespis
1st actor
Circus Maximus
Venue used for chariot racing
Pageant wagon
Rolling scenery and stage area
Naumachia
Roman mock seabattles
Shakespeare
playwright Romeo & Juliet
Trope
Skit used in medieval mass
Hroswitha of Gandershiem
1st known female playwright
Dionysus
Greek God associated with theatrical festivals.
Globe
Elizabethan public theatre
Antagonist
Character establishing confict for protagonist.