Curated OER
Whodunit? Creating Mysterious Plays
Students examine mystery plays by reading a number of five-minute mysteries. They write and perform their own plays.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Miracle Plays and Mysteries
This site from The New Advent provides an excellent explanation of both mystery plays and miracle plays; five paragraphs are devoted solely to mystery plays, including definition, differences between 15th Century standards and modern...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Medieval Drama and Mystery Plays
The mystery plays and morality plays of the 15th and 16th centuries were very different from modern drama. This article takes us back in time to show how these plays portrayed scenes from the Bible, conveyed religious doctrine, and...
Other
Fu Jen University: Morality Plays
This page offers a clear but brief explanation of morality plays, using "Everyman" as an example.