Morality play
Medieval dramatic form featuring allegorical characters representing virtues and vices, teaching moral lessons.
Real World
In 'Everyman' (c.1510), the character Fellowship abandons the protagonist at death — audiences immediately understood Fellowship represented false friendship, a lesson as relevant to social media followers today.
Exam Focus
Always name the allegorical quality a character embodies and explain what the dramatist wants the audience to learn from their behaviour.
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