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The religious and moral drama of the fifteenth century includes, but is not limited to, biblical drama, saint and miracle plays, moralities, and secular interludes. This chapter seeks to assess the poetic achievement of the drama of the period as poetry through a series of case studies that compares and contrasts the treatment of similar episodes and themes as they appear in different plays. It shows how a range of writers and communities used drama to respond to political, economic, and social change. These comparative readings show how fifteenth-century dramatists drew on a rich and often shared heritage to create new and at times surprising forms.

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