Q1. Describe how in Mankind the playgoers are forced into "sin". How does this alter our interpretation of the play?
Q2. Discuss humour in Mankind or its absence in Everyman.
Q3. Does allegory aid our understanding or make finite meaning impossible?
Q4. How do morality plays reflect the cultural concerns of a late fifteenth/early sixteenth century audience? Can we understand these plays as entertainments, religious didacticism or both?
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The three ways in which the audience are thrust into sin by the play Mankind are three very different versions of what is considered sin. By singing along to a song that quickly has its lyrics changed they are first tricked into sinning. The second one they pay money to see the demon that will corrupt the Mankind character. Here they are responsible for what they bring out, despite the unhappy situation they are put in. The final sin is through omission. Because they are required to be an audience, they cannot call out to the Mankind character as he is sleeping. By having these three ways in which the audience becomes 'sinners' themselves, it shows that they are apart of Mankind, completely the allegory and making it easily applicable to their own lives. - Michael Ware (on my roommate's computer, which I think is going to show his name)
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