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The Castell of Perseverance

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Also known as: “The Castle of Perseverance”

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morality plays

  • In morality play

    …plays surviving in English is The Castle of Perseverance (c. 1425), about the battle for the soul of Humanum Genus. A plan for the staging of one performance has survived that depicts an outdoor theatre-in-the-round with the castle of the title at the centre. Of all morality plays, the one…

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  • Egyptian Book of the Dead: Anubis
    In Western theatre: Morality plays

    …the earliest known text being The Castell of Perseverance (c. 1405–25). However, one of the best of the genre, Everyman, began in the Netherlands, and moralities were frequently performed in France. Performances initially took place in churches, then on simple outdoor stages, though without the visual extravagance that the mystery…

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staging

  • Teatro Farnese
    In theatre: Staging conventions

    The play Castle of Perseverance from this period was intended to be performed within a moated round. Within the moat was an earthen bank on which the mansions were placed. Within the bank was a circle of flat earth with a tower structure in the centre. Members…

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