morality play in English

noun
1
a kind of drama with personified abstract qualities as the main characters and presenting a lesson about good conduct and character, popular in the 15th and early 16th centuries.
As we approach the end of scene three of the morality play , two heroic character types have emerged: the victim and the judge.

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1. This charge comes at the climax of a morality play called The Trial.

2. What makes the family happiest is when a member behaves with absolute morality-play uprightness, coupled with altruism if possible.

3. A prime example of the classic morality play, Everyman personifies the personality traits of man and Allegorizes the character of Everyman as a symbol for all of mankind

4. Clamour of Crows is a brilliantly crafted modern morality play that charts the life and curious death of the legendary entrepreneur Ben Baum, replete with mayhem, mystery, and perhaps, murder