The development of drama in England progressed from miracle plays performed in churches about saints and miracles, to mystery plays told biblical stories in churchyards, to morality plays outside religious influence with professional actors and secular messages like Everyman. Interludes were elegant morality plays performed at feasts. Seneca's bloody plays influenced the revenge tragedy genre and plays like The Spanish Tragedy. The first permanent theater was built in 1576. Christopher Marlowe, part of the University Wits, was influential with plays like The Jew of Malta and Doctor Faustus, representing the Renaissance era.

1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRAMA FROM MIRACLE PLAYS TO MARLOWE

2. MIRACLE PLAYS Sacred drama Stories from the Gospel About miracles of Saints Performed in the church Independent into the churchyard

3. MISTERY PLAYS Performed by the craftsmen Based on stories from the Bible Performed on “pageants”

4. MORALITY PLAYS Moral rather than a religious message Performed by professional actors Indipendence from religious influence Everyman

5. INTERLUDE Elegant morality plays Performed in the middle of feast Group of actors called “Intelude Players”

6. THE INFLUENCE OF SENECA AND THE REVENGE TRAGEDY Seneca’s plays full of murder, blood,revenge and torture Forerunners of the revenge tragedy “ Spanish Tragedy” by Thomas Kyd Performed on temporary theatres erected in inn yard 1576:the first permanent Theatre

7. “ UNIVERSITY WITS” AND MARLOWE Group of young writers A member was Marlowe Representative of Renaissance His most famous plays were “The Jew of Malta”, “Doctor Faustus”, “Tamburlaine”