The Quest For Death The medieval fascination regarding the Quest for Death is evident in morality plays. The typical morality play is a 'psychomachia, an externalized dramatization of a psychological and spiritual conflict: the battle between the forces of good and evil in salvation, despite the obstacles and temptations that he encounters as he travels through life, toward death' (Blue 2). The moralities dramatized the progress experienced by Christians as they moved through life, towards death. …
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