Problem passion play
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- Passion play: medieval plays base on Biblical subjects, perfromed usually by guilds or fraternities during the week before easter (Passion week)
- problem play: In the 19th century, plays that dealt with serious social issues such as prostitution, pollution, and poverty. Ibsen is the most famous author of such dramas
- problem play: one of Shakespeare’s productions that is hard to classify, for instance Measure for Measure
