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They are also all transformed into morality plays of sorts—although, unlike in the Massachusetts Bay Colony of Nathaniel Hawthorne, the morals in Trump’s America are inscrutable.
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
It might, simultaneously, be cast as a parable about mutual benefit not being the same as love, a morality play about the distorting influence of money, and a sporting case study in the limited functionality of stardust as a building material.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
His plays toy with form — the morality play, the workplace comedy, the domestic drama — to explore the United States’ posture in relation to the past and its influence on how Americans metabolize the present.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
This arguably means Link as a character has more in common with older morality plays than more modern characters.
—WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
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Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
It might, simultaneously, be cast as a parable about mutual benefit not being the same as love, a morality play about the distorting influence of money, and a sporting case study in the limited functionality of stardust as a building material.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
His plays toy with form — the morality play, the workplace comedy, the domestic drama — to explore the United States’ posture in relation to the past and its influence on how Americans metabolize the present.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2023
This arguably means Link as a character has more in common with older morality plays than more modern characters.
—WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morality play
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Unlocking the Truth explores a new narrative examining the motives of Dr. Philip Zimbardo, the Stanford University psychology professor who oversaw the experiment and gained worldwide recognition following its conclusion.Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
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The attacks highlighted that Kyiv has been able to strike even further into Russia while Moscow is unable to control the narrative of Ukraine's reach militarily.Peter Suciu, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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The coast also plays a major role in Greek mythology.Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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It’s named Gefion after a goddess in Danish mythology.Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
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The Legend Of The Seven Sisters There are variants of the myth that have developed over time.David Nikel, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Before this iteration of Shelley's tale, the first modern version of the myth, there hadn't been a horror film that so graphically indulged in gore and violence, in bright and shining color photography no less.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Morality play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morality%20play. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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