▁grew ▁into ▁highly ▁developed ▁performances , ▁which ▁in ▁some ▁local ities ▁existed ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁Century . ▁▁ ▁The ▁pre mod ern ▁combination ▁of ▁lit ur gy , ▁rit ual ▁and ▁performance ▁makes ▁it ▁especially ▁difficult ▁to ▁apply ▁the ▁term ▁" D rama ". ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁always ▁possible ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁written ▁text , ▁st aging ▁and ▁performance . ▁The ▁texts ▁themselves ▁are ▁often ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁lit urg ical ▁r ite , ▁making ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁locate ▁a ▁beginning ▁or ▁an ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁within ▁the ▁lit urg ical ▁or ▁par al it urg ical ▁context . ▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Qu em ▁Qu a er itis ? ▁(" Wh om ▁do ▁you ▁seek ?" ▁) ▁segment ▁of ▁the ▁E aster ▁lit ur gy ▁was ▁an ▁exchange ▁of ▁one ▁question , ▁one ▁answer , ▁and ▁one ▁command ▁between ▁the ▁Ang els ▁at ▁Christ ' s ▁tomb ▁and ▁the ▁three ▁Mary s ▁( V ir gin ▁Mary , ▁Mary ▁Mag dal ene , ▁and ▁Mary , ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁Laz arus ). ▁Yet ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁drama ▁cannot ▁ade qu ately ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁Qu em ▁Qu er itis , ▁since ▁drama ▁as ▁a ▁concept ▁is ▁not ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁medieval ▁sources ▁themselves ; ▁using ▁the ▁term ▁drama ▁opens ▁up ▁a ▁vast ▁field ▁of ▁an ach ron istic ▁misunder stand ings . ▁ ▁The ▁E aster ▁Pl ays ▁were ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁medieval ▁performance ▁within ▁the ▁lit ur gy , ▁but ▁there ▁were ▁additional ▁forms ▁such