The Second Shepherd's Play is one of the two nativity plays that have survived from the medieval era. The author and the exact date of publication remain unknown, but this mystery play is believed to have been written in the mid-fifteenth century. Similar to Everyman, it exemplifies the religious influence on early European drama.

The Chester Pageant of Noah's Flood is another early English mystery play. Dating from the mid-fifteenth century, it was so popular that performances continued well into the late sixteenth century.

The York Cycle of the Creation and the Fall of Lucifer is among the earliest mystery plays. Like many medieval dramas, the author is unidentified and the exact publication date remains unknown.

Christopher Marlowe's Dr. Faustus serves as an Elizabethan example of how morality plays influenced late-sixteenth-century drama. While archetypal characters are more developed than in traditional morality plays, they are still easily recognizable in this work.

The Chester Pageant of the Harrowing of Hell could easily serve as a model for the final scene in Dr. Faustus. The descent of Christ into hell was a popular medieval legend featured in many mystery plays.