Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: As the plays ended the audience , suddenly torn from their participation in the re-created world , recognized the value of a way of life , close to the land and countryside , that they could never know for themselves .
Simplified: The plays try to make the audience recognize the value of a way of life , close to the land and countryside , that they could never know for themselves .