THAR 281 1st Edi-tion Lec-ture 7Outline of Last Lecture I. RestorationII. Restoration Movie NotesOutline of Current LectureIII. Previous HistoryIV. Theatre of the RestorationA. New TheatreB. New AtmosphereC. Serious DramaD. ComedyV. Government and Restoration TheatreCurrent LectureI. Previous History•1642-1649: English Civil War, Parliament closes the theaters of Eng-land, curfews instated•1649-1660: “The Commonwealth”•Oliver Cromwell - the leader of the Puritan Party•droll - when theatre was banned, short, quick plays were per-formed in peoples’ homes (“private theatres”), where short comedic sketches originated•1660: Charles II returned from France, monarchy restored in Eng-land (*hint *hint here comes Restoration)•Modern English theatre’s roots lie in the Restoration (more so than in the Elizabethan period)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.II. Theatre of the RestorationA. New Theatre •Patents•Actresses: Before, actresses seen on stage were seen as prosti-tutes, many women joined theatre to become mistresses•Proscenium Stage: All stages recently moved indoors, which gives the ability for lighting/set design•Scenic design/Lighting: Shakespeare/Greek theatre had none, most performances before used the sun only (example of Restoration theatre: The Rivals, look at the set design)B. New Atmosphere •Return of the nobility = upper-class theatre•Permissive libertinism: witty behavior/language•Aphra Behn: 1st professional woman playwright and “Female Wit” (Female Wit - the paper made fun of female playwrights)•Restoration Audience: “to see and to be seen”, lighting exists inthe audience too, so it was also about seeing who’s with who, men only took their mistresses to the theatreC. Serious Drama •Neoclassicism: came about in Renaissance times, “renewal” of classics, everyone could read it, audience had to behave appro-priately (“Decorum”), unities of time, place, and action, this was the formula for success at the time (which was before the Restoration)•Restoration Tragedy•Heroic Tragedy: themes of love and honor, heroic character, ends with a more positive world viewD. Comedy •Farce (found in Commedia)-Exaggerated physical activity-Character types are exaggerated-Extreme and ludicrous happenings•Comedies of Intrigue-Daring exploits of romance and adventure-Complicated plots•Comedies of Manners-Satires the manners and affectations of a social class, specifically the upper class’s fashion/faults-Gossip, Adultery, Sexual Escapades•Comedy is more about procreation (always about getting to-gether)•“Tragedy ends in death, Comedy ends in marriage” (i.e. roman-tic comedy)III. Government and Restoration Theatre•Previous to the Restoration:•Master of revels - in charge of choosing and setting up the plays for the royalty•All theatrical activities outlawed in 1642•Charles II issued patents to Davenant and Killegrew in 1660 (mean-ing only they could show theatre)•Licensing Act of 1737•(okay now everyone can do it again)•“Lord Chamberlain” instead of “master of revels”, gives licenses for theatre•Covent Garden and Drury Lane - licensed