Lecture 7Outline of Last Lecture I. Reasons for Italian RenaissanceII. Theatrical Forms / Popular EntertainmentIII. Intermezzi and PastoralsIV. Opera V. Opera Key TermsVI. Commedia Dell’arteVII. Neoclassicism IdealsVIII. Theory vs. Practice Outline of Current Lecture I. English Renaissance: The BasicsII. Elizabethan DramaIII. Christopher MarlowIV. Elizabethan Dramatic TextsV. ShakespeareVI. Why is Shakespeare Important?VII. The AudienceVIII. The Building Itself Current LectureI. English Renaissance: The Basics a. English Renaissance would not have happened without the printing press b. Henry VIII founded Anglican churchc. Elizabethan drama developedII. Elizabethan Dramaa. Almost opposite to neoclassical idealsb. Episodic formc. Very heavily uses violence, supernatural things, and soliloquiesd. Mixed different genres togetheri. Ex: comedy with tragedyIII. Christopher Marlowa. Was part of The University Witsb. Killed in bar brawl at a young age THAR 281 1st Editionc. Master at verse dramai. Verse drama = drama written like a poemd. Most famous work was Dr. Faustus IV. Elizabethan Dramatic Textsa. Verse = like poetryb. Prose = not like poetryc. Iambic Pentameter = “iam” is a 2 syllable unit with a soft accenti. iambic pentameter has 5 “iams” d. Scansion = breakdown of accented and unaccented syllablese. Masculine Ending = a normal line of verse (with 10 syllables)f. Feminine Ending = a line of verse with an extra syllable (with 11 syllables or more) V. Shakespearea. Worked for 23 years in Londonb. Was one of the king’s menc. Works performed at the Globe Theaterd. Has 37 works attributed to his namee. Most famous works: Macbeth, Hamlet, King Lear, and Othelloi. Others include: 1. Tanning of the Stew2. The Tempest3. Richard III4. Much Ado About Nothing 5. As You Like It6. Julius Caesar 7. Rome and JulietVI. Why is Shakespeare Important?1. His fusion of previously developing theatrical components is revolutionary 2. Significantly advanced the neo-classical approach to drama3. Characters from his plays are icons; creates a new cannon of icons (for others to learn from)4. Situations and conflicts in his plays are timelessVII. The Audiencea. Elizabethan Audiencei. Comprised of everybody (rich and poor)ii. Audience was rough for Elizabethansiii. Audiences were required to actively engage in performances VIII. The Building Itselfa. Partially Roofedb. Performances during the day because of lightc. Audience Spacesi. Galleries: were covered and people could sit downii. Boxes: more private and expensiveiii. The Pit: cheap and ugly d. Actor Spacei. Tiring House: where actors change costumes; kind of like back stage spaceii. Inner Above: Balcony spaceiii. Inner Below: where you would have supernatural/creepy things happeniv. Inner above and inner below gave bare stage some architectural
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