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THEATER 2040 Edition 1nd Lecture 9 Outline of Last Lecture I Medieval Era a Trope i Quem Queritis b Playlets i Concordia Regularis II Qualities of the Mystery Passion Pageant Cycle Play III Two types of stages a Pageant Wagons b Mansions IV Two types of Medieval Plays Outline of Current Lecture I Renaissance II Medieval Influences III English Renaissance a Elizabethan Age b Government Rules IV The Theatre V Elizabethan Playwrights a Ben Jonson b Thomas Kyd c Christopher Marlowe d William Shakespeare VI The Spanish Tragedy VII Iambic Pentameter VIII Two major types of Playhouses a Public Theater The Globe b Private Theater The Blackfriar IX Other Public Theater Elements X The Broken Rules XI Closing up Shop Current Lecture I Renaissance a A Rebirth b A Renewal of interest in classical civilization throughout Western Europe 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 III IV V VI VII VIII Medieval Influences a Disregard to the unity of time and place episodic plot structure b Mixture of comedy and tragedy in one scene c Historical Geographical Variety d Women s part played by men English Renaissance a Often called Elizabethan Age i Refers to the reign of Elizabethan Drama b Government Rules i Plays could be about anything but God ii An actor had to be financially accounted for by a member of highest rank in society iii One was considered a criminal if you weren t belonging to some patron 1 STILL Actors and playwrights had a new type of intellectual freedom that hadn t existed before The Theatre a First theatre build in England 1576 b James Burbage part time actor carpenter c South side of river outside London the Bankside i Not as many rules for theater on this side of the river Elizabethan Playwrights a Ben Jonson satirified comedies b Thomas Kyd The Spanish Tragedy borrowed from Seneca the bloodthirsty revenge plot c Christopher Marlowe manipulated iambic pentameter blank verse d William Shakespeare 38 plays 154 sonnets 2 long narrative poems The Spanish Tragedy a Established a new genre in English theater i Revenge play tragedy Iambic Pentameter a Particular rhythm of words in verse drama i Most common meter in English Poetry Two major types of Playhouses theatres a Public theater The Globe i Design was based on a structure similar to the Coliseum in ancient Rome ii Its design and architecture was a combination of practical economy and aesthetic design iii 20 sided iv Held 1500 3000 people b Private Theater The Blackfriar i Equipped with artificial lighting ii Had roofs iii Catered to the wealthy prices were doubled iv Only seated 700 IX X XI c Name of Shakespeare s Theatre Company i Lord Chamberlain s Company 1 Was later called The King s Men ii Shareholder 1 Principal actors of an action company who owned a portion of the theater and its profits Other public Theater Elements a Groundlings Spectators who stood in pit b Raised platform stage neutral playing space c Tiring house stage house with 3 levels d The gallery more expensive seating for spectators e Upper Stage Balcony musicians actors and spectators used this space f Tower with a flag a performance is in progress i Soliloquy speech addressed directly to the audience 1 Breaking the 4th Wall The Broken Rules a 10 syllables per line b Rhyme the end of each line c One thought per line ending with a punctuation mark at the end Closing up Shop a Elizabeth I died 1603 b James I was next in line c Charles I succeeded in 1625 d Renaissance ended in 1642 when Puritans outlawed all theatrical activity e Charles I was beheaded in 1648 during civil war of Charles I supporters vs Puritan backed Parliament


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