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Theatre History

Theatre History. Medieval, Commedia dell’arte,Elizabethan. Medieval Theatre. Medieval period was from about __________ to __________. Christians used theatre to worship and __________ the gospel. Performances began as simple __________ by priests but gradually became more elaborate.

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Theatre History

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  1. Theatre History Medieval, Commedia dell’arte,Elizabethan

  2. Medieval Theatre • Medieval period was from about __________to __________. • Christians used theatre to worship and __________ the gospel. • Performances began as simple __________ by priests but gradually became more elaborate. • They were called __________ and __________ plays. • Miracle and Mystery plays are based on saints’ lives and Bible __________.

  3. More on Medieval… • __________ plays are based on the last week in the life of Christ. • __________ plays are more concerned with the __________ taught by Christianity rather than Bible stories. • Despite the religious content, there was still __________ and horseplay (Tower of Babel!) • Audiences also loved the __________ elements. • Trap doors, __________ to fly in angels, and __________ which took 17 men to operate, were all huge hits.

  4. Renaissance theatre • The __________(rebirth) began early in the 14th century. • Most famous contribution of the Renaissance was the ___________________________. • It had a basic __________, subplot and stock characters. • The rest was __________. • It incorporated dancing, __________, acrobatics, mime, and juggling. Actors had to be skilled AND intelligent and talented.

  5. Commedia dell’arte • Plays were performed by __________ companies with portable stages. • Actors played __________ characters—they were always the same character and were identified by their masks and elaborate costumes. • Young __________ were usually the main plot. The heroine was the inamorata and her hero was the inamorato (beautiful clothes, no masks. • __________—fontesca. Giggly and a flirt. Often one bright, one clumsy. All the servants played a role. • __________—heroine’s father. Overbearing and sneaky. • __________—braggart soldier who was actually a coward.

  6. Elizabethan theatre • __________ was the center of the Renaissance theatre explosion. • Three playwrights stand out: Marlowe, Jonson, and __________. • Theatre companies were supported by __________ noblemen. • __________ were not permitted to act—it was considered unladylike and unsuitable for women. • Young __________ played women’s parts.

  7. More Elizabethan theatre • __________ plays were bawdy. Later plays were more intellectual. • Civil War eventually broke out in 1642, and theatre was __________ by the Puritans. • Elizabethan playhouses were __________ with scenery and a partial roof. • Christopher __________—introduced blank verse. Rival of Shakespeare. Stabbed just before his 30th b-day in a tavern brawl. • Ben __________—1st real English comic. Lack of higher education. Bitter. Imprisoned several times. • William __________—greatest playwright ever. Wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets. All plays published after his death.

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