development of medieval drama Flashcards
in church (7)
) we begin to see the rise of mystery plays
) drama can be broken down into
- impersonation (reply from the congregation to his statement)
- Dialogue (two or more soloists that would sing
- action (priests could now move around)
) development to vernacular
) Easter trope brings out ‘quem quaeritas’-whom seek ye later on developing into little latin playlets
) Staged in mansions (each showing a different scene) and the audience moved
) They drew large crowds and attraction
) Play developed into having laymen (common folk) act
out of the church (7)
) the plays moved out because of
- overcrowding (the church did not have too much space
- traditional parts were now being taken over by laymen
- the content became non-biblical and comic
) secularisation began at this moment
) Performance began at the market theatre, and different scenes were split up into the trade guilds (myste´re - french word for trade or craft) and the audience still moved
) The plays began to move onto pageant wagons, where the stage moved and the audience remains at rest
) the pageant wagon was useful in having a raised stage, it had underneath change rooms, allowed for more freedom of special effects
) The end of the 13th century, secularisation is nearly complete
) mystery plays died out by the end of the 16th century replaced by tragic and comedic non-biblical material
