Exam 2 Flashcards
By Hrsovitha, about female martyrs, 3 virgin sisters, killed but body’s unharmed, Agape Chionia and Irena
Dulcitius
Morality play,
Life as a journey towards death, understanding what can be taken with you in death/what god values, gospel lesson in a secular context as we approach final judgment, personified ideals/actions (seven deadly sins, seven virtues)
Everyman
Written by Christopher Marlowe, about a scholar who becomes infatuated with the dark arts and uses them against god, sells himself to the Lucifer, refuses to repent
Dr Faustus
Medieval religious drama taken from events in the old and New Testament of the Bible, a group of mystery plays that tell the chronology of biblical stories
Cycle plays
Religious play that reflects the interest of the sponsoring guild
Mystery play
Type of drama with personified abstract qualities as the main characters and present a lesson about good conduct and the punishment for poor conduct, popular in the 15th and early 16th century
Morality plays
Also known as miracle plays, dedicated to the lives of various saints, performed on the days that honor said saints, very similar to mystery plays in that they were used to enhance liturgical services, were later separated from the church
Saint’s play
Play that follows the story of a widowed woman of status who has fallen in love with her servant, her brothers hire someone to spy on her while they are away and this leads to her eventual demise and the death of her servant/lover and two of their three children
Duchess of Malfi
Most well known for the Tragical history of Doctor Faustus
Christopher Marlowe
Most known for the revenge tragedies that were written during this time, takes place under the rule of James I
Jacobean theatre
Theatre of England during the reign of Elizabeth I, in reality lead to the close of theatres in the 15th century
Elizabethan theatre
Academic playing spaces, often used form students to perform for other students
Inns of London
Spaces where revenge tragedies were written to be performed, more expensive and less accessible, tight and cramped spaces
Indoor theatres
Londoner’s most well known indoor theatre, Built by James Burbage who was a carpenter and part time actor, only boys companies allowed to perform
Blackfriars theatre
Open air theatres, more inclusive/accessible/cheaper
Outdoor theatres
Shakespeare’s main theatre, built in the lower income section of London, accessible to most everyone,
The globe theatre
first real theatre in London, an example of an outdoor theatre, was partially funded by Shakespeare
The rose theatre
First known female playwright, studied plays written by Terrence and model her own woks after his comedies though she used religious subjects
Hrosvitha
Rebirth, following Middle Ages, a movement centered around the revival of interest in the classical learning of Greece and Rome; art, language, and many other subjects flourished during this time
renaissance
Idealized and symbolic, focused on church and salvation, meant to glorify god, flat, hierarchical (higher status=higher importance)
Medieval Art
Reflected human spirit, depicted nature, focused on regular people and Christianity, intended to be pretty
Renaissance art
Focus on revenge, soliloquies, morality
Influence of Seneca
Play must be believable, the play must follow a five-act structure, the audience should feel propriety and fair play, a play must have a single action represented as occurring in a single place and within the course of one day (these principal r are called unity of action, unity of place, and unity of time), tragic flaw: a characteristic or trait that leads to the downfall of a protagonist, good people should be rewarded and bad people should be punished, no violence on stage
Neoclassical principles for drama