People

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Charles Darwin

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Theories of evolution changed the focus of a god created world to a world that evolved through natural selection- scientific revolution

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William Shakespeare

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Born around April 26, 1564 at Stratford upon Avon. Educated until 14. Married Anne Hathaway. Wrote 37 plays- 10 tragedies 17 comedies 10 histories

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Sigmund Freud

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Psychology- brought the focus of how man’s mind functions. What motivates personality traits. Id, ego, and superego

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Henrik Ibsen

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1828-1906 was a Norwegian playwright father of modern drama

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Emile Zola

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Naturalism playwright- recreate reality onstage

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Anton Chekov

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20th century Russian playwright began changing ideal theatre. Language as life/ mood that is evoked Poetic realism

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Bertolt Brecht

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German playwright and director brought some of the characteristics of expressionism into the form of theatre called Epic theatre. Alienation affect intentionally increasing aesthetic distance.

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Luigi Pirandello

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Surrealism playwright wrote six characters in search of an author

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Eugene Ionesco

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Absurdism or theatre of the absurd playwright

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Martin Esslin

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Theatre critic coined the term theatre of the absurd