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focused on music and literature

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english reinassance

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reformation of the church of england

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english reinassance

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order of royalty

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queen elizabeth 1
King james 1
King charles 1

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Lover of the arts
Period of political and social peace
Saw several of shakespeares plays in performance

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Queen Elizabeth 1

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Enjoys the theatre
Adopts shakespeare’s company which becomes the kings men

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King James 1

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Pressure from the puritans to ban theatre
Theatres in london are closed by order of the parliament

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King Charles 1

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Violence on stage
Revenge as recurring theme
Supernatural

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English Reinassance

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Episodic structure
No use for 3 unities

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English Reinassance

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shakespeares actors

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lord chamberlains men

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how many plays did shakespeare write

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about 40

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Outdoor
Large
Inexpensive

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public theatres

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examples of public theatres

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The red lion, the globe, the fortune theatre, the swan

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Indoor
Smaller
More expensive

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private theaters

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examples of private theatres

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Pauls playhouse, blackfriars

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star shakespeare actor

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richard burbage

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rise of merchant class

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italian reinassance

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1440 Gutenberg invents the printing press

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Italian reinassance

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no great playwright

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italian reinassance

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scenic design was big

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italian reinassance

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Sacra rappresentazioni

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Religious drama

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Based on ancient greek and roman theatre
- publication of old greek plays
- Teaching works of aristotle and horace

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italian reinassance

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Short pieces depicting mythological tales italian

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Intermezzi

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Plays centered around love featuring a happy ending
Idealizes life in the country

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Pastorals

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Grew in popularity with wealthy audiences

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opera

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repeated bits of physical comedy

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lazzi

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Performed outdoors, at court, or in private homes

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comedia del arte

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Including men AND women

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commedia del arte

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“Play of professional artists”

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commedia del arte

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Opened with Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex

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teatro olimpico

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one of the first theatres with proscenium arch

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Theatro Farnese

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Perspective

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italian reinassance

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Unity of time
Unity of place
Unity of action
Purity of genre
Violence happens off stage
Verisimilitude
Appearance of being true or real
No more chorus or soliloquies
Theatre must teach and please

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Italian Reinassance

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Festival in honor of Jupiter

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Ludi Romani

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Created during the 5th century BCE
Held in September
Foreign actors
Includes comedy and tragedy after 240 BCE
Bread and circus policy
Keep them fed and entertained
Importance of theatrical performance increased steadily during the empire

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Ludi Romani

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Mostly inspired by plays of Menander (plays of the greeks)

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Fabula Palliata

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is there a chorus in roman theatre?

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NO

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Roman history plays

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Fabula Togata

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Wrote over 130 plays
20 have survived

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Plautus

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North african/berber
Brought to rome as a slave
Freed but not a roman citizen
Not successful with roman audiences
Wrote 6 plays
Died in his 20s

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Terence

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plays are meant to be read

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seneca

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plays are violent and call for spectacle

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seneca

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Dominus gregi

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producer

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are there masks in roman theatre?

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NO

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Pulpitum

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stage

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Cavea

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where audience sits

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Christianity becomes state religion

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medieval theatre

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litergical drama

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religious plays

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Tells the life of a saint or a popular story that features the intervention of a saint

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miracle plays

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Continues to stage episodes from the bible
Emphasis on spectacle

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mystery plays

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Mobile structure
Travels through the city
Features performers playing a scene
Can be used to advertise a production
Particularly popular in england and spain

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pageant wagon

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Subject: everyday life, cheating wives, quarreling, etc.

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farce

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Secular drama with religious themes

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mortality plays

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Two types of Nōh theatre

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“phantasmal”
“present existence”

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Most influential figure of Nōh theatre

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Zeami Motokiyo

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Playwright of Atsumori

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Zeami Motokiyo

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main character, masked

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shite

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supporting character

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Waki

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accompanying role

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Tsure

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Plays praising the gods in Noh

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Kamimono

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plays about warriors in Noh

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Shuramono

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plays about women Noh

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Kazuramono

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plays about madness Noh

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Zatsu

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plays about ghosts/demons in Noh

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Kirimono

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Puppet theatre

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Bunraku

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jōruri

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The text is chanted in Bunraku

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stock characters in comedia

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zanni, pantalone, il dottore, arleccino, columbina, brighella, il capitino

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servent/ trickster

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zanni

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controls the money in commedia

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pantalone

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ironically knows nothing

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doctore

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comic servent

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Arlecchino

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bestie with arlecchino mischievous maid

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columbina

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a liar

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Il Capitano

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cunning butler

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Brighella

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