Second Oral Exam Flashcards by Briana Livesay

focused on music and literature

english reinassance

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reformation of the church of england

english reinassance

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order of royalty

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

Queen Elizabeth 1

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

King James 1

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

King Charles 1

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Violence on stage
Revenge as recurring theme
Supernatural

English Reinassance

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Episodic structure
No use for 3 unities

English Reinassance

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shakespeares actors

lord chamberlains men

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how many plays did shakespeare write

about 40

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Outdoor
Large
Inexpensive

public theatres

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examples of public theatres

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

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Indoor
Smaller
More expensive

private theaters

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examples of private theatres

Pauls playhouse, blackfriars

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star shakespeare actor

richard burbage

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rise of merchant class

italian reinassance

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1440 Gutenberg invents the printing press

Italian reinassance

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no great playwright

italian reinassance

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scenic design was big

italian reinassance

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Sacra rappresentazioni

Religious drama

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

italian reinassance

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Short pieces depicting mythological tales italian

Intermezzi

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

Pastorals

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Grew in popularity with wealthy audiences

opera

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repeated bits of physical comedy

lazzi

Performed outdoors, at court, or in private homes

comedia del arte

Including men AND women

commedia del arte

“Play of professional artists”

commedia del arte

Opened with Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex

teatro olimpico

one of the first theatres with proscenium arch

Theatro Farnese

Perspective

italian reinassance

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

Italian Reinassance

Festival in honor of Jupiter

Ludi Romani

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

Ludi Romani

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

Fabula Palliata

is there a chorus in roman theatre?

Roman history plays

Fabula Togata

Wrote over 130 plays 20 have survived

Plautus

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

Terence

plays are meant to be read

seneca

plays are violent and call for spectacle

seneca

Dominus gregi

producer

are there masks in roman theatre?

Pulpitum

stage

Cavea

where audience sits

Christianity becomes state religion

medieval theatre

litergical drama

religious plays

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

miracle plays

Continues to stage episodes from the bible Emphasis on spectacle

mystery plays

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

pageant wagon

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

farce

Secular drama with religious themes

mortality plays

Two types of Nōh theatre

“phantasmal” “present existence”

Most influential figure of Nōh theatre

Zeami Motokiyo

Playwright of Atsumori

Zeami Motokiyo

main character, masked

shite

supporting character

Waki

accompanying role

Tsure

Plays praising the gods in Noh

Kamimono

plays about warriors in Noh

Shuramono

plays about women Noh

Kazuramono

plays about madness Noh

Zatsu

plays about ghosts/demons in Noh

Kirimono

Puppet theatre

Bunraku

jōruri

The text is chanted in Bunraku

stock characters in comedia

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

servent/ trickster

zanni

controls the money in commedia

pantalone

ironically knows nothing

doctore

comic servent

Arlecchino

bestie with arlecchino mischievous maid

columbina

a liar

Il Capitano

cunning butler

Brighella