Shakespeare Flashcards
Ben Jonson’s Thoughts
Not of an age but of all ages
Difference of renaissance and humanism
Renaissance- revival of art
Humanism- revival of classic literature
Humanism is a symbolism of
Revelry and folly
First to introduce a subplot
Greene
An elementary form of drama
Tableau
Earliest play was written by
Hilarius
Festivals are performed in moving platforms called
Pageants
The four cycles of plays
York, townenly, chester, coventry
English drama: mystery
Mythical stories
English drama: miracle
Lives of saints
English drama: morality
Meeted new plots
English drama: interlude
Secular and comic subjects
English drama: masque
Contains a certain kind of pantomime, modern ballet, modern opera
Elizabethan Theatre
Largely open air, only a portion of gallery covered
Theatre: The groundings of the pit
Common people watching the performance while standing from the upper part
Theatre: nobility
People seated on the boxes
Theatre: Balcony
Used for actors who were supposed to be an elevated plane
Theatre: flag
Unfurled on the roof when performance is about to start
Theatre: curtains
Black- tragedy
Blue- comedy
Theatre: Flourish of trumpets
To signal the commencement of play
