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THE ELIZABETHAN THEATRE
Luca Tredici
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRAMA AND THE ELIZABETHAN THEATRE
Luca Tredici 3°A
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1. The Tragedy
INDICE
2. The Comedy
3. Elizabethan Theatre
TRAGEDY
The first plays were performed at the beginning of the 5th century BC in ancient Greece. The tragedy deals with tragic events and has an unhappy ending, usually with the downfall of the main character. It is characterised by the concept of catharsis, a process in which strong emotions are experienced by the audience because they identify with the characters. By experiencing these strong emotions, they lose their power. The style is solemn and the language elevated.
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COMEDY
The comedy is a play characterised by its comical or satirical tone and a humorous language. It generally deals with ordinary characters set in everyday situations. They are amusing people who live incidents in which they ultimately triumph over adversity. The plot often revolves around love. The story begins with misfortunes, but often ends in marriage.
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ELIZABETHAN THEATRE
Elizabethan drama was indebted both to the morality plays of the medieval theatre and to classical models. The influences of the medieval theatre included: - the tendency to think of a play as a kind of animated sermon where the characters and situations are allegorical. - scenes of vivid caricature and realistic comedy. - the mix of comedy and tragedy. - the idea of man's place inside an ordered universe. - the changeability of fortune and the influence of the stars. - the avoidance of Aristotle's 'three unities' of action, place and time.
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