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The Development of Drama (Reasons for development (Elizabethan age: many…
The Development of Drama
The structure of Elizabethan theatres
20 actors on stage
James Burbage: first permanent theatres
three tiers of roofed galleries
circular/ octogonal
balcony: used by musicians
the pit ( where the groundlings stoood)
apron stage
shadow: protected players from the rain
trap door : for devil apparitions
tiring house: where actors changed their costumes
inner stage
no general stage curtain
upper stage
Origins
place: nave of churces, soon moved outside
Latin replaced with English
medieval religious celebrations (great Christian events)
people took place of priests/monks
performances: mystery plays
Reasons for development
Elizabethan age: many interests/ language's vitality
entertainment: communal life
main form of Elizabethan art: Drama
mixed public: trained in listening
City of London : public performances illegal
Elizabethan and modern theatres
Modern
actors and audience: separated by a curtain
act in bright light
Shakespeare's time
communication: direct and intimate
no scenery
siloloquy
daylight, 2 p.m.
action: continuous
women : didn't act
Sources
Greek tragedies:
5 acts
tragic / bloody incidents
revenge
good rhetoric
Italian plays: works of Niccolò Machiavelli
characters and situations:allegorical types