Moliere - correct answer one of the most famous French playwrights of all time
- comic writer
- heavily influenced by commedia del'arte
- many of his
... [Show More] plays center around smart servants
Quem Queritis - correct answer the first known liturgical drama. A small playlet in the Easter church service each spring re-enacting the women going to the tomb of Jesus. Performed by Monks.
Liturgical drama - correct answer theatre that sprung from religious stories and was often a part of the Christian church service.
Renaissance - correct answer began in Italy with translations of Seneca and Platus.
- Shakespeare lived.
- Commedia dell'Arte was established
Commedia dell'Arte - correct answer a semi-improvised art form that started in Italy. Full of stock characters, "Lazzi" and improvised scenarios.
-Performed by professional, traveling troupes of actors, "commedia dell'Arte means "comedy of professional players".
-actors worked from a plot outline from which they improvised dialogue and action
Royal Theater - correct answer the rebirth of ancient civilizations was refined into a more organized form of theatre.
-Aristocratic items and plays focused on fashionable society were the norm
-Indoor theatres became commonplace, lit by candles and featuring more elaborate society
-Common props used by actors:
- ladies and fans
- men used sniff boxes, handkerchiefs, and canes
City Dionysia - correct answer springtime festival celebrating Diorysis
Day 1: playwright announces his theme and team
Day 2: dirtyrambs and other rituals presented
Day 3: comedies
Day 4 to 6: each playwright (one per day) presents a trilogy and a satyr play (comedies)
Day 7: prices
Rituals - correct answer a collective ceremony performed by a society for religious or cultural reasons
- call gods, influence nature and important life events
- included costumes, makeup, music, dance, props and other theatrical costumes
Most common ritual- wedding ceremonies
Storytelling - correct answer people began recounting events through story
-based on a single point of view
for the first time, we have audience and performer
-we have character and structured narratives
Comedia stock characters - correct answer Unmasked: the young lovers or "imamorati"- witty, handsome, well-educated, and desperately in-love.
Masked: servants and masters
-Masters: Capitano, Dottore, Pantalone
- Servants: mostly male, but also females. These characters were always i on the intrigue and keep the plot moving forward as they either help or thwart their masters.
Comic bits - correct answer these were standardized to be used in plot outlines as a base for the action. [Show Less]