PPT-Elizabethan Theatre

Overview History The Players Noteworthy Playwrights Types of Elizabethan Theatres English Renaissance theatre also known as early modern English theatre but usually as Elizabethan theatre is the era of theatre in England between 1562 and 1642. There exist similarities between the theatres and amphitheatres of ancient Rome/Italy. They were constructed out of the same material, Roman concrete, and provided a place for the public to go and see numerous events throughout the Empire. However, they are two entirely different structures, with specific layouts that lend to the different events they held. Amphitheatres did not need superior acoustics, unlike those provided by the structure of a Roman theatre. While amphitheatres would feature races and gladiatorial events, theatres hosted events such as plays, pantomimes, choral events, and orations. Their design, with its . The Elizabethan Era. French word meaning “rebirth”. Occurred throughout Europe. 14. th. – 16. th. centuries. Intellectual advances. Economic boom . In England, also known as the Elizabethan. . Elizabethan theatre. Structure of the Elizabethan theatre. . one of the most common . form of mass . entertainment . people of all classes went. to the theatre. beautiful costumes and. Elizabethan Age and the Printing Press. The Elizabethan Age. Queen Elizabeth I. Daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Her father had her mother beheaded when he wanted to marry Jane Seymour. . The Elizabethan era is marked by the reign of Queen Elizabeth I . (1558–1603).. The . “Golden Age”. Queen Elizabeth I . Elizabeth Tudor is considered by many to be the greatest monarch in English history. . Medieval, Renaissance, and Elizabethan theatre. The Middle Ages began with the fall of Rome and continued until the 15. th. century. . -Poverty and Illiteracy among the masses . were . common. . - For about 400 years there was no theatre, only folk festivals and wandering . Ancient Greek Drama. Drama festivals began in Athens Greece about 5. th. century B.C.. Athens. City-state. Democracy. Educated citizens. Slave labour = leisure society. Ancient Greek Drama. 4 festivals honouring Dionysus--god of wine and vines. Structure of the Elizabethan theatre. . one of the most common . form of mass . entertainment . people of all classes went. to the theatre. beautiful costumes and. Influenced by Ancient Greece and Rome. Renaissance means “rebirth”. 14th to 17. th. century. Surge of interest in classical learning and values. Period of enlightenment- a new Golden Age. Time of discovery, exploration, and interest in the arts. Sanitation. A . cess. -pit was a chamber in which sewage from each individual house was 'stored' until it was emptied. This task was for the so called 'night-soil men' to do. As disgusting as this job was, it could also be dangerous, as when in 1326 a certain Richard the . Week 15. [Part 1]. Introduction to Theatre. College of the Desert. Realism. Realism in the last half of the 19th-century began as an experiment to make theater more useful to society. . The . mainstream theatre from 1859 to 1900 was still bound up in melodramas, spectacle plays (disasters, etc.), comic operas, and vaudevilles. Chapter 8. Modern and Postmodern. Previous ages include –. Classical (Greece and Rome). Medieval (Mystery and Morality Plays). Renaissance (The Elizabethan Age in England). The Royal Theatre (The Court Theatre of Spain and France). Madison Palmer, John Rodriguez, Fernando Lopez, and Karon Teat. What place did theater have in day to day life of an Elizabethan?. Was a form of communication. Elizabethans gathered to watch plays and performances. and Shakespeare. A Collaborative Project. Directions. Research your assigned topic . Use Sweet Search or a Research Tool from . https://www.bloomhslibrary.com/research. Include 5-7 facts about your assigned topic.