elizabethan drama presented by nusrat jahan mim
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Monir Hossen
Lecturer
Department of English
CCN University of Science & Technology
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Presented by:
Nusrat Zahan MimDepartment of English
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ELIZABETHAN DRAMA
ELIZABETHAN DRAMA
The drama was the most popular literary from of theRenaissance as it was also the most powerful andspontaneous. It expressed as no other literary product couldhave done, the manifold life of the Elizabethan age. The latermiddle ages brought a repaid development in English drama.It was in fact a preparation for the great age of Elizabeth. Thisages named after Queen Elizabeth I who reigned overEngland from 1558 to 1603. This is called the “Golden Age” ofEnglish literature. In England drama flourished during thereign of Queen Elizabeth (1558-1603) who was a patron ofliterature and the arts. Theatres were built in London andpeople attended plays in large numbers. The Most importantdramatists were William Shakespeare and ChristopherMarlowe.
MIRACLE PLAYS:
It is in the church where we find the rebirth of drama. The dramatic possibilities ofRoman Catholic rituals gradually developed as a part of elaborate ceremonial of thegreat religious feast like “Easter”. The Church authority appreciated the instructionalvalue of such presentation. Later on, writers turned to “The New Testament” and“The Old Testament” for the stores of Noah and Daniel and other popular Biblicalstores. The lives of saints and other religious incidents were presented by the churchauthority.
Early Dramas:
Early English drama began to appear about 1550. The classical drama gave English drama its five acts, scenes and many other features. However the significant divisions of the early dramas are as follows:-
Tragedy: In the Greek sense, a play that ends with the death of at least one of the main characters. In modern usage, it refers to a play that doesn’t have a happy ending.
Comedy: In the Greek Sense, it is a play that doesn’t end in death. On modern usage, it refers to a play that ends happily or that is humorous.
Tragi-comedy: A play in which serious and comic elements are mixed.
CONTRIBUTION OF THE UNIVERSITY WITS TO DRAMA:
The Term ‘University Wits’ is Applied To a group of English men of letters who flourished in the Elizabethan Age under the influence of the group was more or less constituted of some young university scholars, highly cultivated literary men who took writing as their profession. The University Wits contributed to the formation of the English Comedy Which Blossomed forth in the hands of Shakespeare.
John Lyly:
John Lyly the courties made notable contribution to the formation of the English comedy. He Charming romantic plays are all comedies.
George Peele:
George Peele was almost certainly a Successful player as well as play wright. His style is violent to the point of absurdity.
Robert Greene:
Robert Greene was probably encouraged to write for the stage by Marlowe’s success with Tamburlaine.
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Thomas Nashe: Thomas Nashe was the real successor Greene’s the realist and satirist. He was an outstanding picaresque author of the period. He wrote against The Puritans I general.
Thomas Lodge: Thomas Lodge abandoned low of literature.
Thomas kyd: Among the “University Wits” Thomas Kyd, violent and extravagant youth as he was, did much to popularize Senecan tradition of blood and thunder.
Christopher Marlowe: Christopher Marlowe, one of the most striking figures of the English Renaissance is the true founder of the popular English drama. He is really the greatest figure in pre Shakespearean drama. He has left behind powerful tragedies: 1) Tamburlaine. 2) Doctor Faustus. 3) The Jew of Malta. 4)Edward II.
Each of these tragedies reflects the Renaissance spirit and revolves round the centralpersonality who is consumed by lust for power. Marlowe represents the Renaissancequest for beauty. He is lyrical and romantic in his dramatic presentation of life. Heshows a new dramatic scene in English historical drama. Marlowe gave life andreality to his characters. Marlowe revolutionized the old conception of tragedy andnew urges of the Renaissance. Marlowe was the morning star of the Elizabethandrama.
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The greatest English Dramatist:
The greatest English dramatist William Shakespeare in Elizabethan period. He famous for the objective presentation of his deep knowledge about human psychology. He is often called the bard of Avon. He wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets. He invention tragic-comedy in English drama. Of the total 37 plays he wrote the following 25 before the death Queen Elizabeth.
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