introduction to masterpieces of the drama

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INTRODUCTION TO

MASTERPIECES OF THEDRAMA


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All the worlds a stage,And all the men and women

merely players;

They have their exits and theirentrances,And one man in his time plays

many parts-Shakespeare, As You Like It


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DRAMA

UNCONSCIOUS DRAMA

-underlie a great deal of human experiences


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THE GREEK CLASSICS

Where the record of drama mainly begins.

Public theatrical performances appear to have

grown out of religious celebrations honoring thedeeds of the gods and heroes.

Choral chants and dancing

As many as three actors were used


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SOPHOCLES AESCHYLUS


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EURIPIDES ARISTOPHANES


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THE MIDDLE AGES

The church discouraged or prohibited dramatic

entertainments

By 15th

century developed sequences of playdramatizing for popular audiences the famous

Biblical stories

Mystery plays- they expounded the mysteries

of the Christian faith


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THE ELIZABETHAN DRAMA

In England in the late 16th & early 17th century

there was a sustained burst of literary activity,

including drama

Fiction, Roman and English history

In 1623, marks the apex of English

Renaissance literature


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CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE BEN JONSON


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SHAKESPEARE


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THE NEO-CLASSICAL FRENCH

DRAMA Parisian upper classes generously supported

yet scrutinized the appearances of neo-

classical dramas

Adhere to the rules and models of Greek and

Roman classics

Also observes the strictest Catholic Morality


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PIERRE CORNEILLE JEAN RACINE


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MOLIERE


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THE MODERN DRAMA

Spread of theaters throughout the important

European cities

In 1880-1930, dramatists often breakingsharply with established customs and

expectations

Rise of independent theaters

Free of official supervision and censorship


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HENRIK IBSEN AUGUST STRINDBERG


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ANTON CHEKHOV GEORGE SHAW


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TYPES OF THEATER

GREEK

- performed by daylight in a large outdoor

amphitheater and in front of a faade thatrepresented a palace or a temple

- actors wore elevated boots to increase

their stature and masks

- the focal area of the amphitheater was a

large orchestra or dancing circle


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MEDIEVAL

- they have been performed on a movable

stage called a pageant- the pageants might be arranged around

the sides of a market place or in an open field


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ELIZABETHAN

- performed in a theater derived from the

plan of an inn that enclosed a sizablecourtyard with a large stage.

- spectators either sat in the surrounding

galleries or stood around the stage- Actors were men and for womens part,

adolescent boys

- middle of 17th century when women

appear as professional actresses in European

theaters


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EXAMPLES OF

THEATERS


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GREEK THEATER


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PAGEANT STAGE


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ELIZABETHAN THEATER


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PROSCENIUM-ARCH THEATER

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