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What is the difference between the 'chorus' of the Greek drama and Elizabethan drama?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

In Shakespearean tragedy there is a complete absence of the chorus. Shakespeare needs no chorus for commentary while the action is what constitutes the play. But whereas in Greek drama the chorus offered time gaps between two sets of tragic actions; in a Shakespeare play this is achieved by comic relief.

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What is "dramatis personae'?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

The characters of a play, novel, or narrative.

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What is humanism?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

An outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs, and seek solely rational ways of solving human problems.

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What is the renaissance period?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

The Renaissance was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages. Generally described as taking place from the 14th century to the 17th century, the Renaissance promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature and art.

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What is Medieval drama?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

Medieval theatre covers all drama produced in Europe over that thousand-year period and refers to a variety of genres, including liturgical drama, mystery plays, morality plays, farces and masques.

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What are the three main types of Medieval drama? What are they about?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

There are three types of Medieval Drama: Mystery Play, Miracle Play, and the Morality Play. Each play depicts different things.

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Who are the famous Greek tragedians? Please include short descriptions of each.

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

The most acclaimed Greek tragedians are Aeschylus, Sophocles and ... Other hypotheses have included an etymology that would define the tragedy as an ... As tragedy developed, the actors began to interact more with each other,

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Who is the most important Roman tragedian? Why was he important? Who is he?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

Claudius Aesopus, Claudius also spelled Clodius, (flourished 1st century bc), most eminent of the Roman tragedians, contemporary and intimate friend of Cicero, whom he instructed in elocution, and regarded by Horace as the equal of the great Roman comic actor Roscius.

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What is the Roman drama's common theme? What is the history of the Roman drama?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

Roman drama was generally performed on festival days, together with gladiatorial contests, circuses, and races; popular actors could be very highly paid, one of the most successful being Roscius. Theatre buildings were originally wooden, and took their design from Greek theatres.

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What is the history of Greek drama?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

Greek theatre began in the 6th century BCE in Athens with the performance of tragedy plays at religious festivals. These, in turn, inspired the genre of Greek comedy plays. The two types of Greek drama would be hugely popular and performances spread around the Mediterranean and influenced Hellenistic and Roman theatre.

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