Elizabethan Theatre Terms

To uphold good morals and to celebrate art.

a production concerned itself with the purpose, decorum, form, the unities, etc.

The Unity of Time. The unity of Place. The Unity of Action. These are referred to as...

the current situation : the way things are now

A style of the period assumed that all plays would have five acts.

A monologue to the audience expressing the character’s inner thoughts and feelings.

For the 1st time, theatre artists earned a living practicing their art.

A 4 point analysis includes all of the following except...

Classically, always ends with a marriage. Deals w/ common folk & w/ common language

The poorer audience members. paid a penny to see a play. Stood to watch.

young men brought to a theatre to live and learn from artists until 18 years old.

Italian street theatre-plays = scenarios (solely improvised)-Stock characters

Permission AND the funding from a monarch allowing an artist to build, create theatre company.

extravagant theatrical events put on by the lords & ladies at court for fun at huge expense.

Contained Patent Holding Members, Apprentices, and Hired Men. performed requested by the queen

monarch of the Renaissance period. Known for her passion for the arts, and religious tolerance.

the ideal concept that tragedies should be tragic and comedies purely comedy.

Actors had to portray their characters w/the correct class, status in society, & gender.

If all rules of theatre (form, decorum, etc.) are not followed, it was...

Older men who were hired to do odd jobs and play small roles in plays.