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Drama Exam pt. 2
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Elizabethan Theater (applies to Shakespeare's plays; aka. Othello.) | was preceded by medieval morality plays; for centuries before Shakespeare's time; tend to be very long and dramatic; meant to educate and to delight and inform. The protagonist tends to be humanity as a whole (allegorical.) |
| What do Elizabethan plays tend to teach us? | They tend to tell biblical lessons or teach moral lessons and often move in a cycle from Christ's crucifixion and life afterwards. |
| In the 15th century, players/actors would function.. | as organized companies of players who travel around England funded by patrons; rely on the nobility; one patron would support the artist; free-speech is non-existent; goal is to increase prestige of the patrons (want to look good) players = servants |
| Negative Connotations of theater at this time: | theater was morally ambiguous; were noisy and disruptive; crimes like pickpockets/prostitutes; afternoon plays draw people from work (lazy); moral qualms about ideas being performed; public performances are associated with the lower class |
| Characteristics of Shakespearean Drama | - Plots adapted from history, myth, novellas, other plays, etc. - Individualization over abstraction (i.e. Iago, not Evil). - Emphasis on the interior world of his characters - Rich language; expansive vocabulary and wordplay |
| Characteristics of Shakespearean Drama (continued) | - Lots of layers to his plays (religious subtext for example). - The protagonist is not the only well-developed character. - Develops characters the audience may relate to. |
| Information about Othello: | - written in 1603 or 1604 - Genre is tragedy - adapted from a short story from a 16th century short story by Giraldi Cinthio; in the source story, the Iago-character is motivated by his love for, and rejection by, Desdemona. |
| More information about Othello: | - Taught fairly commonly in contemporary settings - One of Shakespeare most well-known plays - Set in Venice, Italy (senate-based Government) - A series of city states (at this point.) |
| Moor | Derogatory term for a Muslim, South-African man. The play is set in a world with a negative stigma against dark skin (racism.) Othello is a black mercenary warrior who is not from Venice, making him an easy target for scrutiny. |
| Othello Characterization | Othello is a mercenary warrior who is paid for his services by England; he does not know European ways, but he has a lot of power. Even in the 1500s, there is a perceived racism among Europeans; stigmatization of dark-skin; became popular as servants. |
| Characteristics of Tennessee Williams' Drama: | - Plays often set in ordinary or banal settings, usually urban - Plays are VISIONARY;realistic writer, but goes beyond realism to speak to human nature - Many layers to the text/ words of the plays; symbols and double-meanings. |
| How Tennessee Williams uses language in his plays: | He creates tension involved in words as communication. - Heavy handed stage directions! - Words on screen in The Glass Menagerie (ex: terror!) |
| How is Tennessee Williams' Dramatis Personae different? | (ex on page 919) his include short paragraphs about the characters; the details are very particular and delve into people's psychology. Very heavy-handed with how he explains stage directions as well (little room for interpretation.) |
| Genre of Tennessee Williams plays | Southern Gothic Genre |
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