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Fundamentals of Theatre Arts

Neoclassicism. 1600's-1700'sFrench InfluenceKing Louis XIVVerisimilitudeMoliere. French Influence. Cardinal Richelieu, first Prime Minister, church influences of 1625 stabilized economy, influenced public.Richelieu built a theatre in his palace which King Louis XIV took over in 1642.This theatre had the proscenium arch..

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Fundamentals of Theatre Arts

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    1. Fundamentals of Theatre Arts History of the Theatre Neoclassicism

    3. French Influence Cardinal Richelieu, first Prime Minister, church influences of 1625 stabilized economy, influenced public. Richelieu built a theatre in his palace which King Louis XIV took over in 1642. This theatre had the proscenium arch. Italian theatre impacted the French theatre via sets and presentation. French drama pursued issues of verisimilitude, purity of drama, five-act plays, and 3 unities. Moliere perfected the French comedy in his lifetime.

    4. French Influence Cardinal Richelieu’s Theatre, at the Palais-Royal, or Palais-Cardinal, built in 1622. King Louis XIV took over in 1642.

    5. King Louis XIV Reigned from 1642 until 1715. Enjoyed theatre. His influences on the theatre are still present today. -Deep box stage. -Audience sits in front.

    6. King Louis XIV -A curtain was used. -Wing space utilized. -Elaborate scenery. -Mechanical devices were used. -Females performed.

    7. King Louis XIV -Artificial Lights were used above the stage and on the apron of the stage.

    8. Verisimilitude “The appearance of truth, reality,morality and abstraction It’s the demand for faithfulness demonstrated by showing wickedness. Wickedness was punished. Family, love, and marriage were examined by playwrights.

    9. Moliere Born (1622) Jean Baptiste Poquelin, son of a successful upholsterer. (Died in 1673.) Joined a commedia dell’arte troupe and traveled France. Palais-Royal, 1660. He wrote Tartuffe (1664), The School for Wives (1662), The Misanthrope (1666) and more.

    10. Moliere Tartuffe, or The Imposter. Themes of Religious hypocrisy, family values, society itself. Three reversals in Tartuffe: unmasking of Tartuffe, Orgon at the mercy of Tartuffe; the arrest of Tartuffe.

    11. Moliere Five Acts demonstrates French dedication to pure drama. The contrived ending has been under criticism. Farce – hilarious treatment of a sometimes serious or trivial theme.

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