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Elizabethan Drama

Elizabethan Drama. Fabio Pesaresi fpesaresi@alice.it. English tradition. Popular Religious Entertaining. Renaissance. Classical Theatre is studied at Universities. Aristotle. The public can identify with the characters but the playwright must respect: 1. Unity of place

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Elizabethan Drama

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  1. ElizabethanDrama Fabio Pesaresi fpesaresi@alice.it

  2. English tradition • Popular • Religious • Entertaining

  3. Renaissance Classical Theatre is studied at Universities

  4. Aristotle The public can identify with the characters but the playwright must respect: 1. Unity of place 2. Unity of time 3. Unity of plot

  5. University Wits • Students at University • They appreciate Seneca for his tragedies

  6. Senecan Tragedies • Cruelty and bloodsheds represented on stage • Ghosts • Strong characters • Atmosphere of horror • Revenge theme

  7. The villain Senecan character + Machiavellan prince

  8. Machiavelli in England In England Machiavelli is synonym with • Ruthlessness • Cruelty • Revenge • Intrigue • Corruption

  9. Machiavelli The Prince = Political treaty on good government The Prince must protect the State, even if this means suppressing the individual

  10. Senecan Tragedies • Norton & Sackville: Gorboduc(1561) • Thomas Kyd: The Spanish Tragedy(1585)

  11. Kyd’s Theatre • Ghosts • Horrors • Villains

  12. This presentation is available at: http://scuole.rimini.com/liceogcesare/licei/pesaresi.htm or http://file.webalice.it Username: fpesaresi Password: cesare

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