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Medieval Theater

Medieval Theater. Presented by : Tomas Bermudez, Nikita Holbert, Van Burgess, and Matt Porter. Introduction .. . Time Period : 900 A.D.- 1500 A.D. Actors : All were male, but female characters were suggested with a handkerchief on the character's head. . Playwrights and Plays.

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Medieval Theater

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  1. Medieval Theater Presented by : Tomas Bermudez, Nikita Holbert, Van Burgess, and Matt Porter.

  2. Introduction .. Time Period: 900 A.D.- 1500 A.D. Actors: All were male, but female characters were suggested with a handkerchief on the character's head.

  3. Playwrights and Plays Famous playwrights: Hrotsvitha, Hildegard of Binged, The Wakefield Master, John Bale, Adam de la Halle. Famous Plays:Castle of Perseverance (c.1425) Everyman (c.1500) Mankind (c.1470)

  4. Themes of Plays • Most plays contained Christian biblical themes such as: The life of the virgin, the life and passion of Christ, Christ's Harrowing of Hell, Christ's resurrection and appearances to his disciples and to the two Marys, and Christ’s ascension.

  5. Audiences The people enjoyed the plays because of the biblical themes and the effects later added to the plays.

  6. Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge07cPl8X48&feature=related

  7. Works Cited Cazel, Fred A., Jr. "Middle Ages." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 11 Apr. 2012. Clopper, Lawrence M. "Medieval Drama." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 11 Apr. 2012. Ebert, Roger. "How medieval actors made their work relevant; An accused witch's life hangs in the balance." Record [Bergen County, NJ] 14 Mar. 2004: E06. General OneFile. Web. 11 Apr. 2012. "Medieval History Clipart, Pictures, Illustrations and Photographs." Free Clipart. Web. 17 Apr. 2012. <http://classroomclipart.com/clipart/History/Middle_Ages.htm>. Saxon, A. H. "Theater, History of the." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online, 2012. Web. 11 Apr. 2012. "THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIVAL PLAYS." Fu Jen University, Department of English Language and Literature. Fu Jen University. Web. 11 Apr. 2012. <http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/iacd_99F/medieval_lit/medievalplays/newpage2.htm>. "Wakefield plays." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2012. Web. 11 Apr. 2012. "Western literature." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2012. Web. 11 Apr. 2012.

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