Theater And Culture 1

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Absolutism

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15-16th satirical farce; French

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Arlecchino/Harlequin

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Male/female; acrobatic, doesn't use logic to solve problems; servant that outwits masters

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Bienseance

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"property"

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Brighella

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cunning servant; has own interests in mind

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Capitano

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Brags a lot but is really a coward

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Chamberlain's Men

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acting troupe that Shakespeare wrote for

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Columbina

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intelligent lady servant; rational thinker

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Commedia dell'arte

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16-18th century; Italian improvised theatre; bawdy comedy

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Compagnie de Saint-Sacrement

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Company of the Blessed Sacrament; secret society that was for theatre; encouraged by King Louis XIII

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Pierre Corneille

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French Tragedian from the 17th century

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Cycle Plays

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Groups of mystery plays that were played together for days

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Dottore

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doctor; knowledgeable but an idiot

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Feudalism

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social hierarchy of medieval times; serfs to kings

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French Scene

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when one character enters or exits

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Globe

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Shakespeare's theater

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Gothic

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Medieval architectural style

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Hell Mouth

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where demons and the Devil enter/exit a stage

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Hrotsvit of Gandersheim

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Link between medieval and classical styles; liturgical playwright; female

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Humours

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Balance in the body: Blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile

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Inamorata/o

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young lovers in commedia

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Interlude

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dinner theater; 5 act structure; juggling and such

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Intermezzi

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farce played between the acts of a darker opera or play

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Jacobean Tragedy

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Revenge Play

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Lazzo/lazzi

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stage business; a beat

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Liturgical Drama

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plays written by the Church about the Bible; used to get teachings out to the illiterate

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Louis XIV

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"The Sun King"; supported the arts and was highly egotistical

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Mansion

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stationary setting- kind of 'mini'- audiences could walk around them, stand by, or leave them as actors acted out mystery plays

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Miracle Plays

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Depicts the lives of the saints and their miracles

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Morality Plays

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Struggle between right and wrong

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Mystery Plays

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"Ministry"; follows the Old Testament and Christ's life

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Moliere

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Social Satire playwright; morally uplifting and Greek structured; start of satire as we know it today

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Neoclassicism

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revival of classical forms; art, literature, and drama

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Noble Savage

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stock character that depicts humanity's innate goodness

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Outdoor Public Theatre

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Literally what the card says

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Pageant Wagon

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Cycle plays that are performed out of wagons; like a parade

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Pantalone

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Old miser; generally the father of Inamorata

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Platea

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neutral acting space in medieval theatre

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Pulcinella

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"Punch"; mean and cunning but acts like an idiot to get what he wants

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Quem Queritis

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Easter Trope

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Jean-Baptiste Racine

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17th century dramatist; neoclassical

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Raisonneur

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character that "speaks" for the author or the central themes of a plot

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Ruffiana

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commedia; older female with a troubled past- prostitute- in love with Pantalone generally

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Scapino

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commedia; smarter zanni; jack of all trades but is easily frightened; spacey

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Stock Characters

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archetypal characters that can be used over and over with slight variations

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Trope

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overused device or theme; cliche

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The Unities

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Action, Time, and Place

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Verisimiltude

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distinguishing between true and false; ex. plot of Tartuffe

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Versailles

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where King Louis XIV lived

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Wakefield

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"home" of the Corpus Christi feast mystery plays

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Zanni

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stupid servants; generally from the city

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emblematic staging

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props/costumes

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environmental staging

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available space

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simultaneous staging

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mansions, wagons, platea spaces

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Patronage system

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seeking a patron to invest in art projects

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Chain of Being

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1. God, 2. Angels/ether, 3. Stars, 4. Elements, 5. Man, 6. Animals, 7. Plants, 8. Metals

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Body Rulers

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Brain, Heart, and Liver