I would also agree that the productions all-male, cross-dressing, brought much more attention to the Globes audience that it would have of an audience of the 16th…
Ancient Greek theaters were one of the corner stone’s of ancient architecture to modern architecture. The influence that the ancient Greeks had on other cultures architecture is astounding giving their lack of resources and materials. The vast beauty of how the theater evolved is something incredible. We will see how the Greek theater started and how much it actually changed over time. Also we will get a look into one of the famous ancient Greek theaters; Delphi.…
Shakespeare's time period, the 15-1600s, was much different from our modern world. There are many reasons this is so. For example, actors had different status than our actors. Entertainment and music were also different, at the start of its development. Another way Shakespeare's time was different from ours, was clothing, which led to the class or status of people.…
Rome began in 750 BCE. When Rome started, it was a sleepy little town, which soon evolved into the largest empire in the world. Their military was the best, conquering everything in it's path. Their engineers were ahead of their time, inventing concrete and sewer systems. However, Rome fell in a quick downward spiral, due mostly to their own accord.…
Play Review For my play review I chose Medea, originally written by Euripides and redone by director Robert Whitehead in 1982. The play Medea is about a wife betrayed by her unfaithful husband, Jason who marries Clauce, the King of Corinths daughter. Medea and her two sons are then exiled by Creon the King of Corinth in fear that she may cast some spell or evil doing upon his land and daughter. Medea’s heart has already turned cold by the loss of her husband to another woman and the loss of her own home.…
Even though both plays take place in different time eras, the topic of gender is something that is constantly being brought up because it is still prevalent overtime. Indicating that gender equality is still and issue that has not been resolved, even in modern times. Regardless, of the minor similarities these plays had far more differences in regards to time era, costumes, make up, scenery, sound designs, and so on. However, these differences are what made the plays so…
In my opinion the Romans are better than Greeks. They are each unique in their own ways and have many similarities and differences. I'm not very interested in art containing mythology and daily life. I'd rather look at art with fascinating scenes depicting architectural scenes in nature. Romans were really big on presenting the beauty of nature at its finest.…
As is historically the case when any concept, invention or discovery is slated to help mankind, Christianity, in all its self-appointed divine glory, waltzes in with a bottle of holy water and squelches even the most vehement of would-be do-gooders. My statement may be overdramatic, but there is no denying that there was (and still is) much contention between the Church and the artists & creators of their respective eras. Most notably of these, the Dark Ages (Middle Ages, Early-Middle Ages), aptly named for its description of the time after the fall of the Roman Empire and the growth of Christianity in the form of Catholicism. Many forms of art were censored, theatre being at the top of the list. But what if Lysistrata were somehow presented…
Most countries have an army to protect their countries values and citizens, but not all countries run their military the same way. Between ancient Greece and Rome, there were many similarities and differences between the two armies. Ancient Greece and Rome both had wars that contained similar and different tactics including: the weapons/objects brought to the fight, along with the formation of the soldiers fighting in battle, and how the outcome of the wars affected their civilization after the war had come to a conclusion. Every society brings their own individual items to the table when preparing for battle, just like ancient Greece and Rome brought similar things to their own independent battles. When Greek troops were sent to battle, they brought shields and spears,…
The Roman empire had several significant challenges from the beginning of the millennium through the Byzantine empire. First, during the rule of Marcus Aurelius, German tribes invaded some of Rome and it began to ruin the whole empire. After Aurelius ruled his son Commodus took over, Rome's government was controlled by the military for a while. Rome's government changed for the worst during the rulership of Barracks Emperors. Diocletian, the last of the Barracks Emperors, was the first ruler, who attempted to restore the economy and make it more governable.…
The stories that we read in class shared both numerous similarities and differences with the plays that we saw at ISU. Personally I feel that the two had more contrasting components. But the plays certainly gave the audience a clear idea of what play they were acting out, what they were doing, and why each little piece of the play was important. The plays had a different tone than the stories.…
Plays began to become important in ancient Greece and two types of plays which were written and performed were comedies and tragedies. A comedy, in ancient Greece, was usually a play that marked or made fun of a certain topic, person, or group of people. One famous comedy writer was Aristophanes. He wrote the plays The Birds and Lysistrata. A tragedy, in ancient Greece, usually dealt with a moral or social issue, human suffering, and almost always ended in disaster.…
I want to first research what were the earlier shows in Greek theatre and who told them (pastors, high priestess). I’ve discovered through research that Greek tragedy, was an component of the ancient rites carried out in honor of Dionysus (Greek God of the harvest), and it heavily influenced the theatre of Ancient Rome. Drama was religion in ancient Greece. Ancient Greeks used drama to advance their culture, and in doing so, they promoted the morals of their gods/goddesses…
The costumes, make-up moods and hair are also different in the past as the play presents a younger character for example, 'Biff, in his high-school sweater.' The Loman family are happier in the past and so we hear, 'The gay music of the boys.' The backdrop changes frequently. We see this primarily in the first flashback page 15 when the skyscrapers change to trees and leaves.…
RESTORATION DRAMA RESTORATION PERIOD The restoration period which is considered to have started from 1660 and as the name itself suggests that it is called the restoration period due to the reason that Charles the second ascended the throne and monarchy was restored. The restoration period came after the puritan age which was supposedly of 18 years (1642-1660), people were deprived of many pleasures including entertainment which was the closing of theaters in that age. People were restricted from enjoying many simple pleasures thus the restoration period noticed the outburst of people towards the rules and regulations. The restoration period witnessed the people to be morally corrupt, people started…