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What was the dark ages ? |
It was a period after the fall of Rome 600AD |
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How did the church become the "government" during that time?! |
There was a lot of political turmoil and there was no reliable structure and the church was the only stable "government" |
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What references to theatre are there between 600-1000AD? |
Actors, jugglers, rope dancers in nomadic tribes, remnants of Roman mimes and popular pagan festivals and rites |
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Who become the primary preserver of tribal histories? |
The Teutonic minstrils or troubadours but they converted to Christianity and the minstrils were denounced, branded as bad as mimes |
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At what ceremonies brought back theatre? |
Christian ceremonies |
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Why did the church perhaps have little choice but to reintroduce theatre? |
They couldn't stop the pagen rights from happening and it was to popular. Many of these pagen rights found themselves in Christian ceremonies |
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What was the Trope? |
It was s four line dramatization of the resurrection with direction for its performance. It came from an easter trope Earliest existing drama Sung by choir at first Called the Quem Quaeritis The Three Marys come to the tomb of Jesus and the angel asks them who they are looking for. It become a little drama within the service Practice blossomed, many playlets developed dealing with biblical themes |
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Who did the theatre undergo change? |
At first the church had control of drama outside of chuch but then it become more cortrolled by secular groups
The Guilds took over in some cities and it was common for some guilds to retain control over certain plays/ stories based on the bible or religious teachings Municipalities took over in some cities but the church still needed to approve the scripts |
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Where would the performances take place? |
Mansions: small scenic structures for indicating location . In complex plays there where many mansions
Platea: General acting area, adjacent to the mansions |
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Why would they use machinary? |
For scenes to fly Christ up to heaven, have angels come down Etc |
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What costumes might they have used? |
Church vestments |
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What language where the plays in by 1350 rather than Latin? |
Vernacular (language of the people) |
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Who where the actors in these plays? |
Laymen (actors) Male members of the community Unpaid No longer clerics or priests |
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Why did they begin to move outdoors? |
Expanding needs of the plays |
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What was the master copy of the script and what power did the producing company have on it? |
It was called the Register
They could monopolize or censor or ban it |
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Who was the Master of Secrets ? |
The Persia who was in charge of the machines - special affects |
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How where scenes commonly set out regarding different levels of life? |
Heaven on right Hell on left Earth middle |
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What where the main kinds of stages? |
Fixed Moveable |
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What where the characteristics of fixed stages ? |
Technical trucks where more extensive in fixed stages
They where set stages
Mansions where set up in available spaces
Heaven and hell where on opposite sides |
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What are the characteristics of moveable stages? |
Stages on wheels
Pageant wagons moved through the streets while audience stayed in one place
Plays performed in sequence thus each play performed several times |
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Why would one think medieval drama seems naive if they didn't understand the period? |
They had little sense of history and only reflected the limited knowledge they had |
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How did the medieval mind look at earth? |
They saw it as s transitory and heaven and hell were the final destinations |
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What where the 3 kinds of religious plays? |
Mystery plays About Christ or from the Old Testament usually done in cycles
Miracle plays Lives of saints, historical and legendary
Morality Plays Didactic allegories often of a common mans struggle for salvation |
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What characteristics did the religious plays have in common? |
Aimed to teach or reinforce Christian beliefs
Melodramatic, good rewarded, evil punished
God and his plan were the driving forces not the characters |
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Explain what the medieval secular plays where about |
Very popular
Moralities: secularised; allegories based on classical gods and heroes often with some political content
Mummings and disguising - given at wealthy homes on holidays
Pantomimes, dancer and narrated stories
Interludes and masques - between courses at a banquet, masques were allegorical compliments to the guests - with intricate dances and spectacle |
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Who performed these secular plays and where? |
Professional actors and they where attached to nobles houses |
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Who performed these secular plays and where? |
Professional actors and they where attached to nobles houses |
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What lead to the decline of medieval theatre? |
Increased interest in classical learning, affected staging and playwriting
Social structures where changing and feudalism was destroyed
Dissection within the church led to prohibition of religious plays in Europe |
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Who performed these secular plays and where? |
Professional actors and they where attached to nobles houses |
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What lead to the decline of medieval theatre? |
Increased interest in classical learning, affected staging and playwriting
Social structures where changing and feudalism was destroyed
Dissection within the church led to prohibition of religious plays in Europe |
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What was the results of the decline? |
Professional actors still needed not amateurs
Professional theatre rose became commercial (no longer community venture)
No longer religious plays- returned to the classics for new ideas for stories |
