English Renaissance theatre

Shaelyn Hostager Ms. Angela Noel Honors English Period 5 09/08/16 Influences that the Elizabethan Era had on Weapons and Honor The Elizabethan Era had a big impact on Weapons and honor such as making new weapons for war, learning the important art of fencing and other things that still affect our world today. During the Elizabethan Era, there were numerous conflicts between England, France, and especially Spain. These issues led to many small battles involving the military. Those in the…

Do you ever think about what games they played in the medieval ages? What did the king and queens and other Medieval people play for fun? This report will explore these types of Medieval games, such as nine men's morris, fox and geese, ball games, alquerques, hammer throw, archery, hazard, stoolball, and the philosopher's game. Most of these are still played today. Nine men’s morris is a game dating back to 1400 B.C.E . It was played in Europe it was played by royalty and servants. To get…

“ I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.” (Oscar Wilde) Many people, much like Oscar Wilde, share the love of theatre. Theatre, or other play like performances, have been around since the beginning of time. They first evolved from simple storytelling, to huge productions, much like the Broadway Theatre. This form of entertainment first gain traction in popularity, in…

“There was no ‘Renaissance costume.’ Dress varied from decade to decade, from country to country, and from class to class (The Panorama 93).” Clothing was always changing depending on the class and the decade. “Due to laws prohibiting who was allowed to wear what, and…

The Elizabeth Era is known for the persecution of witchcraft and the ones who practices it, know as witches. The people during this time strongly believed about supernatural creatures and things and the most of the cases women were the ones who where more accused. The Elizabethans in England believed that witchcraft was involved with the devil and was something to cause harm, when in that time people were very superstitious for explain why things happened in the way it happened. The Elizabeth…

but before the actual fight. He also sculpted the statue Moses in 1515 for Pope Julius II who commissioned Michelangelo to make it for his tomb. He also painted the roof of the Sistine chapel in 1512 and is considered a cornerstone work of High Renaissance art. Another of the great artists is the great Leonardo da Vinci. His most famous work is by far the Mona Lisa which he painted between 1503 and 1517. While he is most famous for being a painter he was also a great inventor and is often…

Italian Renaissance garden incorporates the villa they are stationed near into its design. Many aspects of the garden reflect the ideals of the Renaissance flooding through society; this flooding led to overflow into homes and, subsequently, gardens. Such aspects include the revival of classical antiquity, evident in the typical appearance of statues portraying characters from classical Grecian or Roman mythology, and archways and columns, and in La Pietra’s case, even a mini temple and theatre.…

Alejandro, played by Jonathan Hernandez, and La Muerte, played by Sofia May-Cuxim. La Muerte Baila is much different from most other plays due to the fact that it is performed bilingually. This means that the characters spoke in both Spanish and English. Each and every one of the characters did a fantastic job of splitting their lines between the two languages but still keeping…

The production of In the Blood would be classified as a mix between “outside” (external/presentational) and “inside” (or internal/representational). This is an effective strategy because it keeps the audience involved and makes them pay attention to the plot. As Cohen says, “Great acting, therefore, comes from both the inside and the outside”. To continue, according to Robert Cohen, “Presentational performers directly and continuously acknowledge the presence of audience members by singing to…

When considering all of the chapters, I decided to choose chapter fourteen, Acting, with hopes of learning more about the acting process. I have never been in a theatrical production so I was very interested in learning about the process, especially the actors because they possess a lot of talent. This chapter discusses concentration, scene study, and memorization and line reading, which were three things that really stood out to me as topics that I wanted to know more about. This chapter is all…