Disdained Neoclassicism and frivolous theatre and tried to reform both.
Romantic theatre Artists
was a time of tremendous growth and change.
The nineteenth century
inspired to write poetry depicting New England outdoors as influenced by the Romantic appreciation for nature
William Cullen Bryant
was a famous actor in the early 19th century, especially noted for his portrayal of a succession of character types based on observation in “At Homes.”
Charles Matthews
different character archetypes and reactions were
over-exaggerated
sealed a knowledge of exotic places, and so they began to show up in plays and settings.
International trade and imperialism
outlawed by Britain, the ban enforced by it’s navy
International slave trade
Walt Whitman, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Emerson, and Thoreau
America’s greatest writers.
John Liston, Joseph Munden, and Robert Keeley are
Comedy actors
Abigail and Masham are
Two lovers
source of inspiration for artists
Shakespeare
emerged as a revolutionary claim promising citizens more involvement in democracy
Nationalism
English novelist noted for Jane Eyre (1847)
Charlotte Bronte
started to become more prevalent and eventually, audiences started a craze for
Child actors
over-exaggerated final scene was between the Abigail and Masham was because Masham was leaving due to him
committing a sin
originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century, and in most areas was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1850
Romanticism
challenged aristocratic ruling classes and fought for the development of civil and human rights, democracy and national independence.
People across europe
English writer best known for his humanistic essays.
William Hazlitt
most famous child actor of the 19th century
William Henry West Betty
the art of over exaggerating certain parts of realism
Melodrama
best known for his play Prinz Friedrich von Homburg (1821; The Prince of Homburg), was considered by some the only dramatist of real merit at the time.
Heinrich von Kleist
The new nation experienced a shift from a farming economy to an industrial one, major westward expansion, displacement of native peoples, rapid advances in technology and transportation, and a civil war.
North america
Best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater.
Thomas De Quincey
At the time, actors were paid weekly salaries every season with yearly benefits, with the exception of
starring engagements
A glass of water (the scene presented) uses emotions of
Over-exaggerating and melodrama