Mysterious Mysteries
What were mystery plays based on?
the bible.
who took over after the roman empire fell
barbarians
the story of King Arthur and framed by a modern-day murder investigation. When the mythical king of the Britons leads his knights on a quest for the Holy Grail, they face a wide array of horrors, including a persistent Black Knight, a three-headed giant, a cadre of shrubbery-challenged knights
Monty python and the holy grail
what was one of the declines in theatre from 1000-1400
Feudal system is established
what were morality plays
they were more secular in nature and tried to teach a moral
By what was appropriate at the time
What was the most common type of theatre in the dark ages?
it is this characters humble beginnings. As an orphaned child, wants to help his foster brother, succeed in becoming a knight. While helping his brother train, he stumbles upon a cabin...
what is this movie?
Sword and the Stone
what formed its own organization?
Society
what did morality plays usually involve?
some character(s) taking a type of journey
How many scenes, or acts did the mysterious plays have?
5
what happened when the church got involved?
they attacked this type of theatre
what movie came out, taking place in medieval times on may 19 2004
Shrek/Shrek 2
what was the order of the feudal system in the time period?
Lords--vassals--serfs
what was one thing that was very clear in these plays?
secular drama.
plays were produced by trade guilds called Masques, True or false
False, they were called confraternities
what was the first trope to include spoken words and was used in masses?
quem quaeritis/medieval liturgical drama
How did the Feudal system affect the production of theater?
-Productions were becoming harder and more elaborate,
-the cost was becoming too much for churches,
-many church officials to the notion of using the holyspace for theatre.
what time period did this follow through?
The Renaissance
-not present as apart of a religious ceremony
-not just individual scenes
-spoken in the vernacular
How many plays did the nun Hroniska write between 935-1001?
6
what was the first obvious example of a performance outside of the church?
The mystery of adam
name one example of a morality play
every man