Middle Ages
During the middle ages, what was the most powerful institution?
The Roman Catholic Church
Pantalone, Capitano, the Innamorata, are examples of what?
Stock characters
Were women allowed on the Elizabethan stage?
No
Why is France less stable than other European countries during the 16th century?
The Civil War between the Protestants and Catholics
Spanish religious plays were known as...
Auto Sacramentales
In the high middle ages, when knowledge begins to spread, what was considered the center of learning and art?
The monastery
Repeated bits of physical comedy in commedia are called...
Lazzi
What happens to Richard II?
He is deposed and then murdered.
What other European country had a great influence on French politics, culture, and theatre?
Italy
What was considered more cultured and highbrow, secular drama or religious drama?
They were considered equally so
Who was the earliest known female playwright in Europe?
Hrosvitha
Who wrote the dialogue for most commedia dell'arte plays?
The dialogue was improvised
What other Elizabethan playwright do we know Shakespeare looked up to and even collaborated with?
Christopher Marlowe
Why is French drama often called Neoclassical Drama?
It adhered to classical form as set by the Greeks and Romans
This group invaded Spain from North Africa and has had lasting influence on Spanish Culture
The Moors
In what country were morality plays most developed?
England
Arlecchino is an example of what kind of stock character?
Zanni
Why were London theatres built slightly outside city limits?
Because the aldermen forbade theatre in city limits
Did Moliere specialize in tragedy or comedy?
Comedy
Spanish golden age drama most closely resembles which other Renaissance theatre tradition?
Elizabethan drama
Religious drama was performed in what language?
In the common language of the area
Teatro Farnese, completed in 1618, is notable because...
The first theatre with proscenium arch
What is "This royal throne of kings, this scepter’d isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise"?
England
Are women allowed to perform in French neoclassical drama?
Yes
Was Lope de Vega recognized as brilliant during his lifetime?
Absolutely