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    looks like today. There are many different types of theater but today Elizabethan theater will be discussed in a brief overview. In this paper, I will cover the history of Elizabethan theater and what it is, the architecture style of Elizabethan theater and the theatrical life and the establishment of permanent theaters. Let’s take a look at some of the history and just what exactly Elizabethan theater really is. Elizabethan theater, “also known as English theater or English Renaissance theater”

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    Conventions of Drama

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    centuries, the conventions of drama have been altered in many different ways. These conventions are the setting, plot, characters and staging. The main factor which has been a dominant force during the changes of conventions has been the society. The society present during the time in which a play was written had a direct influence on the plot and characters. This is because drama is defined as a representation of life. Four plays which have been selected from Greek, Elizabethan, Restoration and Modern

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    The sexism rampant in the Elizabethan era bears many similarities to the sexism present today. However, the world of the Elizabethan era, Shakespeare’s time, has some differences with today’s world. This time period is named after the ruler in England at that time: Queen Elizabeth I. In the Elizabethan era, theatre was a common form of entertainment for people of all social classes, but audiences were often rowdy and loud. Because women were not allowed to be on stage, men often played female roles

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    How did Elizabethan theater affect popular entertainment? It affected popular entertainment massively at the time because it was very different than anything that had been popular entertainment before it and because even though it was popular it attracted a lot of criticism from the English Society. It came about in a time when drama shifted from religious to a secular function in society. The Elizabethan Theater lasted from the end of the 16th century and well into the 17th century. And it set out

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    Elizabethan Health Essay

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    Health Issues Of The Elizabethan Time            The Elizabethan era was not only a period of rations medical science, but also a time of great superstition. Medicine remained attached to astrology and other beliefs such as the supernatural. Elizabethan times was the era in which Queen Elizabeth I and Shakespeare lived. However the times were very unsanitary. People threw their trash out the window and if their dog or cat died, they would throw

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    During The Elizabethan Age, things were a lot, and I mean a lot more different than the things happening in the now. Things, such as political power, education, government and even literature have changed drastically because of the constant change happening in our society. In terms of politics, we differ in the kind of government we are implicating. Back then we used to follow the political structure of Monarchy, wherein we had a simplified social order of the Monarch or the queen, the nobility

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    today's drama include staging , language, and topics. In the Renaissance era, theatre performances were hosted in: Inn-yards, Amphitheatres and Indoor Playhouses. In the 20th century, producers use movie sets and digital production. Scripts were written in Old English during the Renaissance era , while our current language has evolved. In the Renaissance, popular topics used in plays included: Aristocrats , Witchcraft, Heroines and History. In the 20th century some topics used in current dramas include

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    During the Elizabethan Era the people would gather together to dance and dance for hours, their stamina must have been incredible. Music was use to entertain most people. Before the music became a big part in people life during the Elizabethan Era theatre played a really big part during this time. It

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    and English: Elizabethan tragedy is traced back to Greek tragedy, since Greeks are said to have pioneered the Western knowledge, be it Science, Arts, or Humanities—not necessarily Technology. The rich contribution of Greek dramatists like Sophocles, Euripides, Aeschylus and Aristophanes, is noteworthy, towards the development of both Roman and English Drama. Though Roman Drama could not thrive much as to invite the attention of Western audience, but English Drama excelled in Elizabethan Age (due to

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    Elizabethan Theatre Essay

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    Elizabethan Theatre “In roughly built playhouses and cobblestone inn yards, an extraordinary development took place in England in the 1500s.” (Yancey, 8). At that time, an opportunity combined to produce literature achievement never before witnessed in the history of drama and theater. The renaissance, helped spark this movement by inspiring scientific and artistic creativity throughout the land. Models began writing dramas that portrayed life in both realistic and imaginative ways. This created

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