Renaissance - Rebirth. Elizabethan England

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1 Italy Renaissance - Rebirth Renaissance begins in Italy Rebirth occurs in Italy during 14 th 16 th centuries Rebirth people turn to a new direction in art, society, science, and politics. Elizabethan England Reigned from Elizabeth becomes Queen of England at age 25 Father was Henry VIII Queen Elizabeth NEVER married Religious Problems Protestant Religion against Catholic Religion (groups fought each other) Mary Stewart Queen of Scots Catholic Next in line for the throne Religious Discord Queen Elizabeth I 1587 Protestant persecuted Catholics Elizabeth puts Mary to death Enemies Queen Elizabeth supported Queen Elizabeth and the Arts Literature Shakespearean Plays and Sonnets Exploration and Expansion in the World Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world Sir Walter Raleigh founded the Virginia colony named after Elizabeth The Virgin Queen Trade and Colonization led to rivalry between England and Spain England defeated Spanish Armada off the coast of England END of an Era Queen Elizabeth dies March 24, 1603 James 1 becomes King of England Son of Mary Stewart Queen of Scots

2 Everyday Life Facts during Elizabethan Times Public Markets English Streets Rat Catcher Job Trade Occupations 7 year apprenticeship People bought food in town markets dancing festivals taverns bowling alleys Stinky no sewage or garbage system very popular occupation (lots of rats and NO cats) English Entertainment and Pastimes Entertainment Popular Pastimes Public Entertainment Gardening Public Punishments Fishing Hunting mason (brick layer) weavers bakers blacksmiths Public executions (example: stealing a rabbit - death) English Family life and Education Main Meal Women boys noon FEW legal rights had at least an elementary 12:00 marriages ARRANGED education upon marriage ALL property and possessions went to the husband Playbill Play Start time White Flag Program for play Facts about Shakespearean Plays Program told people about the play 2:00 p.m. during afternoon daylight hours WHITE FLAG flown when plays were conducted ALL MALE Actors Plague Dialogue Stay away ALL males young boys play females actors read lines swiftly to keep audience s attention The PLAGUE CLOSED theaters for months TALKING - most important part of the play Doubling when actors play more than one part Weather Globe Theater VS Gallery Seats Groundling Area Rainy day = NO PLAY presented Sunny day = PLAY presented 1500 people Good Seats Nobles and Rich people 600 people NO Seats STANDING ONLY Smelly - poor people s area called the PIT

3 Globe Structure Globe Structure Enclosed courtyard (round, square, many sided) 3 levels 32 feet tall Courtyard = PIT - 55 feet diameter Stage for actors The PIT courtyard standing area for 600 people called Groundlings Gallery Seats on upper levels for 1,500 nobles and aristocrats Back Stage Doors Doors at the back actors enter Tiring room Dressing room Discovery Space Curtain area rear of stage o To reveal a character or two by opening the curtain o For characters to LISTEN in on the main stage Upper Stage Hung over main stage used in balcony scenes Hut Located on roof contained machinery to produce sound effects Underside richly painted Trap Door Used for ghosts to rise and disappear Used for grave scenes Scenery NO Scenery Actors used dialogue to explain scenery Curtain NO Curtains Props Thrones, swords, banners, rocks, trees, tables, beds Costumes Lots of money spent on colorful costumes Half roof Gallery Upper Stage Gallery

4 wrote 37 Plays William Shakespeare Born Stratford-on-Avon April 23, 1564 Shakespeare Invented these words: assassination bump lonely Married Anne Hathaway Member of King s Men and Lord Chamberlain s Men Shakespeare Invented these expressions in his plays: he s a laughing stock she s a green eyed monster for goodness sakes he s dead as a doornail Shakespeare wrote 3 Types of plays Historical Dramas Tragedies Comedies Play is about people or an event in History Play is about Main character experiencing EVIL and TRAGEDY Romeo and Juliet best known tragedy Play is designed for laughs Shakespeare alluded to or made reference to these 3 areas in his plays Holy Bible Roman Mythology Greek Mythology Shakespeare used Dramatic Conventions in his plays Dramatic Conventions are devices that the audience accepts as REALISTIC even though they do not reflect the way real-life people behave 2 types of Dramatic Conventions Character gives a speech all alone to let the audience know what he is thinking. Soliloquy Solo speech = alone Aside Character talks to the audience so others on stage can t hear his remarks.

5 BLANK VERSE Shakespeare wrote most of his plays in BLANK VERSE is NOT poetry does not rhyme has a steady rhythm of iambic pentameter for each line of verse o Iambic Pentameter = 5 unstressed syllables followed by 5 stressed syllables Here s the Rhythm and Stress of syllables for Iambic Pentameter weak STRONG \weak STRONG \weak STRONG \weak STRONG\ weak STRONG Example of Blank Verse from Romeo and Juliet (Act 1, Scene 1) Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene. From Ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood, makes civil hands unclean. Notice the rhythm of iambic pentameter - 5 Unstressed and 5 Stressed syllables Two-house\ holds-both\ a-like\ in-dig\ ni-ty, In-fair\ Ver-on\ a-where\ we-lay\ our-scene. From An\ cient-grudge\ break-to\ new-mu\ ti-ny, Where-civ\ il-blood\ makes-civ\ il-hands\ un-clean. Italian Sonnets also called Petrarchan Sonnets 2 types of Sonnets English Sonnets also called Shakespearean Sonnets ABBA ABBA CDE CDE ABAB CDCD EFEF GG Octave Sestet Quatrain Quatrain Quatrain Couplet 1 Octave = 8 lines 1 Sestet = 6 lines 3 Quatrains = 4 lines 1 Couplet (2 rhyming lines)