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European Theatre

During the Middle Ages, the major preservers of learning were monasteries. Liturgical drama originated from the church services of Mass and Hours, with the Hours having more influence on the revival of drama. Popular forms of drama included liturgical plays, usually depicting stories from the Bible like the visit of Mary to Jesus' tomb, as well as the earliest surviving secular play, The Play of the Greenwood. By the late 14th century, most drama had moved outside the control of the Church.

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European Theatre

During the Middle Ages, the major preservers of learning were monasteries. Liturgical drama originated from the church services of Mass and Hours, with the Hours having more influence on the revival of drama. Popular forms of drama included liturgical plays, usually depicting stories from the Bible like the visit of Mary to Jesus' tomb, as well as the earliest surviving secular play, The Play of the Greenwood. By the late 14th century, most drama had moved outside the control of the Church.

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EuropeanTheatreintheMiddleAgesNOTES.

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EuropeanTheatreinthe
MiddleAges
The period in European history which consisted mainly of the peasants and secular
or ecclesiastical lords was known as the Dark Ages
The major preservers of learning in this period were the monasteries
The arts revived somewhat under the reign of Charlemagne
One major type of performer during this period was the socop, which was a singer
and teller of tales
In the early Middle Ages, the church had two kinds of services: Mass and Hours
Which one had more to do with the revival of drama? Hours

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At this time, the most popular form of drama was Citurgical.


The first well-known female dramatist also wrote in thsi period her name was - Hildegard of Bingen
The oldest and most numerous of plays was from Medieval
civilization deal with which story? Visit of the Mary's to the tomb
Which story was rarely dramatized? Crucifixion
In most churches, how was liturgical drama stage? Manymansions
The minor clergy were responsible the festival called Feast of
Fools, which was particularly important in the development of comedy
Plays written in the vernacular and performed outside the church
tends to be traced back to The Mystery of Adam, which is usually
dates around 1150

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By the end of the fourteenth century, most drama passed out of


control of the Church
Another name for pageant master, who was in charge of the complex
productions being staged at this time was Stage Manager or Director
The majority of actors at this time period were from the merchant
or working class
Very often, plays were staged on pageant wagon
Because plays were very complex, they were divided into parts, also
called journees
The two locations most often represented on fixed stages were
Heaven and Hell

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Many special effected involved flying


When torture of executions were portrayed onstage, effigies, were
usually substituted for live actors
The entrance fee for most English plays was nothing
The oldest extant medieval secular drama isThe Play of the
Greenword by Adam de la Halle
Religious plays covered the theme of virtue over vice while farce
covered the theme of imperfect humanity
Once farce, Perre Patheln, is now considered a minor masterpiece
One of the best-known writers of farce was Hans Sachs, who wrote
The Wandering Scholar and Exarcist

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The oldest extant morality play is The Pride of Life


The most interesting morality play, in terms of staging, was The
Castle of Perservance
The best known of all morality plays is Everyman
An interlude was entertainment and they tended to be performed in
a great hall between parts of another event

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