THEA 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Christopher Marlowe, Blank Verse
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Source/inspo for his plays: popular romance stories, history (ex. Kings, roman history, etc. : world literature (nordic sagas, etc. , mythology (roman poet ovid) Blank verse: unrhymed iambic pentameter, used for scenes of great emotion, 10 syllables in iambic pentameter, blank verse made it easy to remember the lines. The language: shakespeare made up a lot of words, also used a lot of words that went out of usage and had odd syntax, christopher marlowe. Had an interest in machiavellian characters (= characters who would do anything to get what they want) Died young, murdered for being either a spy, catholic, or atheist. Repertory system and producers: patronage system = a rich noble man would allow theater companies to use their names, and would help nance the productions. Actors received status as working citizens as opposed to vagrants (jail-able: revolving play system.
