English 3310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Bedroom Farce, Cuckold, Breeches Role
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In shakespeare day, female parts were played by boys and men. In the restoration era, women started to play their own parts. The objections to the earlier presence of female parts was part of an anti-theatricalsm. In 1633, prynne said that the players who men who acted women was part of an abomination. It changed, thus, because it was what was being done on the continent and in italy. This practice changed, with the french theatre introducing women first, and thus, england would join late. r. This was part of a new cultural attitude, called libertine ethos, which was associated with the court and the actors of the french court. Women on stage were objectified and considered prostitutes, to some extent. Charles ii had a mistress who was an actress, who did have some p popular favour. New gwyn started off as a orange seller, became an actress, had a child with charles.
