EN111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Jacobean Era
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Episodic structure (not really causal or strict type of structure), more like episodes where it happens over a longer period of time. Jacobean era we see the secularizaiton, and commercialization of theatre. There were theatres built and pro theatre companies. Each crime in the play are motivated by good and bad intentions. John webster (c. 1580 c. 1634) had a reputation of writing dark and violent plays. The duchess of malfi (first performed 1613-1614, by the king"s men) Combines some of the genres of revenge tragedy, romantic tragedy,
