THR-2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Plebs, English Civil War, Christopher Marlowe
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After the fall of the roman empire we have the dark ages. The top of maslow"s hierarchy of needs leave art at the top, which means that it isn"t necessary for survival, so during the dark ages the fundamentals of life aren"t available so art isn"t something that can be considered. During the dark ages, there is a feudal system in place, where there"s a pecking order: god, king, lords knights, plebeians. Hrosvitha a nun who developed these shows for her monastery. Liturgical dramas: shows performed at monasteries where plebeians would play parts of the biblical stories, in a theatre setting. became a desired commodity. Art is rediscovered through this, so art and religion saved one another, art. These performances were done in the vernacular of the people. Developed from these liturgical dramas told (mystery plays, title potentially comes from master ) Shows would be performed by people who are masters of whatever the stories.
