DRAM 115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: English Renaissance Theatre, Renaissance Humanism, Orsino (Twelfth Night)
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Culturally a turning point during shakespeare time period. Licensed theatres- both financially stable and permission from government. Draw and hold a diverse audience- want to satisfy a variety of people. Sell tickets need to be well connected for financial aspects. Approach #1: the taming of the shrew (1976) Characters as mirrors and foils: 2 characters in similar situation respond in same kind or if they respond differently. Poetry: blank verse (+prose): certain beats per line. Metatheatre- theater that draws attention and connection to art. Orisino likes the idea of being in love. Seacoast- viola washes up shipwreck violet sees it"s hard for women to go around unprotected. Violet dresses up as a boy (thinks brother, sebastian , died at sea) Olivia made herself up to be more beautiful. All the world"s a stage= reality as artificial as theatre. No transit from duke"s house and lady olivia"s house. Love is in the air: changing partners loving someone that they can"t have.
