THTR 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Henry Iv Of France, Verisimilitude, Innamorati
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Plays before 1600 there was a range of theatre performances back in the renaissance in europe. Religious plays 15 cent, commercial media del arte, parades, etc. Parades lead to audience would be lead into a ball/dance. Tensions between catholics and protestants (known as huguenots) War brought a decline to that of religious theatre. Henri iv killed 1604 lead to louis xiv/the 9th at only very young age, lead to his parents to take control. Cardinal rechilieu- french noble man, becomes louis the 8th central power/advisor. Mostly influence by italian art, culture, and thought. Prescriptive describes how a phenomenon functions, not how it would but how it does function. How the elements of theory should go to create how the theatre should do. Says on how something should be, should it teach of entertain. They tend to emphasize how things would work. Decorum- proper, characters shouldn"t experience cross class characteristics.
