THEA104 Lecture 10: The Renaissance
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Distinct noses: phallic dictates masculinity of characters. Helped everyone know who the characters are without watching from the beginning comes in the middle & has idea about plot. Always gets into trouble & beat up. Member of zanni class of servants. Talks his courage up but cowers when danger is present. Tries to trick people get stuff for him/herself. Queen elizabeth: linguist loved words, verses. Stink-yard gross: people didn"t bathe & would shit themselves. Queen sat here everyone else sat near her. Took dark, raunchy stories integrate with popular music. Gave us best verse drama in english. Theatre was center of literature: where you went to hear the verse. Mess with puritans head cut off. ". Killed cromwell head on a stick for 20 years so monarchy can show power. King charles reopened theatre 1660: women on stage & more promiscuous. Restorative draught monarchy came back from exile party. 1st professional female actresses (some men were mad).
