CTH 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: George Bernard Shaw, Tadashi Suzuki, Peking Opera
Document Summary
Theatre notes for second half of semester the restoration and beyond. The restoration: 1660, english monarchy is back in control, europe getting wealthy from. New world resources and the slave trade: larger middle class and wealthy with lots of time on their hands, status of theatre rises. Full of crazy situations and mistaken identity. Full of stories of sexual conquest and language with innedudo. The country wife- most famous - impotence plot. First women to make living as a writer. Stories crazy but with message for society: tartuffe. A old man thwarted in attempt to trap a young wife. Footlights: candles or lamps with bowls of water to reflect light. Melodrama- simple conflict between good and evil, stories with morals, stock characters, audience would cheer and boo, stereotypes- ethnic- over the top acting. People want to see things as they are . Chekhov- cherry orchard, uncle, vanya, three sisters, 1860- 2904 russia.
