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English Theater After Shakespeare
Thanks, Shakespeare! Let's talk about Ben Jonson, revenge tragedies, and court masques.
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What Is Theater?
1.What is theater? And 2. Is it spelled -re or -er? The first question is a bit trickier.
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Thespis, Athens, and The Origins of Greek Drama
Western theater arose in Athens, Greece from religious rituals – including RITUAL MADNESS.
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The Spanish Golden Age
Spain was having kind of a moment in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Where Did Theater Go?
In the 1600s, English theater had to go into hiding, from PURITANS. Enter: WOMEN.