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    dramatist who desires to express the truth of human nature arrives‚ sooner or later‚ at tragedy as his most penetrating and powerful method. After the height has been reached a necessary rest and suspension of effort ensue‚ and of such a nature was the Jacobean and Caroline age of the drama. But a second cause was at work to increase this exhaustion and to hasten the decadence of an art that had lost its freshness. The tension of feeling as to things political and religious‚ which led‚ at last‚ to the civil

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    The word Jacobean derives from the Latin word Jacobus‚ which means James. King James I was known as King James I of England‚ the VI of Scotland‚ and the son of Queen Mary‚ and Lord Darnley. He was born on June 19‚ 1566 at Edinburgh Castle‚ Scotland. He grew up very differently from the average child. He was raised by various people‚ including humanist‚ George Buchanan‚ and Peter Young. Both of these men had a strong influence on James’ later life. His education consisted of Presbyterian and

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    Jacobean Era

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    The Jacobean era refers to the period in English and Scottish history that coincides with the reign of King James VI (1567–1625) of Scotland‚ who also inherited the crown of England in 1603 as James I. The Jacobean era succeeds the Elizabethan era and precedes the Caroline era‚ and specifically denotes a style of architecture‚ visual arts‚ decorative arts‚ and literature that is predominant of that period. The word "Jacobean" is derived from the Hebrew name Jacob‚ which is the original (and Graeco-Latin)

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    Jacobean Drama

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    Jacobean drama (that is‚ the drama of the age of James 1-1603-1625) was a decadent form of the drama of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. The Elizabethan age was the golden age of English drama. But with the turn of the century the drama in England also took a turn. It does not mean that there were no dramatists left. There certainly was a large number of them‚ but none of them could come anywhere near Shakespeare. Just as after Chaucer poetry in England suffered a decline‚ similarly after Shakespeare

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    anonymous writer‚ he considers all of these characteristics to be negative. I‚ on the other hand‚ find it very intriguing that this type of novel developed in a time ruled by writers whose main focus was politics and poetry. Many influential writers including Coleridge and Wordsworth criticized the characteristics‚ morality‚ purpose‚ and significance of these novels; however‚ I believe many of the features they disliked actually broadened the scope of literature. The Gothic novel was often attacked

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    Characteristics of Folk Literature Setting Character Plot Theme Style Folktales employ certain characteristics or conventions common to virtually all tales. The most familiar involve the setting‚ character‚ plot‚ theme and conflict‚ and style. A. Setting Most folktale settings remove the tale from the real world‚ taking us to a time and place where animals talk‚ witches and wizards roam‚ and magic spells are commonplace. The settings are usually unimportant and

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    Jacobean Theatre

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    JACOBEAN THEATRE Jacobean theatre refers to the sub-classification of English Renaissance theatre during the reign of King James I (1603-1625). It is a dark and disturbing literary form‚ spiritually gloomy‚ grotesquely violent and often shockingly obscene. History • This theatre style evolved from its preceding‚ more widely known predecessor called Elizabethan theatre. • Sexuality was very prevalent in Jacobean performances‚ along with a heightened sense of violence and general immoralities/perversities

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    Characteristics of Exploration Literature: • Explorers were first & foremost navigators‚ not writers. • Explorers had a specific audience in mind; they were reporting back to the main land • The American Dream is evident • Indians are always considered inferior • Reports were not always accurate Verazzano: Verazzano’s Voyage • North Carolina up to Canada • Wrote to the King of France who funded the voyage; N.C. cedar trees • “The complexion of these people

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    Anger In Jacobean Theatre

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    feelings also. The Jacobean theatre has also presented the anger. There were many of works in that time reflected pure anger such‚ Hamlet and King Lear by Shakespeare . Furthermore‚ the experimental and naturalistic theatre reflected the

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    In general‚ Elizabethan as well as Jacobean plays‚ not only those of Shakespeare‚ were more or less influenced by the tradition from which they had arisen‚ by the sources of information on which they were based‚ and also by the current political situation in which they were written. While scholars have disagreed about the direct influence of Seneca on Elizabethan drama. The Elizabethan era was a time of relative hope and confidence. In the early seventeenth century‚ however‚ the national mood seems

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