Plays were written for a yearly festival‚ in honor of the god Dionysus‚ and were either Comedies or Tragedies. All the actors were male‚ and they all played multiple roles‚ so a mask was used to show the change in character or mood. Therefore the two masks are now used as the symbol for theatre. The Greeks invented the epic and lyric forms and used them skillfully. They also invented drama and produced masterpieces that are still deemed as dramas crowning achievement. Attendance at the festival
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Renaissance The antecendents of musical theatre in Europe can be traced back to the theatre of ancient Greece‚ where dance and music were included in stage comedies and tragedies during the 5th century BCE. The 3rd-century BCE Roman comedies of Plautus included song and dance routines performed with orchestrations. The Romans also introduced technical innovations. For example‚ to make dance steps more audible in large open air theatres‚ Roman actors attached metal chips called sabilla their stage
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Stephen Sondheim American lyricist and composer Stephen Sondheim was born on March 22‚ 1930‚ in New York City. After early practice at songwriting‚ he gained much of his knowledge of musical theater from working with master lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II. Sondheim’s contributions to West Side Story and Gypsy in the 1950s brought him recognition as a rising star of Broadway. His major works for the theater include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum‚ Sweeney Todd‚ Sunday in the Park With
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Many books present facts‚ reasonable suppositions‚ traditions‚ and speculations concerning the life and career of William Shakespeare. Taken as a whole‚ these materials give a comprehensive picture of England’s foremost dramatic poet. Tradition and sober supposition are not necessarily false because they lack proof of their existence. However‚ readers interested in Shakespeare should distinguish between facts and unfounded beliefs about his life. From one point of view‚ modern scholars are fortunate
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divorce from Octavia didn’t seem politically possible. Nero figured in order for this to happen that his mother had to be murdered in 59AD. Modern historians theorize that Nero’s execution of Agrippina was commanded by her plot to set Rubellius Plautus on
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known as dramatic irony‚ in which the audience knows what the characters do not: behind the mask there lies someone other than who the character pretends to be. The beginnings of dramatic irony actually date back to the writings of Merlandew and Plautus. This literary device psychologically puts the audience inside the play and keeps them on the edge of their seats. Mistaken identity can not only reveal a truth for the characters onstage‚ but it also reveals a truth to the audience who has been
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AGRIPPINA’S ROLE DURING THE REIGN OF NERO- Agrippina was the mother of the Emperor Nero. Her influence on politics and her ambition dates back to his birth and spans till the time her powers began to decrease‚ and eventual assassination in 59 AD. Nero was 17 at the time he succeeded Claudius. In the early years of his reign‚ Agrippina held great influence over her son and political affairs. However her downfall began in his inaugural address‚ when she was indirectly denounced by Nero‚ who later
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Introduction: It is difficult to date or define the Renaissance. Etymologically the term‚ which was first used in England only as late as the nineteenth century‚ means’ "re-birth". Broadly speaking‚ the Renaissance implies that re-awakening of learning which came to Europe in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The Renaissance was not only an English but a European phenomenon; and basically considered‚ it signalised a thorough substitution of the medieval habits of thought by new attitudes
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Commedia dell’Arte is a form of theatre known as Italian comedy. It is a humorous theatrical presentation performed by professional players who traveled in troupes throughout Italy in the 16th century. (About.com). This was a popular form of entertainment in the time of the renaissance. At the time‚ a majority of the theatre plays were very classical‚ but Commedia dell’Arte was very loud‚ energetic‚ and funny. According to a man named Jeff from math.bu.edu‚ who has been part of Commedia dell’Arte
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The production of makeup Priscilla Orena ENC 1101 Abstract A Roman philosopher Plautus once said‚ “A woman without paint is like food without salt”. It is in human nature to always strive for perfection and new ways to express our selves‚ cosmetics is the way. Hair care‚ skincare‚ toiletry‚ perfumery and decorative cosmetic products are all used in our daily routines to keep us clean‚ maintain healthy skin and teeth‚ to look good and smell nice. European laws that ensure the safety
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