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1 2 the role of prophecy in renaissance drama c o n t e n t s introduction………………………………………..……….…...……3 chapter i. 1.1 the history and development of english drama …………………….……6 1.2 three types of drama in the english renaissance………………….….....9 chapter ii. 2.1 english renaissance theatre………………………………….…..……...14 2.2 the greatest dramatist william shakespeare …………………………..20 conslusion……………………………………………………………….....30 reference………………………………………………………………...…33 3 introduction the origin of english drama seems vague. there is no certain evidence proving its origin. however, it can be traced back from century of succeeding norman conquest to england on 1066. many historians believe that drama came to england along with them. there was information that when the roman where in england, they established vast amphitheatre for production some plays, but when they left, the theatre gone with them. originally, the term drama came from greek word meaning “action” or “to act” or “to do”. william j. long argues that “drama is an old story …

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met angel. their conversation with angel consists of four sentences in latin then adapted and performed by the clergy in very simple performance. this simple beginning gradually grew more elaborate. this drama called liturgical drama, in which the story simply taken from the scripture. the earlier play were given inside the church, the story were written by the clergy and performed by the clergy using latin language. however, drama were not performed in all churches, only in certain cathedrals and monasteries where there were enough clergy to perform the plays. from the liturgical, drama evolved to miracle and mystery play. in france, miracle used to represent the life of the 4 saints and mystery used to represent any scene taken from the scripture. meanwhile in england, there was no distinction between this two. the term miracle play was used to represent any story taken from the scripture or the bible …

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plays were given in the series of mansion in the town square. the plays were performed o moving platform called pageants and the act area called pletea. the stage were divide into three parts; hell, earth and heaven. hell in the left side, earth in the centre and heaven in the right side. usually the stages were identified by certain props. for instance, the head of dragon with red jaws or monstrous mouth with fire breathing represent hell where the devil characters will be dragged to the hell. the idea of salvation and damnation which later adopted in dr. faustus was inherited from this period. the costumes were distinguish in three realms; heaven, earth and hell. the heavenly characters such as god, angels, saints or certain biblical character wore the church garments with certain accessories. the earthly characters wore the contemporary medieval garment appropriate to their rank. meanwhile, for devil …

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generally ended with the virtue win against the evil. this play was marked by the introduction of personage called “vice”, who was mischievous, comic and humorous character. vice was the predecessor of the modern clown or jester. the examples of morality plays are “everyman” and “the castle of perseverance”. the introduction of morality play also introduce so called “interlude”. interlude is the short version of morality play. generally interludes were given during break of the scene. it was a short stage entertainment in a sense of humor and was considered as the forerunner of comedies. the example of interlude was “the four p’s” by john heywood which performed around 1497. the final stage of the evolution of english drama was the artistic period. in this period, the purpose of the pay was not to point out a moral but to represent human life as it is. during this period, english …

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re overshadowed by the influence of latin christianity. the latin church had always feared the powerful appeal that drama made to the eye and ear. drama is an appeal to the senses being a direct challenge to its spiritual authority. the church had done nothing to encourage the stage since the decadence of the pagan drama of rome. it was strange that the mass in latin christianity was in reality a strange sacred drama and it contained any rate of dramatic possibilities. being phoenix, raised from its ashes the shadow of the church drama rose again. during the 10th century, the clergyman requisitioned the most elementary kind of dramatic representation. it was a sort of tables. the clergy man wanted to bring home to the spectators the simple truths of christianity. from the continent it was passed over to normans of england. this traced the origin of both miracle plays …

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1 2 the role of prophecy in renaissance drama c o n t e n t s introduction………………………………………..……….…...……3 chapter i. 1.1 the history and development of english drama …………………….……6 1.2 three types of drama in the english renaissance………………….….....9 chapter ii. 2.1 english renaissance theatre………………………………….…..……...14 2.2 the greatest dramatist william shakespeare …………………………..20 conslusion……………………………………………………………….....30 reference………………………………………………………………...…33 3 introduction the origin of english drama seems vague. there is no certain evidence proving its origin. however, it can be traced back from century of succeeding norman conquest to england on 1066. many historians believe that drama came to england along with them. there was information that when the roman where in england, they established v...

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