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| The Church was responsible for shutting down performances |
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| Neo-classicism dominates criticism in literary circles |
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| Major theatres groups (like the King’s Men) were organized as profit-making corporations with stock holders |
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| Act for Punishment of Vagabonds required licensing of acting companies |
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| Multiple plots in plays were common |
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| Women, as well as men, attended the theatre |
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| Plays often focused on class, manners, and sex |
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| Plays followed rules that mandated unity of action, location, and time |
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| Plays followed rules that mandated unity of action, location, and time |
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| Major theatre companies performed most plays indoors |
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| Iambic pentameter was commonly used in plays |
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| Plays were performed by members of craft guilds |
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| The use of soliloquy and a chorus was discouraged |
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| Plays were sanctioned by the Church and used to teach liturgical lessons |
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| The York Cycle (consisting of 48 plays) was performed annually |
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| Theatres were shut down by a civil war |
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| Plays were performed on wagons paraded around town |
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| Revenge tragedies drew their plots from Roman playwrights like Seneca |
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| Literary rules forbade the mixing of comedy and tragedy |
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| Literary rules forbade the mixing of comedy and tragedy |
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| Scenic elements, such as wings and backdrops, were common |
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| Morality plays illustrated a Christian’s spiritual journey |
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