Drama: Then and Now

Homework:

Think of your favorite movie, then consider how it would be different if it had been produced in Elizabethan England as a play. Write a three paragraph journal explaining how it would be different. In each paragraph, focus on 1 of the 3 main differences between drama today and drama in Elizabethan England (according to the video). Due 01/09.

Notes from class today:

1) The importance of Words
Shakespeare's plays are primarily verbal, not visual
Modern dramas are primarily visual.

2) Real life vs. Stage life
Characters in Shakespeare's plays are understood to be characters--not real
Modern drama suggests that everything is real
3) Symbolic Art

Shakespeare was influenced by symbolic art
Many characters, places and events in Shakespeare's plays are SYMBOLIC