What is the medieval theater?
The Medieval Theater concerns the playing of productions that occurred generally between 600 and 1600 A.D. Many of these games have told the stories of the life of Jesus Christ and other stories from the Christian Bible. While the works of the early medieval theater were strictly religious and deployed inside the churches, as the centuries passed, both members of the clergy and the general members of the community began to play outside, using folk languages instead of Latin and sometimes moved on lighter themes.
Historical context
Before the medieval period, the main Roman Catholic leaders believed that the traditional game was wildly corrupt, which led people from faith and sin. Subsequently, they forbade the performance as a way to stop what they considered immoral activities and reports. At the same time, Queens and Kings in many countries closed public theaters because of health, public or economic problems - these Would did not open again until the Renaissance. Individuals still tried to dress entertainment through dances and small travelThe bands of singers, narrators and the like, but the truly organized theater stopped.
Early Theater
with a regular theater forbidden by the Roman Catholic Church, it is assumed that production in medieval Europe has begun as part of a Christian service, with priests or clergy members of early performances in the interior to control the content of games. During the regular Mass, these individuals spoke in Latin, not only because this language in the Church has expanded as a replacement for ancient Aramaic, Hebrew and Greek, which were common, but also because the Church leaders felt that his "dead" status or separation from folk protected. Ordinary Peole generally did not understand what was said, so historians believe that the use of games has helped the medieval church to understand the essence of what was regularly preached of Jesus Christ, the Bible or the Holy and Martyrs.
later theater
Most scientists believe that by 1200 the medieval theater performances were forced to move outside. This change probably contributed to the growing size and complexity of orchards and other materials used, which were sometimes required with more sophisticated land. More people also came to see games, so many medieval churches could have trouble customizing the crowd. Not all the scripts that people wanted to do were considered sufficiently moral to the church, so the communities could begin to move the theater outside so that it was acceptable to explore other land and characters. For those who are not associated with the clergy, it happened in order, although participation was still limited to the boys and men and actors delivered their lines in their daily language 1350.
The performance is no longer limited to buildings of worship, late medieval theater has seen the development of the procession. This term referred not only to the game that people dedicated but also to a moving, wheeled platform or a car on which was aheadAvoid introduced. A typical parade car provided space for sets and general acting, along with a place to change the actors, and were designed to let the game come to the audience rather than vice versa. Maintained by professional business guilds, but working with the support of content and leading from the Church, were helpful in the delivery of the Christian message and early secular games.
Game types
during the medieval period, three main types of scripts, including morality, secrets and miracles. The first type used a man's soul as a background focusing on everybody's ordinary individuals they face when they try to be in an upright position and reject sin. Usually allegorical should teach the audience how to behave more suitably Christian way. The main feature of this genre is that he used the names of characters such as everyman, good deeds, knowledge and death to make it easy to understand the greater lessons of life that playwrights wanted to overcome.
Mystery games are thus named in relation to the mystery of Christ, cIt is his final love and the purpose, salvation of sinners by suffering and death on the cross. They usually focused on Jesus' life, but they may also include other biblical stories and relate to the promises that has come true. In a sense, these were easily and entertaining ways to communicate the heart of the Gospel to viewers who were largely illiterate.
Miracle games were closely related to the mysterious type, but concentrated around the lives and parts of the saints. Many of them were founded, but others were more based on hearing and legend. If the Holy has a specified holiday in the church, the games for this holy were usually held on that day, but people also performed them in general throughout the year as a way to show both the size of God and the power of faith. These were often made to strengthen the discovery of the disciples and stimulate people to do good deeds in the name of Jesus, just as they say they did early apostles.
Play characteristics
no matter what genre the script runEM has fallen, the productions usually did not draw the history or other cultures exactly, simply because communication and travel were still very limited, which limited what people knew about other areas and societies. It was common for errors in chronology, usually manifested as incorrect use of a particular support or including a character that should not be present either because of the location or date of birth. Playwrights or actors often put comic elements into serious games or vice versa to mediate Christian or moral ideas that often cause some problems with emotional flow and conspiracy and which, according to modern standards, are likely to be considered very appalling. Heaven and hell were usually presented as unshakable constants, and the country was only a place for people to live very temporary lives until the return of Christ and the final court before God.
production
before 1200, when the medieval theater was limited to CIirkev and members of the clergy, the actors focused on most of their actions around specific areas of the Church or pieces called Mansions or Stations. These represented different places in the land, such as the stable, where Jesus was born or the corner of heaven. The premises where the actors played around these stations were known as platforms. People in the game would move from place to place when the story developed, and the audience would often catch it to make sure they could see and hear well.
The idea of the settlement and the plateau survived, although the performance moved outside the church, although the accompanying cars were much more limited due to the amount of the physical room available, was limited to the dimensions of the car platform. At the early and late medieval theater, the view of Earth was a temporary dwelling or the transition between heaven and hell usually resulted in the seat and plateau, where there was heaven and hell at the opposite ends of the space and the country was in the middle. To achieve special outdoor peas effects such as flying angels andDisappearing people, individuals relying on elements such as the door of traps and simple machines that have become more complex and more sophisticated over time.
costumes
Soon actors in this period usually wore their service robes or simple costumes such as robes, because games were considered part of worship. According toFormance, they moved out and included more members of the community, but more complicated costumes became more acceptable. Most of the time it was just common clothing with some special accessory to make the role or conspiracy clearer, because it was expensive to produce new clothing, but sometimes the set has enough money to produce new, rich items worn for specific parts.