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    Here are brief summaries of the requested dramatic techniques: Mis en abyme: A scene, image, or statement that reflects or comments on another scene, image, or statement elsewhere in the work. It creates a sense of recursive self-reference. Five Par: A dramatic structure that divides a play into five parts or acts, with the third act often being a climactic turning point. This structure was commonly used by Elizabethan and Jacobean playwrights like Shakespeare. I hope these brief explanations are helpful as an introduction to discussing these techniques. Please let me know if you need any clarification or have additional questions.

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    Here are brief summaries of the requested dramatic techniques: Mis en abyme: A scene, image, or statement that reflects or comments on another scene, image, or statement elsewhere in the work. It creates a sense of recursive self-reference. Five Par: A dramatic structure that divides a play into five parts or acts, with the third act often being a climactic turning point. This structure was commonly used by Elizabethan and Jacobean playwrights like Shakespeare. I hope these brief explanations are helpful as an introduction to discussing these techniques. Please let me know if you need any clarification or have additional questions.

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    Here are brief summaries of the requested dramatic techniques: Mis en abyme: A scene, image, or statement that reflects or comments on another scene, image, or statement elsewhere in the work. It creates a sense of recursive self-reference. Five Par: A dramatic structure that divides a play into five parts or acts, with the third act often being a climactic turning point. This structure was commonly used by Elizabethan and Jacobean playwrights like Shakespeare. I hope these brief explanations are helpful as an introduction to discussing these techniques. Please let me know if you need any clarification or have additional questions.

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    Reformation
    What was the Reformation?
    ● Was a religious reform that occurred during the
    1500s in Europe.

    ● It resulted in a branch of Christianity called


    Protestantism.

    ● Protestant reform in England began with Henry


    VIII in 1534 because the Pope would not grant
    him a marriage annulment.
    ● King Henry rejected the Pope's authority, creating
    and assuming authority over the Church of
    England, a church that combined some Catholic
    doctrine and Protestant ideals.

    ● It started in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31,


    1517 by Martin Luther who was a teacher and a
    monk.
    Additionally, the religious tensions between Catholics and
    Protestants stemming from the Reformation of the Catholic
    Church during Henry VIII’s reign continually brought about
    theological uncertainty bringing further political ramifications and
    consequences.
    Role of the church in politics
    ● The Reformation (1517)
    ○ Began in 1534 by Henry VIII because the Pope would not grant him a marriage annulment
    ■ Creation of Protestantism
    ○ During the 16th century, guided by the bishops in the House of Lords, took a hard line against
    the Church's opponents, and passed many laws denying basic rights to Catholics and
    nonconformists
    ■ Anyone who did not swear to the Act of Supremacy was executed (including More)
    ○ Henry VIII oversaw the dissolution of the English monasteries → sold off the land to the highest
    bidder
    Humanism
    Humanism
    ● Humanists believed in the importance of education
    of classical literature and civic virtue, they
    promoted the study of ancient history, public and
    private virtue, moral philosophy, and the Latin
    language (grammar, techniques of rhetoric, and
    conventions in literature and poetry)

    ● Significant in 1400 - 1600 Europe

    ● Although it was to be included in people’s


    education, it did not contradict religion

    ● Science also had great improvements as


    Humanism was also about observing, analysing
    and categorising the world they lived in
    Influences on Literature
    ● Revived cultural and historical aspects
    in literature

    ● People’s values and morals were


    reflected in their writing

    ● Focused on grammar and rhetoric


    techniques, literature enhanced logical
    thinking and reasoning.

    8
    02

    The Renaissance and


    its impact on literature
    The Renaissance (1300s - 1600s followed the Middle Ages and
    was a period of
    “cultural, artistic, political and economic” shift.
    It marked the age of renewed interest in Classical philosophy
    and learning from Ancient Rome and Greece. It brought ideas
    of:
    - humanism
    - free agency of individuals,
    it resulted in the effort to balance religious faith with these new
    ideas.
    Where do we see a “rebirth”
    of Greek elements in
    Shakespeare’s works? Think
    pair Share
    Effect of Renaissance on Literature
    Literature Poetry
    - An increased willingness to satirise
    existing work. Authors created their own structure often
    - More emphasis on reflecting with a new sense of grace.
    inwardly to discover their emotions

    Thomas More’s Utopia is a typical example of Renaissance literature in its


    application of classical ideology such as humanism to his contemporary society.

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    What was inequality like in Shakespeare’s
    society? Think pair share.
    ● Most crucially,
    Shakespeare’s context
    strongly upheld the Great
    Chain of Being, in which
    society was strongly classed
    within its rigid classes,
    where the King occupied the
    top of the hierarchy on
    Earth (as the representative
    of God). This doctrine of the
    Divine Right of Kings had
    significant ramifications for
    social order, as any
    usurpation of this power
    would manifest in upheaval
    in the natural order and
    stability.
    Access to education
    ● Only a small amount of children went to school
    ● At the age of six children learnt from their parents
    ● Schooling was mostly for boys
    ● Girls were only taught to read so that they could
    read the bible
    ● There were a small amount of preparatory schools
    ● Writing could be learnt separately by paying a
    private copyist
    ● In late Elizabethan times 30% of men knew how to
    read and 10% of women
    ● Only a third of teachers at preparatory schools went
    to university
    ● Boys who did well in preparatory school and had rich
    parents might be sent to private grammar schools
    ● The Renaissance further gave rise to
    renewed focus on classical study,
    bringing worldly pleasure, scepticism
    and secularisation that also
    threatened to destabilise the Church’s
    moral hold over an increasing
    population. The flourishing of
    education and knowledge, which was
    further embraced by James I, who
    substantially valued theatre, gave rise
    to anthropocentric Renaissance
    Humanism, promoting the ideas of
    individualism, self-determination and
    reason.
    social mobility

    Literally
    impossible
    ● Huge class disparity
    ● Incredibly strict social rules
    ● Slavery existed in the utopia KING
    LIZZY
    ● The Age of Discovery and Age of
    Enlightenment brought about
    unprecedented scientific and
    geographic discoveries as well as
    economic prosperity and expansion,
    particularly through the newly
    established trade routes and
    connections. The Eurocentric attitudes
    towards colonisation regarded the
    European world as inherently superior
    and relegated the native populations of
    Africa as inferior classes.
    Please research the following dramatic
    techniques. As a class we will then
    discuss our findings.

    Mis en abyme
    Five Par

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