It's that thing Ryan wants us to research for point 4, and is likely to be exactly the same as Elizabethan Theatre...with a different name.
A Jacobean tragedy is a tragedy written during the reign of King James I of England (as opposed to the earlier Elizabethan tragedies, written during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I).
Two things: electric lighting and actresses, both of which we now have, neither of which the Elizabethans had.
Jacobean drama is traditionally characterised by sensationalism, contrived plots and over-use of dramatic techniques at the expense of integrity and realism.
Elizabethan tragedy was written during the reign of Elizabeth I, that is before 1601. Jacobean tragedy was written in the reign of James I, after 1601.
The Elizabethan period came first, and was only in England, because Queen Elizabeth was the queen of England. The Baroque period came later, mostly in continental Europe, and refers mainly to a period in architecture with florid decoration, and in music.
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Why was the jacobean age called the jacobean age?
Two things: electric lighting and actresses, both of which we now have, neither of which the Elizabethans had.
Answer "Jacobean" describes the reign of King James I of England. Jacob is a variation of James.
Robert Browne - Jacobean actor - was born in 1563.
The cast of The Jacobean House - 1916 includes: Earle Williams as Christopher Race
Audience in the elizabethan era
King James I
Caroline era.
The Jacobean Era, and the Stuarts of Scotland.
Jacobean drama is traditionally characterised by sensationalism, contrived plots and over-use of dramatic techniques at the expense of integrity and realism.
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