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What is the relationship between the dramas of ancient greek tragedy and the writings of William shakespeare or the musical drama west side story?
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The history of theatre is not a series of independent outcroppings of theatrical artistry. All theatre built upon the theatre which went before. The ancient Greek theatre, which flourished about 300 BCE was the model for the later Roman plays of Plautus, Terence and Seneca. These Roman plays were studied in schools throughout Europe when the Renaissance brought a new interest in Roman literature, and this resulted in a revival of drama, which flourished in England at the time of Shakespeare (ca. 1600). Shakespeare really set the standard for English drama for many centuries, even though a number of different fashions in drama arose during that time. One such development was musical theatre, deriving from light opera and operetta both in England (Gilbert and Sullivan) and on the continent (Offenbach) and finally flowering as an American idiom with the seminal Broadway musical, Hammerstein and Kern's Show Boat in 1927. West Side Story, with music by American classical composer Leonard Bernstein, follows that tradition.
The plot of West Side Story is based on the plot of one of William Shakespeare's plays, Romeo and Juliet. The story is not original to Shakespeare, however, and its origin lies in antiquity, possibly partly deriving from Ovid's story of Pyramus and Thisbe. There is no record of an ancient Greek tragedy on this theme.
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What relationship do the dramas of ancient greek tragedy and writings of shakespeare?
The ancient Greek tragedies informed the Roman tragedian Seneca, whose work was in turn part of the source of the English tradition of tragedy, starting with the authors of Gorboduc, through Marlowe, and passing from him to Shakespeare
On what did William Shakespeare base the action of Julius Caesar?
The history of ancient Rome
Where did Shakespeare get his ideas to write Julius Caesar?
It is said that Shakespeare used the writings of Plutarch for ideas for his ancient history plays.
Taking a William Shakespeare play set in ancient Denmark and putting it in modernday Galveston Texas would most directly affect the story's?
setting
What does Shakespeare have to do with 'Oedipus Rex'?
There is nothing that William Shakespeare (Baptized April 26, 1564 - April 23, 1616) directly has to do with "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, William Shakespeare authored tragedies, but "Oedipus Rex" is not one of them. But he lived during the time of English Queen Elizabeth I (September 7, 1533 - March 24, 1603). It was an age of great literary output and knowledge of the classics, such as "Oedipus Rex" and other ancient Greek tragedies.
What relationship do the dramas of ancient greek tragedy and writings of shakespeare?
The ancient Greek tragedies informed the Roman tragedian Seneca, whose work was in turn part of the source of the English tradition of tragedy, starting with the authors of Gorboduc, through Marlowe, and passing from him to Shakespeare
Is there any relation between the dramas of ancient greek tragedy and the writings of William shakespeare or the musical drama west side story?
West Side Story is of course based loosely on the plot of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It doesn't have anything to do with ancient Greek tragedy, but the story is similar to one told by the Latin writer Ovid about Pyramus and Thisbe.
On what did William Shakespeare base the action of Julius Caesar?
The history of ancient Rome
Where did Shakespeare get his ideas to write Julius Caesar?
It is said that Shakespeare used the writings of Plutarch for ideas for his ancient history plays.
Why Cleopatra was beautiful?
Cleopatra was not beautiful, that is just a fantasy begun by William Shakespeare. None of the ancient writers claim she was beautiful and the coin portraits of her confirm this.Cleopatra was not beautiful, that is just a fantasy begun by William Shakespeare. None of the ancient writers claim she was beautiful and the coin portraits of her confirm this.Cleopatra was not beautiful, that is just a fantasy begun by William Shakespeare. None of the ancient writers claim she was beautiful and the coin portraits of her confirm this.Cleopatra was not beautiful, that is just a fantasy begun by William Shakespeare. None of the ancient writers claim she was beautiful and the coin portraits of her confirm this.Cleopatra was not beautiful, that is just a fantasy begun by William Shakespeare. None of the ancient writers claim she was beautiful and the coin portraits of her confirm this.Cleopatra was not beautiful, that is just a fantasy begun by William Shakespeare. None of the ancient writers claim she was beautiful and the coin portraits of her confirm this.Cleopatra was not beautiful, that is just a fantasy begun by William Shakespeare. None of the ancient writers claim she was beautiful and the coin portraits of her confirm this.Cleopatra was not beautiful, that is just a fantasy begun by William Shakespeare. None of the ancient writers claim she was beautiful and the coin portraits of her confirm this.Cleopatra was not beautiful, that is just a fantasy begun by William Shakespeare. None of the ancient writers claim she was beautiful and the coin portraits of her confirm this.
What famous playwright was adept at turning ancient stories into popular plays?
William Shakespeare
What do you call the ancient writings in Egypt?
Ancient Egyptian writings are called hieroglyphics.
What does doth mean exactly?
It means "does". It is the archaic (ancient or old) form of the verb, commonly used now in Shakespeare's writings and in the King James Version of the Bible.
What did monks create that helped preserve religious writings as well as the ideas of ancient rome and Greece?
The monks created manuscripts of the religious writings and the writings of ancient Rome and Greece. They were able to preserve the ancient writings because the church authorities saw nothing contrary to Christian dogma in them.The monks created manuscripts of the religious writings and the writings of ancient Rome and Greece. They were able to preserve the ancient writings because the church authorities saw nothing contrary to Christian dogma in them.The monks created manuscripts of the religious writings and the writings of ancient Rome and Greece. They were able to preserve the ancient writings because the church authorities saw nothing contrary to Christian dogma in them.The monks created manuscripts of the religious writings and the writings of ancient Rome and Greece. They were able to preserve the ancient writings because the church authorities saw nothing contrary to Christian dogma in them.The monks created manuscripts of the religious writings and the writings of ancient Rome and Greece. They were able to preserve the ancient writings because the church authorities saw nothing contrary to Christian dogma in them.The monks created manuscripts of the religious writings and the writings of ancient Rome and Greece. They were able to preserve the ancient writings because the church authorities saw nothing contrary to Christian dogma in them.The monks created manuscripts of the religious writings and the writings of ancient Rome and Greece. They were able to preserve the ancient writings because the church authorities saw nothing contrary to Christian dogma in them.The monks created manuscripts of the religious writings and the writings of ancient Rome and Greece. They were able to preserve the ancient writings because the church authorities saw nothing contrary to Christian dogma in them.The monks created manuscripts of the religious writings and the writings of ancient Rome and Greece. They were able to preserve the ancient writings because the church authorities saw nothing contrary to Christian dogma in them.
Why did William Shakespeare start poetry?
He didn't start poetry. The Ancient Greeks wrote poetry 2,000 years before Shakespear.
Where do scholars find ancient writings today?
Most of the ancient writings are found in the middle east, Africa and Asia.
Taking a William Shakespeare play set in ancient Denmark and putting it in modernday Galveston Texas would most directly affect the story's?
setting
