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| offered non-catholics, especially Huguenots, equality and tolerance under French law |
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| a protestant who ascended to the throne and converted to catholicism |
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| under Louis XIV the society could finally stabilize and flourish |
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| advanced Italian culture in France |
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| Italian-born who had replaced Richelieu |
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| a religious group called Confraternity of the passion was organized to present religious plays |
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| first permanent theatre constructed in Europe since Rome times |
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literary group
formed to further writing and culture |
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| first professional playwright |
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| literary group which limited 40 writers |
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by Pierre Corneille
based on an earlier play by Guillen de Castro
said to violate neoclassic rules |
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| balanced phrases in a line of poetry |
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| Madeline was Moliere's mistress |
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"entries"
one was called The Ballet of the Night
the King would perform |
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| around the side and back walls were boxes |
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| converted indoor tennis court |
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| 1st proscenium arch theatre in France |
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"Hall of Machines"
a new theatre built in a wing added to the Tuileries Palace |
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a major theatre building of the French neoclassical period.
horseshoe shaped |
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| contracted to perform minor roles |
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| Italian family who married into French Royalty |
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other form of theatrical activity
festivals, court spectacles, triumphal entries in town. |
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wrote plays for the cardinal's entertainment
Pierre Cornielle was a part of this |
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| had trouble writing to order and incurred the cardinal's wrath for altering a part of the plot assigned to him |
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defending father's honor.
duel commences.
seeks revenge against man she loves. |
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| critics say it violated neoclassical rules |
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| Corneille reaction to French Academy |
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| he stopped writing dramas...then started writing again and all plays conformed to unities of time, place and action and other restrictions of neoclassicism |
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| usually trying to reconcile some driving passion with honor and devotion to duty |
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| The perfect Neoclassic play |
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| Racine double crossed him |
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| Moliere caused controversy |
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| insisted on depicting vices and follies untruthfun |
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| his theatre went bankrupt and he was imprisoned for debt. |
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| opposed to having "Tartuffe" performed because it attacked religion |
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| exhausted and suffering from a lung ailment, Moliere collapsed during a performance of "The Imaginary Invalid" |
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| To be seen as well as to see |
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| to build scenery and install scene-changing equipment. |
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| 5 government supported theatres |
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1. Opera
2. Italian commedia dell'art troupe
3. Hotel de Bourgogne company
4. Theatre du Marais
5. troupe led by Moliere |
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| Responsible for selection of plays |
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| required a comic and tragic audition piece |
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| problems of a national theatre |
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| some actors in comedy francais |
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| sometimes encouraged complacency and arrogance |
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| choice in plays in comedy francais |
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| imitative rather than innovative |
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