How Did Commida Dell Atre Influence Shakespeare's Work

Commedia dell’arte is form of theater that has been used for hundreds of years and is commonly seen in twentieth and twenty first century playwrights. One example is from the American television show, M*A*S*H where Major Frank Burns, played by Larry Linville. Linville’s character fits the description of Il Dottore because Major Burns is wealthy, thinks he is an expert surgeon and is addressed in a formal matter by his under ranking officers (except Pierce and McIntyre). He also usually makes grand facial expressions and talks with his hands in order for the other

The Influence of Commedia dell’arte on Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare Commedia dell’arte had great influence of Shakespeare’s comedy “Much

Commedia dell’ Arte theatre emerged as a new form of stage entertainment in Italy in the late 16th Century, and reached the height of its artistic and commercial success in 1650; then flourished in Europe for two hundred years. Commedia was seen as one of the highest forms of entertainment, and is now considered to be the template of almost every practice of theatre. Commedia troupes performed for and were accessible to all social classes, and remarkably was also the first practice of theatre to use women. The exact origins of Commedia dell'Arte are still undetermined, but scholars believe that it was inspired by Atellan farces in Rome, Latin comedies of Terence and Plautus, Commedia Erudita (written comedy) of the Renaissance; and from clowns

William Shakespeare had many family members that played a significant part in his life, such as John, Gilbert, and Anne Shakespeare. One of William’s siblings witnessed his fame after his passing, a time where William was more famous than he had ever been. This paper will exemplify the main ways these family members had impacted the life of William Shakespeare.

The Renaissance was a wonderful time for artists and creativity because the time period was innovative. Taking place from the 1400’s to the 1700’s, it was a chance for authors, playwrights, and artists to display their pieces. Though the catholic church may not have approved of the works, they had to deal with some of it. This is because leaders can only control so much. The people of the time influenced the Renaissance but the Renaissance also influenced it’s people. In turn it influenced the people’s stories, paintings, and drawings. People would often look at the characters and events effecting a time period and express their views through their art. The Renaissance literally means ‘rebirth’ in French. Even though when compared to how art

Shakespeare was a genius when it came to pleasing an audience , his work is loved by everyone all over the world so much that his plays have been translated into many languages like it states in the article , “ Britain puts on a Shakespeare marathon as world arrives for the olympic games “ by The Washington post/ Associated press, “more than 40 languages , have ranged from an iraq ‘'Romeo and Juliet’ to a russian ‘'Midsummer Night's Dream’ .” His work appeals to everyone around the world no matter their gender, age, or sexual orientation. Readers/ viewers can connect and relate to his work and feel like they are a part of that poem they are reading or that play they're watching. It's important to teach that to children around the world , it's important to show them how it feels to immerse yourself in something so amazing and brilliant. Shakespeare was over 400 years ago and the fact that we are so influenced by this man is even more of a reason that we should keep

Commedia dell'arte is a truly popular form of theatre - of the people, by the people, for the people.

Romeo and Juliet was Shakespeare’s most famous play which is about love of two teenagers of two rival families. Since Romeo’s family and Juliet’s family are rivals, their families don’t agree with the marriage of their children to each other. However, Romeo and Juliet despite the opposition of their families secretly get married at church and insist on reaching their goal of being together. The whole story is played in the theatre style of the Renaissance; audiences could see violence, young boys are playing female rolls without wearing masks, many scenes and time change. However, if it was played in Greek theatre style, the audience could see a different style of performance and there would be a different effect. In Greek Theatre we would

William Shakespeare was an extremely talented and important person from the 1500’s to this day. He is still taught about in schools today because he had a large impact on society and on our English language. In this report, I’ll be covering his life, like how he lived. His works, like his job and what he did. His accomplishments, as in important things he did. Lastly, his impacts, on us and on himself. I believe you’ll learn much more about William Shakespeare than you did before.

“Wherefore art thou Romeo,” are words that most of inhabitants on Earth knows. Many would mistake as if Juliet, the female lead, was awaiting his arrival, asking where Romeo is. However, wherefore, actually defines as why, to be why are you Romeo? A deeper understanding of this line would be Juliet desiring Romeo to be another person, specifically someone who’s family isn’t a rival to Juliet’s. A reason being is to freely express her feelings to Romeo. It’s brilliant how the author portrays vivid emotion into his writing, and that man is no other than William Shakespeare. As a matter of fact, Shakespeare is known to be one of the greatest writers. But, how else could we see this genius as no other than a simple playwright?

Outside influences are nouns (with the occasional exception ) that cause change and/or conflict. Theses influences create the plot and events of Romeo and Juliet. People, disease, and death are the main outside influences in this particular Shakespeare play. It can be anything from friends to enemies, and even nature. They affect our actions, speech, and thoughts, and partake in our daily lives without us really even comprehending what they actually are or that hey are even there.

(Bradby XVI) It was then that Molière encountered Commedia dell’Arte, the characters and comedic style of which he frequently utilized in his plays. Molière’s creation of comédie-ballet may even have been inspired by the use of lively music and dance in Commedia performances. (Gaines 95-95)

Instead of the Montagues and the Capulets it the Jets vs the Sharks, “Replace the Shakespearean dialogue with the street slang of 1950’s New York, add music and dancing, and Romeo and Juliet just became Tony and Maria.” Another thing Shakespeare did that affects us and is still implemented today is language. Without him much of our language would be dry and bland. Some of the words that he created we use on a daily basis and probably don’t realize it. Ever heard of the words frugal, critical, lonely, laughable, majestic, or countless. Shakespeare came up with those words and many more, and it wasn’t just words, he also came up with many of the phrases we use today. When you get a new job or go to a new school you might have to “break the ice” between yourself and your acquaintances, or if you don’t understand something you might say “it’s greek to me.” Both of those cliches Shakespeare came up with, plus many others that we still use today. On

Shakespeare is probably one of the most important playwrights the world is seen, but we need to save his work for a higher grade level that the middle schoolers that are reading Romeo and Juliet for the first time. You shouldn’t be reading most of Shakespeare’s plays until students are at a sophomore reading level, so you vocabulary is more inverse with the old english language Shakespeare's work comes out of. Many people talk about shakespeare as the

The writing style of Shakespeare has influenced authors from generations and several imitations can be seen in modern literature as well. His plays and sonnets have their own style and characteristics different from any other and his works are well-known and very popular to this day and is implemented in academics as a separate branch of study and is taught in schools as well. To this day there are theatre performances of some of his famous