The most outstanding drama in Renaissance England.

1485 The period from the establishment of the Tudor Dynasty to the bourgeois revolution in 1642 was the Renaissance in England. It began with the restoration of Greek and Roman cultural traditions that were on the verge of interruption in the Middle Ages and the spread of humanistic thoughts. With the development of social politics, economy and other aspects in Britain, culture and art have become highly prosperous, and the first peak in the history of British drama has also appeared. [ 1]

Primitive period

The establishment of Tudor dynasty ended the long war. Since then, Britain has carried out religious reform, and the ruling group has implemented a series of more enlightened policies. During this period, miracle dramas and moral dramas continued to be popular, but the religious significance of dramas weakened and moral dramas became politicized, such as kelton (1460? -1529) gorgeous (15 15), D. Lindsay (1490- 1555) laughing third class (1540) and so on. Chaju reached its peak in the middle of16th century, and H. McDwell (1462-? ) Wilkins and Lucretius are the earliest popular plays in Britain. The most famous playwright is J. Heywood (1497-1580), and his dialogue in the weather drama (1533) is quite interesting. [ 1]

The early Tudor drama forms were quite diverse. In addition to the above, the "masked drama" originated in Italy was also introduced to Britain. There are also popular folk dramas such as pantomime, burlesque and burlesque of the lower classes, all of which are mentioned in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. From 65438 to 0558, Queen Elizabeth succeeded to the throne, with the rapid development of industry and commerce and overseas trade, the prosperity of cities and the increasing popularity of drama among citizens. The Queen encouraged the development of literature and art, when ancient Greek and Roman dramas were introduced to Britain. Under the influence of classical writers such as Seneca, Terrence and Plautus, the formal plays created by playwrights appeared, and new forms of drama-tragedy and comedy appeared. [ 1]

Noun (short for Noun) Jude (1505— 1556) "Ralph Lloyd Doyle" (1553? ) is the first comedy in Britain. Although the author imitated a Roman comedy, Ralph, a boastful knight, was defeated by a businessman when he proposed to a rich widow. This is unique. Some funny scenes and funny dialogues in the play are taken from the episode. The earliest English tragedy The Golden Duck (156 1) was written by T. Sackwell (1536- 1608) and T. Norton (1532-1) Based on an ancient English legend, the play tells the story of two princes fighting for the throne and killing each other, leading to civil war. Style similar to seneca.