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Under The Wig: A Critique On The Usage Of Boy Actors In The Renaissance, Christopher Nastasi
Under The Wig: A Critique On The Usage Of Boy Actors In The Renaissance, Christopher Nastasi
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This paper examines the treatment of boy actors in the Renaissance between the years 1300-1600. With very little primary source material due to the low literacy rate in the Renaissance era, analyzing court records is the primary way of understanding how theatre companies and society harmfully treated the boy actors. One of the many issues the boy actors faced, was their perception from the audience. This study analyzes through a materialistic lens, how the audience treated the boy actors. By using this Marxist approach, focusing on the role of labor, the study dives deeper into the direct physical abuses the …
"We Are Family": The Influences Of American Culture On The Representation Of Family In Modern American Drama, Deandre C. Short
"We Are Family": The Influences Of American Culture On The Representation Of Family In Modern American Drama, Deandre C. Short
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The dramatic works that subject usually deals with the family unit reflect a particular issue in American culture—politically or socially. American playwrights often use their work to challenge popular ideologies and values embedded into American society. Often modern American drama incorporates political, social, and cultural issues as a means to develop the relationship between the family unit. The familial relationship(s) in modern American drama are influenced by the political, social, and cultural environments in the United States.