Theater history

Aldokhi 3

Name- Ibtrahim Aldokhi

Course- Theater History 2130

Date-December 14th 2017

Medieval Europe

Introduction

Allegories about metaphysical and moral issues in the medieval period were derived from Plato’s early philosophy that described ethics. It also involved debates that kindled in Athen’s market places among the poor, rich, old, young and educated men of the city. In this discussion, we will demonstrate how allegories concerning moral and metaphysical issues are shown in the contemporary society.

First the Black Death, which killed between 30 to 60 percent of European population, inspired dancing skeletons images such as the “Dance Macabre.” TAlso, here were attacks on Jewish society, with Jews was used as a scapegoats and resulted into blame for the plagues in different places every year up to 1671 ( Cheng, 23). Also, there was a decline of serfdom in parts of Western Europe and an increase in eastern and central Europe until the 19th century. Gothic churches were constructed in various parts of Europe such as Florence, Vienna, Freiburg, Seville, Munich, Toledo, Strasburg and Metz. The churches had high towers and there was completion for religious pilgrims as well as tourists to various sites with various relics that promised physical cures and religious benefits. The religious and trade guilds were produced in every short play along with the biblical cycle of multi-day pageants. They include the shipwrights for Noah’s Ark and the bakers for The Last Supper. They had a “pageant master” as well as a “secrets master” for the special effects (Cheng, 12). The staging, costumes, lightning and character performance of this play is performed in a natural setting that blended well with St. Louis Shakespeare Production performers. Modern performances like the ones during the period made a wise choice of the characters and accorded roles that match their specific set up of the play. Different literary devices are used to depict some pictures to enable the viewers to get the intended image.

Conclusion

The past performances have had a significant influence on modern popular culture and production because they used platform stages at various locations around urban areas as well as processional wagons along streets with mobile audience. These allegories that include moral and metaphysical issues have been replicated in the contemporary society.

Works cited

Cheng, Zhongying. New Dimensions of Confucian and Neo-Confucian Philosophy: Contemporary Allegory and the Search for Postmodern Faith. SUNY Press, 1991.

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