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Okashi

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Got this english task where i have to talk about theatrical context of hamlet in the renaissance time period. role of theatre , revenge tragedies and travelling players (wtf). Any ideas where i could start? School wasnt much help.
 

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Well there were distinctly different periods of theatre throughout out the ages, it's simply asking you to look at the context of the play.

What constitutes a revenge tragedy and what other plays are examples of this?
Travelling players=the actors, so talk about how they were staged during their time, how was the theatre, does the play pander to whatever royal family was in power at the time?
 

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