English Theater After Shakespeare: Crash Course Theater #17

[@momerathe]

"history repeats itself; the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce"

[@johnyricco1220]

I can see why the English don’t talk about their plays post-Shakespeare

[@boahhhhhhhhh]

been doing cc for schools the last 2 years and this one has been my favorite so far

[@cant5864]

a couple of guys, they were up to no good Started making trouble in my neighborhood

[@justusloy4546]

i got in one little fight my momma got scared she said your movin with your aunt and uncle in Bel-Air

[@SimsMusicals]

I am still loving this series, I'm learning so much new stuff, and I'm glad you guys aren't afraid to take your time with the chronology either :)!

[@JohnBrockman]

So Shakespeare wrote Buffy, Jonson wrote It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

[@JayietheRiverWarrior]

For "The Revenger's Tragedy," they neglected to mention that the Duke wasn't just stabbed - his /tongue/ is stabbed through with a knife and pinned to the floor with it. Also, it wasn't just another man he had to watch sleeping with his wife, it was his own son (not his wife's son, though, thankfully, he's a bastard son by another woman). God I love revenge tragedies. XD

[@lucillem7706]

"Poisonous everything" and I peep A Poison Tree, a Romantic poem by William Blake hehe

[@Micahlee_19]

Starting to see why Shakespeare is the popular one.... YIKES BEN!

[@CapriUni]

And yet, in their lifetimes, Ben and Will were friends and colleagues. The Lord Chamberlain's Men/The King's Men (Shakespeare's acting company -- it changed names after James 1 came to the throne) put on Jonson's plays, too. And, according to an account attributed to Shakespeare's daughter Judith, remained friends after Shakespeare retired. So... you know: the world of theater needs all kinds: Wes Cravens and Tom Stoppards. Though it is true that Shakespeare has aged particularly well; his writing is complex enough that each story can be reinterpreted to fit with modern mores.

[@iz202]

The Duchess of Malfi is a brilliant play!

[@MKPiatkowski]

I directed Volpone as a morality play. It worked best to my mind that way.

[@mariodavidpalacio]

Awesome series! Thank you for making these available :D

[@BigNWide]

When will we see French theatre? Opera?

[@TheRachaelLefler]

I want opera too... :|

[@elfarlaur]

I assume that after the next one they'll spend some more time elsewhere catching up with what was going on in the renaissance in other places.

[@jamestang1227]

Molière

[@whiplashed748]

Thomas Middleton is my man! Now there is a guy who is worth talking about. He had his hands in everything! That guy was a well rounded playwright.

[@jacobvardy]

Pretty much everything said summing up Revenge tragedies, the three opinions given, could all be said of the horror movie. Morality play (the virgin always lives), gore porn, and edge pushing.

[@christophergamboa5244]

Do crashcourse trading stock market

[@ianrbuck]

"Crass menagerie"! Oh, you kill me! 🤣

[@annarose932]

Later on could you please do theatre videos for Tennessee Williams plays, like The Glass Menagerie, along with A Street Car Named Desire and Cat On A Hot Tin Roof; and also about Stanislavski, Artuad, Frantic Assembly and Brecht please :)

[@Udontkno7]

Anna Rose we're getting there :)

[@annarose932]

;3 😊😊

[@tiagoanchiieta]

What did he mean by "fowl move" at 3:56? I'm second language english. I couldn't find the meaning of this expression, but I imagine that means some kind of dirty plan to prejudice others.

[@SayaBeast]

Pretty much so. The word foul means dirty but also wicked or immoral, so when he says "What a foul move" he means the action of the character was wicked and dirty.

[@scottsimpson8708]

History doesn't repeat but it does ryme.

[@BrianHutzellMusic]

And if you're Split Enz, history never repeats. (A little 80s humor for you.)

[@Ganymedescup]

I love The Duchess of Malfi!

[@cramerfloro5936]

2:47 one of his greatest plays is called "big fox"? Well, this will be interesting ...

[@margarettaylor2057]

how do I find out where the art work is?

[@pandas9996]

Can u plz do an inspector calls?

[@josephyml]

nice connection to history of science

[@KeilaBevins]

Lol the fresh prince reference tho

[@Dayglodaydreams]

So was there not as much theater during the Reformation and the Neo-Classical eras?

[@jasoncromwell4206]

Yep. I already know the next episode by heart. My Grandpa Ollie ever the Sourpuss.

[@elfarlaur]

Haha what a great way for a Cromwell to refer to Oliver "totally not a king"

[@mandalaywilliams]

Where is my weekly dose of Theatre???

[@mainaccount4948]

Excellent

[@geoffreywinn4031]

Educational!

[@DuluthTW]

Fabulous!

[@RideStorm17]

Please do a crash course on wine!!

[@cholten99]

Hopefully restoration comedy soon :-D

[@Pakanahymni]

WE HATH not like this!!

[@ms.rstake_1211]

Wish I had clicked this earlier but I missed my TV shows. Had to catch up.

[@proof-xx1vv]

WORD

[@michaelwalton4017]

Ben needs to smoke weed...like Shakspeare.😁

[@nachohv74]

Although crash course and Mike are awesome I'm afraid this course is being too much anglocentral.

[@rchuso]

Best presenter on CrashCourse... of course, it could just be the subject matter and the props.

[@jonulfheinn7853]

Is this the last in the series?

[@ArawnOfAnnwn]

Nope. Not even close. It's just that the English are about to have a bad case of Cromwell, and so CC is gonna have to migrate back to the Continent next to find some good public entertainment.

[@Dayglodaydreams]

. n, s said they were going to cover modernism The

[@chocolatefudge5263]

God you're cute

[@falseprestige5155]

heyy lmao

[@killerrobotyo9603]

Hi

[@firstname6048]

4th