Greek and Shakespearean influences on Olivier’s Hamlet

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

5 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

03/20/2009

Category :

Philosophy & literature

Sub category :

Literature

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Summary :

Introduction
The Greek stage
The orchestra
The Skene
Similarities and differences in Greek theater compared to Elizabethan and Shakespearian theater
Today's modern theater/movies
Conclusion
Works cited

Abstract

Staging and adaptation is around us everywhere today, but not too many people put much thought into where the origins of our modern television, movies, and theater come from. We as the 21st century have come a long way from the beginning of theater to where we are now but not all the elements have changed. In fact one could say that most of the elements have stayed the same, the only real big changes come from the technology that's always increasing. It's easy to criticize an early greek play as being boring, or a Shakespearian play as being irrelevant in today's modern world, but what we have learned from these two period behemoths of stage is still going on today, even in modern translations of the plays of the time. The greek and Elizabethan theater eras were some of the greatest of all time and I will look at how greek theater influenced Elizabethan/shakespearean Theater and how in turn both of these influenced the adaptations from the movie age.