The following type of drama combined elements of medieval morality and mystery plays and could be based on secular as well as religious sources; included supernatural, human, and allegorical characters; and was written by some of the finest dramatists in the Spanish golden age.

The following type of performances were entertaining sketches drawn from events in daily life,

written in prose with plots that featured earthy humor and colloquial speech, and that were used as

humorous interludes between acts of longer works

Different types of comedias included

Lavish musical drama spectacles staged at court with ornate scenic effects were called

Renaissance theatre arrived later in France than in other countries in Europe because

This author of The Cid faced judgement from the French Academy and Cardinal Richelieu.

A play written in rhyming couplets, in neoclassical form, with witty and comic dialogue, and with

characters resembling those in commedia dell’arte was probably written by

This theatre was erected by Cardinal Richelieu, was the first proscenium-arch theatre in France,

and had Italianate scene-shifting machinery

The Comédie-Française was organized under the sharing plan in which shares in the company were

granted to its leading members, and those people were responsible for all company policy,

including the selection of plays. This theatre represents a milestone in theatre history because