Church services were held in Latin, and everyone could understand.

The church felt drama was barbaric and evil during the early medieval period.

​The church slowly began dramatizing the ______ as a way to give religious instruction.​

By the 12th century, dramas moved __________.

Producers changed from the church to local towns and guilds.

By the 14th century, plays were mainly out of the churches ____________.

Morality plays were designed to teach their audiences which two things:

Morality Plays replaced some human characters with personified virtues.

Morality plays focus on the bible and saints.

The italian renaissance lasted from 1300 to ________.

Mission/Passion plays were extremely popular in Italy.

What part of the classical comedy did the Italians remove?

​Tragicomedies were tragedies with a __________ ending.​

Italian theatre used virtually no theatre sets or special effects.

After 1560, women were allowed to perform on stage.

Stock characters even had a specific __________ that was associated with them.

The Teatro Olimpico was built similar to the theaters found in _________.

Commedia Dell'arte is still around today.

What description best fits the stock character 'pantalone'?

Which description fits the stock character 'Arlecchino