MEDIEVAL THEATRE

MEDIEVAL TIME PERIOD

• In 600-1600AD was a time known as the dark ages
• The Roman Catholic leaders thought that plays were a sin

PLAY CHARACTERISTICS

• Regardless of the genera/script it never portrayed history and other cultures
• Playwrights or actors who often put comic elements into serious plays

COSTUMES

• Early actors usually used simple costumes such as robes
• They usually added special accessories to make a role more clear

SUMMARY

• Medieval played a big part because how the roman cathothic church changed their ways.