Chapter 5 Timeline

  • 1548

    King Henry II

    Band theaters putting on shows that are about or involve religion.
  • 1558

    Elizabeth I

    Bands theaters putting on plays about religion.
  • Period: 1564 to

    William Shakespeare

    The Birth of the famous play writer was born in 1564 and died in 1616.
  • Period: 1580 to

    Theatrical Conditions

    Theatrical conditions favored the development of play writers more than an other subject.
  • Period: to

    Hamlet

    This is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays ever written. This play was written between the years 1599 - 1601. This play is about Hamlet getting revenge on his uncle for killing his father. Claudius killed his brother only to get the thrown.
  • Teatro Farnese

    The Teatro Farnese was built in 1618. It was one of the largest theater of its time and one of the most extravagant.
  • Venice

    In the year 1637, Venice made the opera houses in the region public to its people.
  • Civil War

    The public stayed calm with the presents of theater while others fought in a civil war.
  • Voting

    The people voted on what plays they wanted to see preformed for a shot period on time in the 1650s
  • Period: to

    Comedy

    During this time Comedy was very popular and was slowly rebuilding its foundations in the theatrical world.