CHAPTER II

THE MODERN DRAMA

I--BEGINNING OF MODERN ENGLISH DRAMA--THE AGE OF ELIZABETH

1. _First Paper (Introductory): Beginning of English Drama_--Origin in the miracle-plays. Influence of the Renaissance. Change in the form of the drama through foreign influences.

2. _Ben Jonson_--Story of his life; character of his plays; his devotion to the classics.

3. _Beaumont and Fletcher, Massinger, Ford, and Webster_.

4. _Shakespeare_--Story of his life; how his plays were made; his imagination, wit, and tenderness; his supremacy.

5. _The Theater in the Time of Elizabeth_--Scenery, seating arrangements, costumes, absence of women actors; famous theaters.

READINGS FROM--Jonson's Every Man in His Humour. Beaumont and Fletcher's Knight of the Burning Pestle. Shakespeare--History: Henry V. Comedy: As You Like It. Tragedy: Macbeth. Fancy: Midsummer Night's Dream. Sentiment: Romeo and Juliet.

BOOKS TO CONSULT--Taine: History of English Literature: Book II.,