Help me with English theatre and its themes...10 points!?

Question: Help me with English theatre and its themes!.!.!.10 points!!?

Hi, I am an italian student and i have problems with this exercise,
REFER TO MEDIEVAL AND ELIZABETHAN DRAMA AND EXPLAIN WHY THE PLAY MAY BE CONSIDERED BOTH A MORALITY PLAY AND A TRAGEDY!. (The play which the exercise is referred to is Doctor Faustus by C!. Marlowe)!. Help me! thanks!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Right!. It's a question that answers itself, really!. What they mean is, "Which ingredients of a tragedy are in Doctor Faustus and which ingredients of a medieval morality play are in it Doctor Faustus!?!." So, go and look up tragedy and its key points and then they key points of morality plays and try to find examples of all of them in Doctor Faustus!. I'll get you started: It is akin to a Shakespearean tragedy in that it follows the unravelling destruction of a central character (such as Macbeth or King Lear), and its central character is almost a hyper-real person, so much so that it is the concept of Faustus, rather than a human being, that concerns the audience!. The playwright stimulates us to think about whether such tragic people and circumstances could occur, rather than inviting us to relate to or empathise with them as fellow men/women (although we naturally do on some level)!. This is where the line between Renaissance tragedy and Morality plays gets blurred; in Morality plays, characters are personifications of virtues, vices, angels, demons and man, and are put through various moral dilemmas!. You can see how the characters in Marlowe's play have this quality of being personifications of abstracts, rather than three-dimensional human beings!. Hope that helps!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

it's a morality play because it makes a point, it's a tragedy because something bad happens in it, i!.e!. bad things occur if you make a pact with the devil and sell your soul!.!.!.or, be careful what you ask for because you just might get it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

HI! First have you read the play!? Second is your teacher asking for your opinion!? Third I would go on the internet to ask!.com and type in what you are looking for!. I hope this helps!. Chow and prego!.Www@QuestionHome@Com