have an element of universality to them. This of course provided limitations, limitations such as: Violent scenes of combat or large crowds were kept offstage, the good guys won and the bad guys lost, the element of fantasy and mystery were avoided, and soliloquies were discouraged.9.Commedia dell-arte became so popular because it was accessible to people and involved little “overhead”. By this I mean that it was spontaneous in nature and had slapstick humor, and was available to almost all people during this time period.10.Opera came into existence from its progression from “intermezzi”, which were short interludes of music between play performances. This renewed the interest of the public in music, and the first full length Opera was conceived by an Italian musical academy. 11.Four words: oil paints, and perspective drawing.12.Sebastian Serlio’s contribution to scene design was three styles of sets, tragic, comedic, and satyric. All three used the same floor plan, which consisted of 4 sets of wings and a backdrop, a sloped stage creating the appearance of depth, and from what I see, a t-shape in the acting space, closing in with large buildings or trees. 13.The groove system is a method of systematically withdrawing flat wings from the visible area of the stage in order to reveal a new set of wings, thus depicting a new setting. The pole and chariot system called upon machinery to execute precise scene changes, without obstructing the view from the audience. These chariots were below the stage; attached above them were poles, which passed through slots in the stage floor.14.Teatro Olimpico is the earliest surviving example of a permanent Renaissance theater and was built in an effort to recreate the feeling of a Roman theatre, only indoors. The Teatro Farnese is the oldest extant theatre with a permanent proscenium arch....
