In connection with the second part of "the dramaturgy" (II - FORM AND FUNCTION

IN THE FINALES OF THE GLOBE PLAYS); this is the reading guide for the second
half of the material:

1)What is the function of ceremony in Shakespeare's plays?

2)What is the problem with the finales in Shakespeare's plays?

3) Define (briefly) some of the characteristics of the concluding scenes in Shakespeare's

plays.

4)Which figures are common to all of Shakespeare's plays?

5) What is the importance of ending a play with public exhibition?

1. The function of the ceremony in the play is the importance of the public
exhibition within a contrivance effect so as to ensure a grand finale.

2. The problems in the finales in Shakespeare plays was that several things may
happen.

3. The characteristics of the concluding scenes in Shakespeare’s plays were that:

 Reflects the moral ideas of the society, the achievement of salvation or

order or love through judgement.

 Is a narrative conclusion in which the initial situation is brought to a

complete close rather than thematic conclusion.

4. The common figures of all Shakespearean plays are:

 A judge figure.

 A ranking figure.

5. The importance of ending a play in a public ceremony is satisfaction the

Elizabethan sense of ritual to see the pageant of the conclusion acted act. It had
an unusual strong appeal for the audience who saw it represented on the stage.