KnowraEnglish Renaissance theatreLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to English Renaissance theatre, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 1Related 1Narrower topic 7Blank verseNarrower topic: Blank verse became a central medium of its serious stage plays.Ben JonsonNarrower topic: Jonson’s plays emerged from its companies, commercial playhouses, and court performances.Shakespearean tragedyNarrower topic: Shakespeare’s tragedies were written for a company and public playhouses, not solely for reading.First FolioNarrower topic: The plays originated in this performance culture before becoming a collected book.Richard BurbageNarrower topic: Burbage’s work helped establish the professional actor as a central figure in this theatrical tradition.MasqueNarrower topic: Masques developed alongside the period’s public drama but served a different courtly audience.Francis BeaumontNarrower topic: Beaumont’s career belongs to this period of expanding commercial drama.