Kyd e marlowe: um panorama do teatro elisabetano encontrado por Shakespeare e seu uso em Henry VI

Abstract

The present work seeks to make an overview of the poetic techniques used by Shakespeare’s predecessors in theater, more specifically in tragedy. We refer to Thomas Kyd and Christopher Marlowe. Kyd changed the structure of the Elizabethan theater. If in Gorboduc we find monologues uttered by almost every character of any importance, Kyd placed almost all monologues in the main character’s mouth, creating a backbone in the play and allowing psychological examination. Marlowe, on the other hand, transformed the iambic pentameter into a rich and flexible instrument, creating the medium of expression of theater from then on. Early in his career, Shakespeare relied heavily on these two authors. We will examine excerpts from each of them, pointing to the possibilities of influence.