Why So Angry, German Theater? Crash Course Theater #27

Theater had a slow start in Germany, mainly because Germany wasn’t really a thing until *relatively* recent times. After Germany finally became a unified state, it had a couple of really important theatrical movements. Today we’ll talk about Sturm and Drang, as well as Weimar Classicism. We’ll also get into the work of the greatest German playwright, Goethe, and look at his play Faust in the Thought Bubble. Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at Thanks to the following Patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever: Mark Brouwer, Erika & Alexa Saur, Glenn Elliott, Justin Zingsheim, Jessica Wode, Eric Prestemon, Kathrin Benoit, Tom Trval, Jason Saslow, Nathan Taylor, Divonne Holmes à Court. Brian Thomas Gossett, Khaled El Shalakany, Indika Siriwardena, SR Foxley, Sam Ferguson, Yasenia Cruz, Eric Koslow, Caleb Weeks, Tim Curwick, D.A. Noe, Sha