Globe Theater
How many people could fit in the galleries?
2,000-3,000
What was the most expensive part of the plays?
Costumes
Who was as the author or Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare
What is a foot?
A line of stressed and unstressed syllables to form a line
What is a dactyl?
3 syllables, 1st is stressed and the other 2 aren’t
What was the area in front of the stage called?
The pit
Who could act in the plays?
Only men
How much of the Globe theater did he own?
12%
What is another name for poetic meter?
Rhythm
14 lines
Who stood in the pit?
Groundlings
Who high was the stage raised?
4-6 feet
What was the Shakespeare’s roles?
Dramatist, owner, actor
Why was the play written in iambic pentameter?
How many quatrains and couplets are in a sonnet?
3 quatrains, 1 couple
what was the globe mostly made of?
Wood
How much did the groundlings pay to attend a play at the globe theater?
One penny
Where were most of Shakespeare’s plays held?
The Globe Theater
Which syllable is stressed in an iambic pentameter?
The second syllable
How many syllables are in an iambic pentameter?
10 syllables
In what year did the globe theater first burn down? What was the cause?
1613, canon fire
What would the groundlings throw at the actors on stage?
Food or drinks
True or false: Did Shakespeare sometimes preform in his own plays?
True
What is a trochee?
2 syllables, 1st is stressed and 2nd is unstressed
How many feet are in an iambic pentameter?
5 feet