The Globe & theatres
Most famous theatre
Globe Theatre
His famous plays
Hamlet!, Romeo & Juliet, Macbeth
Who could only perform on stage?
On stage it included all-male casts
What is a Thrust Stage?
Elizabethan stages extended into the audience and were known by this name
Audience showed dislike by doing this
Booing! (throwing food, leaving)
How is sunlight important?
There was no artifical light, therefore performances depended on all natural lighting.
Romeo & Juliet
Tragic play of the story of two young children of enemies, that fall in love.
Young boys usually played the role of?
female roles
How was the setting shown?
Painted signs shown, or spoken dialogue were used to tell the audience
Where did Theatre orginate?
in Ancient Greece during festivals honouring Dionysus
Open-air Theatre
A performance that publicly takes place outside depending on natural sources. During the Elizabethan Times, these were most common.
Blank verse
Shakespere wrote plays in a poetic unrhymed form using iambic pentameter.
What type of people stood in the yard of the theatre, also known as groundlings.
Lower-class individuals (costed 1 penny)
How did they create sound effects?
What is Dionysus?
Ancient Greek God of wine making
How were genres shown?
Different coloured flags showed audienced what genre would be performed
What year did he die?
1616- April 23, at age of 52
What is a noble Patron?
The goverentment required acting companies to have support from this type of person to perfrom legally
Expressive Acting (What did they rely on to succeed a good performance)
Scenery was limited, actors use skills to show emotions, and relied heavily on costumes, makeup, and expression. (Limited props)
What is an epilogue?
The speeches at the end of some plays asking for audience approval
What happened to the Globe Theatre (in 1613)?
It burnt down due to a cannon effect during a performance.
About how many plays did he write?
37
-Women could not act on stages because it was looked at as being inappropriate
- people were already used to only male-casts through generations so they figured why change that, and didn't think woman could act as good.
What is Soliloquy?
Actors often spoke directly to the audience in this type of speech given alone on stage
What was a huge outbreak that caused many cancelled performances during this time?
Disease and virus/sickness (plague)