William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare
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William Shakespeare

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What Else?

• Shakespeare wrote plays to appeal to everyone
  the rich, the poor, the educated, and the
  uneducated
• Shakespeare wrote plays and poetry
• Many of his sonnets are about people he cared for
  
• He believed that poetry could immortalize his
  loved ones

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Plays in Shakespeares Time

• Lasted 2 ½ hours
• No acts or scenes like todays plays
• Scene changes were indicated by a change of
  actors
• No scenery
• No actresses only actors
• Trap doors

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Actors had to be skilled in . . .

1. Fencing
2. Tumbling
3. Dancing
4. Singing
5. Speech
6. Acting

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The Globe Theater
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The Globe Theater

• A round, open-air theater
• 20 sections with 3 galleries (balconies) each
• Could hold up to 3,000 people
• Standing room around the stage for groundlings
• A seat cost a 2-pence (about a ½ days wage)
• Rich people and poor people could both attend
• Plays were performed in the afternoons

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The Globe Theater

• The stage extends out into the audience
• Canopied roof extends over the stage
• Trap door in the canopy heaven
• Trap door in the floor hell
• Balcony
• Flag on top to tell when plays were happening
• Cannon starts the fire!

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Virtual Tour of the Globe Theater