drill what is one thing that you learned about shakespeare yesterday that you did not know before?
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DRILL What is one thing that you learned about Shakespeare yesterday that you DID NOT know before?
REVIEW- What was the acting company that Shakespeare belonged to?
- The Lord Chamberlain’s Men
- What was the group renamed?
- The King’s Men
- Name one of Shakespeare’s plays.
- (Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, MacBeth)
- What was Shakespeare’s theatre called?
- The Globe
OBJECTIVEToday we will focus on
Shakespeare’s Theatre:
The Globe
THE GLOBE THEATRE1598
ORIGINThe Theatre was the original playhouse for Lord Chamberlain’s Men
Dispute over land caused the house to be taken down
It was re-created by Shakespeare and his men as The Globe
STRUCTUREGlobe was a small theatreMeasured less than 30 meters across (96 ft)
Due to structure, it could hold between 2,000 & 3,000 people
… The largest theatre in London TODAY seats 1,160
STRUCTURE Closed, Octagonal Shape (8 sides) Open courtyard where the stage stood
Tiered galleries around the open area accommodated the wealthier patrons who could afford seats
Lower classes--the "groundlings"--stood around the stage during the performance of a play.
The space under and behind the stage was used for special effects, storage, and costume changes.
PLAYSPlaybills posted to announce coming plays
Flag flown to signal the event that day
Trumpet used to signal the beginning of the play
Signs hung if play or theatre was closed due to plague threat
INTERESTING FACTS Admission cost 1 cent for ground level
Best seats cost $7 Actresses were not allowed
Female parts were played by men
Venn DiagramCompare the theater in Shakespeare’s day to a movie in modern-day
•What’s the same?
•What’s different?
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!
Look for examples of all that we have discussed over the past few days in these next video clips
Write down on your drill sheet every time you see an example