ELIZABETHAN ERA

ACTING BACKROUND

• Can come from children using their imagination
• Common form of entertainment
• Career for mostly men

ACTING TRAINING

• One must experiance by doing plays to become better
• Self motivation helps to complete
• Awareness of surroundings helps

THE CHANGE OF ACTING

• Over time the actor relied on their backstage help
• Required additional training for other parts
• Sword fights were popular
• Fencing was a needed skill for certain plays

FENCING

• Form of self defence
• Originally used sword an dagger
• Became a popular sport
• Used for certain scenes in plays
• Very coordinated

CHANGE OF FENCING

• Became sport because of the invention of the gun
• Rarely was used for combat
• More for show and decoration