SHAKESPEARE'S THEATER AND TIME

GLOBE THEATER (TIME AND PLACE)

• The original globe theater burned down in 1613
• The second Globe Theater was rebuilt the next year in 1614
• Plays we're preformed during the day
• Plays lasted several hours and had no intermissions

GLOBE THEATER (THE PEOPLE)

• Held 2 or 3 thousand people
• People who stood in the front were called groundlings
• Women began acting in plays in 1660
• Hazelnuts were a favorite food people ate while watching plays
• London city police hated the theater because of the plagues

SHAKESPEARES IMPACT IN THE THEATER

• Co-owner of the theater
• Acted in plays as well as wrote them
• He wrote 37 plays that we know about
• Introduced 3000 words to the English language from playwriting

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE THEATER

• Most lighting had to be provided
• It costs more as you go up (for seats)
• All they had was actors and costumes
• No curtain between acts and scenes, instead they used a "napkin"
• Plagues were strong enough to close down the theaters

ARCHAIC LANGUAGE

• Many of Shakespeare's words and expressions are out of use today
• Some of these words are:
• Anon - immediately
• Withal - besides
• Aye - yes

QUEEN ELIZABETH

• Queen Elizabeth was a reigning monarch during Shakespeare's time
• She studied many languages
• If she hadn't liked plays the theater would have been shut down

WORKS CITED

• Elements a of Literature English book
• Romeo and Juliet Introduction Prezi
• Shakespeare in the classroom Movie Notes