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Saving Shakespeare
Week 3
Sonnet reading
Shakespearean Theatre
Monologues & Soliloques
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Saving Shakespeare
Week 3
Sonnet reading
Shakespearean Theatre
Monologues & Soliloques
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Slide 2 - Link
Elizabethan Theatre
Slide 3 - Slide
Take a guess: how many people could fit in a 16th century theatre?
A
800
B
1400
C
2600
D
3000
Slide 4 - Quiz
Take a guess: which
of these is the Globe
Theatre in London?
A
Left = Globe Theatre
B
Right = Globe Theatre
Slide 5 - Quiz
True or False: "Young boys dressed as girls played the female characters
in Shakespeare's plays."
A
True
B
False
Slide 6 - Quiz
English Renaissance Theatre
- Also known as: Elizabethan Theatre
- Blossomed between 1562-1642
- Popular under Elizabeth I's rule
Slide 7 - Slide
Theatres
- Large theatre: up to 3000 people
- Wooden structures
- Open stage, no roof
- Raised stage, pit for watching
- People cheering, booing, throwing
- Dialogue important & costumes
- Little scenery or objects
Slide 8 - Slide
William Shakespeare
- Born 1564
- Married to Anne Hathaway (not the actress)
- The Lord Chamberlain's Men
- 1599: performing at Globe Theatre
- Performed at Queen Elizabeth I's court
Slide 9 - Slide
Globe Theatre
- Opened in 1599
- Staged many of Shakespeare's plays
- Burned down in 1613
- Rebuilt in 1614
- Only building in London with straw roof since Fire of 1666
Slide 10 - Slide
Acting Groups
- Shakespeare: "Lord Chamberlain's Men"
- Performed 6 or more times a week
- Travelled around
- Created their own costumes etc.
- Very skilled: singing, dancing, acrobatics, play instruments,
- Women were not allowed
Slide 11 - Slide
Christopher Marlowe
- Another playwright
- Born same year as Shakespeare
- A few plays influenced Shakespeare
- Arrested for atheism in his plays
- Died 29, but many legends...
- Spy for the crown?
- Recruited in college & worked overseas?
Slide 12 - Slide
Christopher Marlowe was born the same year as Shakespeare which was...?
A
1544
B
1564
C
1584
D
1574
Slide 13 - Quiz
Theatre blossomed during which period?
A
1542-1582
B
1582-1602
C
1562-1642
D
1572-1622
Slide 14 - Quiz
The Globe Theatre opened in...
A
1589
B
1599
C
1584
D
1594
Slide 15 - Quiz
16th Century Acting Group
21st Century Acting Group
Perform 6 plays a week
Perform 1 play a few times a week
Men & Women
Only Men
Create their own costumes
Do not create their own costumes
Slide 16 - Drag question
Most theatres in London were built of... ?
A
Steel
B
Wood
C
Stone
D
Bamboo
Slide 17 - Quiz
The Globe Theatre burned down in the year ....
A
1606
B
1613
C
1625
D
1631
Slide 18 - Quiz
Shakespeare Reader
- Pick one of the monologues or sololiques from the reader
- Prepare a reading for next week
- Prepare to tell the class what you think it is about
Slide 19 - Slide
Slide 20 - Video
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