othello act 5

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Today: Othello act 5

Recap: facts about the Elizabethan theatre

Elizabethan theatre

Elizabethan theatre

• Elizabeth I, Queen of England
  (1558-1603)
• Lord Chamberlain's men: company of actors for  
   which Shakespeare wrote (after 1603: The King's Men)
• Richard Burbage: main actor, played all the leading  roles.
• Going to theatre was very popular

Mention two facts about Elizabethan actors.

The Globe

• Built in 1598
• Outside of London        
  no control of the Puritan city officials (who were hostile 
  to theatres)     
  fear of the spread of diseases (the Plague) 
  plays attracted crime / people skipped work etc.
• Could take up to 3000 people
• All sorts of people visited
  

William Shakespeare lived in the...

1. 15th century
2. 16th century
3. 17th century
4. 18th century

Who visited the plays at The Globe theatre?

1. all sorts of people
2. only people from court
3. only men
4. only the poor

What kind of plays did Shakespeare not write?

1. Tragedies
2. Musicals
3. History plays
4. Comedies

The Globe was built outside London because...

1. the plays produced a lot of noise
2. theatres were banned within the city limits
3. it was illegal to visit a play
4. there was no space for such a big theatre in the city

Plays were performed in the afternoon because

1. they needed the daylight.
2. the city-walls closed at seven.
3. in the evenings the actors had to perform elsewhere.
4. people didn't want to travel in the dark.

1. Early London theaters like The Globe had no roof.
2. A large portion of the audience would stand in the yard, directly in front of the stage.

1. 1 is true, 2 is false
2. 2 is true, 1 is false
3. both statements are true
4. both statements are false

Read act 5 

(page 48)

act 5, scene 2

(page 55)

act 5, scene 2 - continued

(page 57)

Act 5 scene 2 continued

Work with a classmate

Do assignment 5

Finished? Read the article (assignment 6) and summarize it in a diagram.