What is one way that the Theatre was different from the Elizabethan era to today?
In Modern theatre, men and women are active in all theatre production. Another difference between Elizabethan and Modern theatre is that Elizabethan theatre was much more audience interactive. The cheaper seats were right in front of the stage- usually where the poor stood.
What was the Theatre like in the 16th century?
During the early part of the 16th century, there were two distinct types of theatre in England. One was represented by small groups of professional actors who performed in halls, inns, or marketplaces. The location of a play was established by the words and gestures of the actors.
How were plays performed during the 16th and 17th centuries?
In the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, Shakespeare’s plays were performed at professional playhouses such as the Globe and the Rose, as well as at the Inns of Court, the houses of noblemen, and at the Queen’s palace.
What type of people comprised Shakespeare’s audience?
Shakespeare’s audience for his outdoor plays was the very rich, the upper middle class, and the lower middle class.
What is Shakespeare’s most performed play?
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
What word did Shakespeare invent?
Words Shakespeare Invented
| academe | accused | amazement |
|---|---|---|
| arouse | assassination | bedroom |
| beached | besmirch | bloodstained |
| barefaced | blushing | buzzer |
| caked | cater | cold-blooded |
What was Shakespeare’s Theatre called?
The Globe
Who died first Romeo or Juliet?
Believing Romeo to be a vandal, Paris confronts him and, in the ensuing battle, Romeo kills Paris. Still believing Juliet to be dead, he drinks the poison. Juliet then awakens and, discovering that Romeo is dead, stabs herself with his dagger and joins him in death.