3 - The Globe Theater
9. Where were most theaters built? (in or out of the city)? Explain.
10. Detail the Globe's building, destruction, and other interesting pieces of its history.
11. Where did the timbers to build the Globe come from?
Helpful Resources:
http://www.noblesandcourtiers.org/elizabethan-theatre.htm (theater)
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/elizabethan-theaters.htm (theater)
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/theatre/globe.html (theater)
http://www.bardweb.net/globe.html (Globe Theater)
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-globe-theatre.htm (Globe theater)
12. What time of day did performances take place? How was the public notified about performances?
13. Who played the female roles and why?
14. What type of scenery and props were used?
15. What were the costumes like?
16. What other skills did actors need besides acting ability?
Helpful Resources: Use the websites listed for #7
http://www.noblesandcourtiers.org/elizabethan-costume.htm (costumes)
http://www.noblesandcourtiers.org/elizabethan-actors.htm (actors)
17. Who was Richard Burbage?
18. Who were the Lord Chamberlain's Men?
19. Identify the following terms and explain their significance:
- Pit
- Groundling
- Heavens
- Trap door
- Tiring house
Helpful resources:
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/richardburbage.html (Richard Burbage)
http://www.tlcm.co.uk/sixteenth-century.html (Lord Chamberlain's men)
http://www.noblesandcourtiers.org/elizabethan-theatre.htm (Theater search)
10. Detail the Globe's building, destruction, and other interesting pieces of its history.
11. Where did the timbers to build the Globe come from?
Helpful Resources:
http://www.noblesandcourtiers.org/elizabethan-theatre.htm (theater)
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/elizabethan-theaters.htm (theater)
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/theatre/globe.html (theater)
http://www.bardweb.net/globe.html (Globe Theater)
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-globe-theatre.htm (Globe theater)
12. What time of day did performances take place? How was the public notified about performances?
13. Who played the female roles and why?
14. What type of scenery and props were used?
15. What were the costumes like?
16. What other skills did actors need besides acting ability?
Helpful Resources: Use the websites listed for #7
http://www.noblesandcourtiers.org/elizabethan-costume.htm (costumes)
http://www.noblesandcourtiers.org/elizabethan-actors.htm (actors)
17. Who was Richard Burbage?
18. Who were the Lord Chamberlain's Men?
19. Identify the following terms and explain their significance:
- Pit
- Groundling
- Heavens
- Trap door
- Tiring house
Helpful resources:
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/richardburbage.html (Richard Burbage)
http://www.tlcm.co.uk/sixteenth-century.html (Lord Chamberlain's men)
http://www.noblesandcourtiers.org/elizabethan-theatre.htm (Theater search)
Yay! You completed section 3 of your mission. Keep exploring Shakespeare in section 4 - The Life of William Shakespeare.