GLOBE THEATRE 9292020 P Wilson 0 Motto of
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GLOBE THEATRE 9/29/2020 P Wilson 0
![Motto of Globe Theatre Totus mundas agit histrionem -the whole world is a playhouse Motto of Globe Theatre Totus mundas agit histrionem -the whole world is a playhouse](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-2.jpg)
Motto of Globe Theatre Totus mundas agit histrionem -the whole world is a playhouse 9/29/2020 P Wilson 1
![HISTORY l Home of Lord Chamberlain’s Men acting company l Built by buying shares HISTORY l Home of Lord Chamberlain’s Men acting company l Built by buying shares](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-3.jpg)
HISTORY l Home of Lord Chamberlain’s Men acting company l Built by buying shares l Constructed with recycled (stolen) materials l Opened 1599, burned down in 1613 l Rebuilt in 1614 closed in 1642 l Torn down in 1644 9/29/2020 P Wilson 2
![The Spectacle of the Globe Theatre • • A form of entertainment which could The Spectacle of the Globe Theatre • • A form of entertainment which could](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-4.jpg)
The Spectacle of the Globe Theatre • • A form of entertainment which could be attended by women of good standing Anyone with the price of admission could attend Royal patronage made it “respectable” Plays depicted the nobility as flawed as the common people Nobility could be seen by the masses Fashion trends could be set A good outing for all Courtly manners exposed to masses 9/29/2020 P Wilson 3
![The Audience l Anyone with the price of admission l Educated and uneducated l The Audience l Anyone with the price of admission l Educated and uneducated l](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-5.jpg)
The Audience l Anyone with the price of admission l Educated and uneducated l Washed and unwashed masses l Thieves, peddlers, prostitutes, and gamblers l Social climbers and wannabes l Sick and diseased 9/29/2020 P Wilson 4
![Competition for Audience l Other playhouses and playwrights l Gambling parlours l Bear-baiting, dog Competition for Audience l Other playhouses and playwrights l Gambling parlours l Bear-baiting, dog](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-6.jpg)
Competition for Audience l Other playhouses and playwrights l Gambling parlours l Bear-baiting, dog fighting, cock fighting l Public executions 9/29/2020 P Wilson 5
![Holding the Audience l l l Words well spoken were the main way to Holding the Audience l l l Words well spoken were the main way to](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-7.jpg)
Holding the Audience l l l Words well spoken were the main way to hold an audience during a play Royalty/Nobility in attendance Plays were about things outside the masses daily routine - royalty, power, wealth Nobility often shown as having same emotions and reactions as masses - flawed Sense of daring to travel outside city and being part of “less respectable” occasion A leisure activity outside daily grind of surviving 9/29/2020 P Wilson 6
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The Interior 9/29/2020 P Wilson 7
![The Heavens False ceiling l Had trap doors for actors on wires and other The Heavens False ceiling l Had trap doors for actors on wires and other](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-9.jpg)
The Heavens False ceiling l Had trap doors for actors on wires and other special effects l Protected actors from weather l 9/29/2020 P Wilson 8
![The Lord’s Rooms l l l Best seats in house 5 d each Able The Lord’s Rooms l l l Best seats in house 5 d each Able](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-10.jpg)
The Lord’s Rooms l l l Best seats in house 5 d each Able to hear rather than see the play -audience (derived from the French word to hear) Could easily be seen by the masses Due to the Statutes of Apparel (The Sumptuary Laws ) ordinary Elizabethans were not able to wear the latest fashions. Fashionable clothes would only be seen at a distance, when wealthy nobles or Royalty were in view! Able to keep distance from rabble and disease 9/29/2020 P Wilson 9
![The Stage l l l Height 1. 5 m , width 14 m, depth The Stage l l l Height 1. 5 m , width 14 m, depth](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-11.jpg)
The Stage l l l Height 1. 5 m , width 14 m, depth 9 m Had 2 parts - inner or under for scenes within scenes Outer where everything could be seen and most action took place Trapdoors for actors to enter and exit under stage Referred to as “hell” Extended into “yard” where groundlings paid 1 d 9/29/2020 P Wilson 10
![The Yard l l l Admission 1 d Called groundlings or stinkards Peddlers sold The Yard l l l Admission 1 d Called groundlings or stinkards Peddlers sold](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-12.jpg)
The Yard l l l Admission 1 d Called groundlings or stinkards Peddlers sold wares/food Prostitutes were available Fighting often occurred Gambling always Theft Drinking but no toilets…. Loud audience which often made comment to the actors Throwing of food and such if poor acting or play Easy to spread diseases through contact 9/29/2020 P Wilson 11
![The HUT, Tiring House The Hut was used for storage of props etc it The HUT, Tiring House The Hut was used for storage of props etc it](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-13.jpg)
The HUT, Tiring House The Hut was used for storage of props etc it also allowed access to fly the flag on performance days l The Tiring house was behind the stage curtain for actors to change and wait between scenes on stage l There were stairs to link the three levels l Later musicians were able to be housed in the galleries above the stage l 9/29/2020 P Wilson 12
![The Galleries l l l Covered areas around theatre Cost more(2 d-4 d) and The Galleries l l l Covered areas around theatre Cost more(2 d-4 d) and](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-14.jpg)
The Galleries l l l Covered areas around theatre Cost more(2 d-4 d) and sometimes came with cushions Kept patrons away from the masses which often were diseased Food and drink were available for a price Could be seen by others who mattered in society 9/29/2020 P Wilson 13
![About the Globe Theatre 9/29/2020 P Wilson 14 About the Globe Theatre 9/29/2020 P Wilson 14](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-15.jpg)
About the Globe Theatre 9/29/2020 P Wilson 14
![Advertising l Flying the flag of Hercules holding up a globe • Word of Advertising l Flying the flag of Hercules holding up a globe • Word of](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-16.jpg)
Advertising l Flying the flag of Hercules holding up a globe • Word of mouth or royal patronage • Colour coding was also used - a black flag meant a tragedy , white a comedy and red a history. 9/29/2020 P Wilson 15
![Why Shakespeare is still relevant l The human condition is the same l Relationships Why Shakespeare is still relevant l The human condition is the same l Relationships](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-17.jpg)
Why Shakespeare is still relevant l The human condition is the same l Relationships are still the same l Power, greed, wealth, and love are still great themes l Plays are easily adapted to modern technology - television, cinema l Plays have universal appeal l Few cultural limitations 9/29/2020 P Wilson 16
![Legacy of the Globe l Basis of modern theatre architecture l Legitimising dramatic theatre Legacy of the Globe l Basis of modern theatre architecture l Legitimising dramatic theatre](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-18.jpg)
Legacy of the Globe l Basis of modern theatre architecture l Legitimising dramatic theatre l Establishing format for play structure l 2 -3 hour performance length l Theatre should be for everyone l Money collected in boxes would be stored in a special room called the “box office” l Different prices for different seating 9/29/2020 P Wilson 17
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The Final Curtain 9/29/2020 P Wilson 18
![Changing Social Standards After the long reign of Elizabeth, the social scene began to Changing Social Standards After the long reign of Elizabeth, the social scene began to](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-20.jpg)
Changing Social Standards After the long reign of Elizabeth, the social scene began to change. The throne came under the influence of the Puritans who thought anything which made you feel good was bad. They closed most forms of entertainment and all theatres were closed. They finally tore down the Globe and built housing on the site. 9/29/2020 P Wilson 19
![Shakespeare 400 years on Still being performed throughout the world l Studied in schools Shakespeare 400 years on Still being performed throughout the world l Studied in schools](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-21.jpg)
Shakespeare 400 years on Still being performed throughout the world l Studied in schools l Adapted for radio, television and cinema l Relevant stories for modern times l Translated into most languages l No copyright costs for productions l Can be performed with little frills l 9/29/2020 P Wilson 20
![What Shakespeare offers us Insight into the human condition Love Racism Jealousy Adultery Greed What Shakespeare offers us Insight into the human condition Love Racism Jealousy Adultery Greed](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-22.jpg)
What Shakespeare offers us Insight into the human condition Love Racism Jealousy Adultery Greed Murder Power Depression Family Obedience Fate Farce Supernatural Loyalty Humour Corruption 9/29/2020 P Wilson 21
![Plays of William Shakespeare HISTORIES l l l l l King Henry IV Part Plays of William Shakespeare HISTORIES l l l l l King Henry IV Part](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-23.jpg)
Plays of William Shakespeare HISTORIES l l l l l King Henry IV Part 1 King Henry IV Part 2 King Henry VI King Henry VIII King John Richard III 9/29/2020 P Wilson 22
![COMEDIES l l l l l Alls Well That Ends Well As You Like COMEDIES l l l l l Alls Well That Ends Well As You Like](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-24.jpg)
COMEDIES l l l l l Alls Well That Ends Well As You Like It Comedy of Errors Cymbeline Love's Labour's Lost Measure for Measure Merchant of Venice Merry Wives of Windsor Midsummer Nights Much Ado About Nothing Pericles, Prince of Taming of the Shrew The Tempest Troilus and Cressida Twelfth Night Two Gentlemen of Verona Winter's Tale 9/29/2020 P Wilson 23
![TRAGEDIES l l l l l Antony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Hamlet Julius Caesar King TRAGEDIES l l l l l Antony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Hamlet Julius Caesar King](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-25.jpg)
TRAGEDIES l l l l l Antony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Hamlet Julius Caesar King Lear Macbeth Othello Romeo and Juliet Timon of Athens Titus Andronicus 9/29/2020 P Wilson 24
![RESOURCES l www. william-shakespeare. info/william- shakespeare-globe-theatre. htm l www. elizabethan-era. org. uk 9/29/2020 P RESOURCES l www. william-shakespeare. info/william- shakespeare-globe-theatre. htm l www. elizabethan-era. org. uk 9/29/2020 P](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image/91a0b2757fd40aec9919eb8c80be4dad/image-26.jpg)
RESOURCES l www. william-shakespeare. info/william- shakespeare-globe-theatre. htm l www. elizabethan-era. org. uk 9/29/2020 P Wilson 25
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ADAPTIONS 9/29/2020 P Wilson 26
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