The Elizabethan Age Elizabethan Theatre and Shakespeare A

The Elizabethan Age, Elizabethan Theatre, and Shakespeare A Collaborative Project

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The Elizabethan Age started in 1558 and ended in 1603. England believed to have major European power in politics, commerce, and the arts. Poets and dramatists drew inspiration from Italian forms and genres during this era. Drama especially flourished during this time. London was the heart of England during this era.

Elizabethan Theatre ● ● ● A stage wasn't just one type of space plays had to be versatile. The same play might be produced in an outdoor playhouse, an indoor theater, a royal palace or, for a company on tour, the courtyard of an inn. In any of the settings, men and boys played all the characters, male and female acting in Renaissance England was an exclusively male profession. For the most part, playwrights used vivid words instead of scenery to picture the scene onstage. In 1576, when Shakespeare was still a 12 -year-old in Stratford-upon-Avon, James Burbage built the Theatre just outside London. In 1613, theatre that James Burbage built burned to the ground when the roof caught fire during a performance of Shakespeare's Henry VIII

William Shakespeare ( ) ● Shakespeare lived at a time when ideas and social structures established in the Middle ages. ● ● Shakespeare remains vital because his plays present people and situations that we recognize today. He was an important member of the King’s Men company of theatrical players from roughly 1594 onward. ● Evidence indicates that both he and his contemporaries looked to poetry, not playwriting, for enduring fame. In his poems and plays, Shakespeare invented thousands of words, often combining or contorting Latin, French, and native roots. ●

CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE ● He was born on the day of February 6 th 1564 in the city of Canterbury, To the man John Marlowe, a shoemaker. ● After attending a few schools, Cambridge and Benet College, earning his B. A. degree as well as M. A. degree. Relocating he begins writing the play ● He only wrote 4 great plays in his time alive. Some of his works were finished by other dramatists.

Shakespeare’s Plays ● ● ● They’re written to be acted, they can be adapted to the place and time they are performed His plays portray recognisable people in situations that we can all relate to - including love, marriage, death, mourning, guilt, the need to make difficult choices, separation, reunion and reconciliation. In history plays, he sometimes had the same character appear over and over. His plays have been performed in England, North America, and around the world, in productions that mirror the state of theater in each place and time: from lavish scenes, to surrealism, to stark bare stages Men and boys played all the characters, male and female; acting in Renaissance England was an exclusively male profession

Shakespeare in America Shakespeare’s work was a very big influence in early american culture. After the revolution we needed to decide what theatre work and music we would use. This is where shakespeare had a huge influence in american culture. Not only did this influence the culture, but this would influence american politics. His works were from years before the united states, but were still loved by the people. Although it wasn’t direct, Shakespeare had a huge influence. His works would shape the culture for years to come.

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Shakespeare’s Plays References https: //www. shakespeare. org. uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/shakespeares -plays/ https: //www. folger. edu/shakespeares-theater Shakespeare in America Elton, Matt, editor. "How William Shakespeare Shaped America. " History Extra, Immediate Media Company, 2020, www. historyextra. com/period/elizabethan/ how-william-shakespeare-shaped-america-us-history-othello-race-politics/. Accessed 22 Dec. 2020. Willoughby, Edwin Eliott. "THE READING OF SHAKESPEARE IN COLONIAL AMERICA. " The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, vol. 31, no. 1, 1937, pp. 45– 56. JSTOR, www. jstor. org/stable/24296498. Accessed 22 Dec. 2020.