The Elizabethan Era 1558 1603 England War victories

The Elizabethan Era • 1558 -1603, England • War victories over Spanish Armada • Exploration Success • Literary Success • Trade markets expanded • All of this resulted in a very strong English pride

Theatre Players & Haters Lord Mayor, Puritans & Other Civil Authorities: • Crowds would spread disease & start fights • “dens of iniquity” • Hated theatre Queen Elizabeth I: • Commanded court performances • Court sponsorship • Approved of dramatic activity • Closed them down after Elizabeth I- James I- Charles I’s reigns • Arrested actors & audience members

The Elizabethan Era Elizabethan Theatres: • Theatre-First theatre built during this time -Built in 1576 by James Burbage -Held 1, 500 people -Built outside of London -15, 000 theatre goers per week

The Elizabethan Era Elizabethan Theatres: • All had a wooden O structure • Round or octagonal shape • 2 -3 tiers of galleries • Open court in the middle

The Elizabethan Era Elizabethan Theatres: • The Stages: -large platform with trapdoors -elevated by 4 -6 feet -discovery spaces: a space hidden by doors onstage that could be opened to reveal another scene.

The Elizabethan Era Elizabethan Theatres: • The Stages: -4 Levels >2 nd: “inner above” balcony & terrace >3 rd: Musician space >4 th: “the hut” held stage machinery for

The Elizabethan Era Elizabethan Theatres: • The Productions: -held in the afternoon (daylight as lighting system) -Raised Flag (white: comedy, black: tragedy) -Plays= movies, novels, radio, tv, newspapers, internet, etc. all rolled into one

The Elizabethan Era Elizabethan Theatres: • The Productions: -atmosphere: loud & boisterous -groudling: a poor spectator in the cheap standing room section of an Elizabethan Theatre. -lords & ladies: sat in the seats in the galleries & sometimes onstage -Everyone attended (Rich &

The Elizabethan Era Elizabethan Theatres: • The Productions: -Used some sound effects >cannon that burnt down the Globe in 1613 -Costumes were normally clothes from the era >due to the patrons that funded them >except for fairies, witches, lawyers & churchmen

The Elizabethan Era Elizabethan Theatres: • The Actors -All men & young boys whose voices had not yet changed -strenuous job >due to the singing, fighting, normally fencing, & dancing involved -Edward Alleyn & Richard Burbage were two of the

The Elizabethan Era The Playwrights • Wrote with great freedom • Did NOT focus on unities of time & place • Had violence onstage • Mixed things up -Different types of writing -Comedy & tragedy

The Elizabethan Era The Fashion • Ruffles= status in society • Wanted to look as petite as possible • Wanted to look like the men: broad shoulders, wide

The Elizabethan Era The Fashion • Gorgeous and elaborate • Queen Elizabeth= the perfect model - 300 gowns -several hundred other costumes/ state apparel • Puffy sleeves • Dresses with tight-fitting bodices

The Elizabethan Era The Food • Generally, people ate 2 meals: -Dinner @ 11 or 12 -Supper @ around 6 • Sweets were popular with nobility • Poorer people had a healthier diet • Bread was always readily

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