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Elizabethan Theater

Elizabethan Theater. E. E. The Elizabethan Era. Queen Elizabeth I embodied power and beauty It was an extravagant and brutal age The first theaters in England appeared William Shakespeare. Drama in the Elizabethan Age. - After defeating the Spanish Armada, England became intensely

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Elizabethan Theater

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  1. Elizabethan Theater E E

  2. The Elizabethan Era • Queen Elizabeth I embodied power and beauty • It was an extravagant and brutal age • The first theaters in England appeared • William Shakespeare

  3. Drama in the Elizabethan Age • - After defeating the Spanish • Armada, England became intensely • Interested in the past. • Playwrights were practical men • bent on making a living • Once a playwright sold his manuscript, he had no personal • right to it • Plays were written to be acted , • not read

  4. Playhouses • Private – small, roofed buildings for the wealthy people • Public – usually the backyards of inns • Famous theaters – the Rose, the Swan, the Globe, and the Fortune

  5. Structure • Public theaters were either • a round, square, or octagonal • wooden structure which • consisted of: • unroofed courtyard • roofed galleries • platform stage • tiring-house • curtained discovery space • hut • trapdoor

  6. Seating • Determined by the wealth and the social status of the people. • The wealthiest people took the best seats

  7. Dialogue • The playwright used poetic dialogue • to: • paint a picture of the scene • establish the time and the place of • the action • familiarize the audience both with • the characters’ identities and their • physical appearances • Soliloquies and asides were also • used to compensate for the absence • of an elaborate stage.

  8. Picture of the setting Why should I war without the walls of Troy That find such cruel battle here within? Troilus and Cressida Time of the action Look Hector, how the Sun begins to set; How ugly the night comes breathing at his heels, Even with the veil and darking of the Sun, To close the day up, Hector’s life is done. Troilus and Cressida Physical appearance O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear; Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear! Romeo and Juliet

  9. Costumes • Elaborate and colorful costumes • Communicate the message of the character, show his/her social status, profession

  10. Acting Companies • Before the theaters were built performances were put on by traveling troupes • They had the reputation of being vagabonds • Many people gathered and sometimes behaved disorderly

  11. Actors • The typical Elizabethan acting company comprised of: • shareholders • salaried actors • apprentices • Actors were expected to be able to: • sing • clown • fence • perform acrobatic feats • dance

  12. The Globe Theater • Built in 1599 by Cuthbert Burbage • Shakespeare put on most of his plays in there and acted in some of them • In 1642 the theater was completely destroyed

  13. Sources • http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-age.htm http://www.enotes.com/william-shakespeare/shakespeares-globe-theater http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/Springfield/eliz/artsarchitecture.html

  14. Thank you for your attention! Presenters: Dessislava Georgieva Aneliya Stoyanova

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