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ELIZABETHAN THEATRE

ELIZABETHAN THEATRE. & THE GLOBE. MATIS LEIMA XI A. TERMINOLOGY. The term "Elizabethan theatre", covers only the plays written and performed publicly in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth (1558–1603). THEATRES. The Theatre 1576 Curtain Theatre 1577 The Rose 1587 The Swan 1595

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ELIZABETHAN THEATRE

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  1. ELIZABETHAN THEATRE & THE GLOBE MATIS LEIMA XI A

  2. TERMINOLOGY • The term "Elizabethan theatre", covers only the plays written and performed publicly in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth (1558–1603)

  3. THEATRES • The Theatre 1576 • Curtain Theatre 1577 • The Rose 1587 • The Swan 1595 • The Globe 1599 • The Fortune 1600 • Red Bull 1604 • No plays allowed within the city

  4. THE GLOBE • Built in 1599 • In use until 1613 • Burned to the ground • The site of the theatre was rediscovered • A reconstruction was built: “Shakespeare’s Globe” in 1997

  5. STRUCTURE • individual differences • yet a similar general plan  • three stories high • built around an open space • polygonal in plan

  6. the stage – a platform surrounded on three sides by the audience • Entrances, exits and seating for the musicians • built of timber • thatched roofs

  7. COSTUMES • the main visual appeal on stage was in the costumes • often bright in color • expensive • usually players wore contemporary clothing • a lead character would wear a more historically accurate clothing

  8. PLAYWRIGHTS • No women • Men from modest backgrounds • Educated at either Oxford or Cambridge • The majority do not seem to have been performers • Christopher Marlowe was killed in an apparent tavern brawl • Ben Jonson killed an actor in a duel • Several soldiers

  9. William Shakespeare • Christopher Marlowe • Ben Jonson

  10. THE END

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