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The Elizabethan Stage

The Elizabethan Stage. (this is when Shakespeare wrote, ya’ll ). When and where did the plays take place?. In open air During the day In playhouses specific to a group of actors. This is a modern replica of what Shakespeare’s theater, the Globe, may have looked like.

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The Elizabethan Stage

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  1. The Elizabethan Stage (this is when Shakespeare wrote, ya’ll)

  2. When and where did the plays take place? • In open air • During the day • In playhouses specific to a group of actors This is a modern replica of what Shakespeare’s theater, the Globe, may have looked like.

  3. THE GLOBE – Important because the way it functioned impacted how Shakespeare wrote his plays! The roof that only covered the seats Underground pit – ghosts, witches, and devils may emerge from below The “tiring house” (attiring) where actors would have changed backstage Balcony upon which second story scenes took place Open air stage Seats for the wealthiest viewers Seats for the “groundlings”

  4. What did the stage look like? • No elaborate sets • The location is announced to the audience • Time of day is also given through words

  5. What difference did the structure/time make? • Open air • Cheap seats up close • Balcony and Trap door • No women allowed as actors • Times and time changes announced by the actors in the dialogue. Plays ALWAYS during the day. • The rowdy, lower-class often shouted to the characters and sometimes threw food! • Lots of scenes involve people on the balcony overlooking other events or coming up from the floor as ghosts, etc. • Men played ALL the roles and sometimes, the authors wrote in jokes about it.

  6. Shakespeare’s work • 38 plays • 154 sonnets • 2 epic narrative poems • Most popular playwright in London during his day • 1594 – first play The Comedy of Errors • Wrote three major kinds of plays: comedies, tragedies, and histories

  7. Shakespearean Tragedy

  8. Basic Characteristics • Main characters are people of higher class (why do you think this is important?) • Chance and Fate play major roles • Catastrophe is ALWAYSa result of human decision and error

  9. Basic Characteristics • Tragic characters gradually isolated from others • Decision made, but tragic flaw discovered too late • Tragic heroes MUST die (sorry to ruin the ending for everyone, but it’s just true)

  10. Meet the Characters Edition Get a feel for the characters and know what families they each belong to or with!

  11. Beginning the Tale • “Two households, both alike in dignity”: • Capulets (Juliet’s family) • Montagues (Romeo’s Family

  12. House of Capulet Notice that the KEY characters in this family have names that end with T – it will help you remember their families (AND IT’S INTENTIONAL!). • Juliet: daughter to Capulet • Tybalt: Juliet’s cousin • Capulet: Juliet’s father • Lady Capulet: Juliet’s mother • Nurse: Juliet’s nurse, comic figure (lower class, typical of Shakespeare’s place)

  13. House of Montague • Romeo: son of Montague • Benvolio: Montague nephew, friend of Romeo • Mercutio: friend of Romeo • Friar Laurence: Romeo’s counselor Notice that the KEY characters in this family have names that end with a VOWEL – it will help you remember their families (AND IT’S INTENTIONAL!).

  14. Other Characters Paris: a count, betrothed to Juliet Prince Escalus: Prince, leader of Verona, demands that the feud end (related to Mercutio)

  15. LITERARY DEVICES Take careful notes on these terms. We will discuss them, and I’ll give you examples, but you need to know the definitions!

  16. On Stage Speech Terms • Soliloquy - Long speech in which a character who is onstage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud • Monologue - A poem in which a speaker addresses one or more silent listeners, often reflecting on a specific problem or situation • Aside - Words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstage

  17. Literary Elements found in R&J Terms • Iambic Pentameter - Iam – is a lyrical meter consisting of two syllables, one stressed and the other unstressed. Pentameter – lyrical meter is repeated five times ˘ / ˘ / ˘ / ˘ / ˘ / When I do count the clock that tells the time • Pun - Play on the multiple meanings of a word or on two words • Metaphor – comparing two unlike things without comparison terms • Simile – comparing two unlike things using like, as, or so • Oxymoron - a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness or dry ice) • Alliteration – Repetition of sounds at the beginning of words • Foil Character - Character who is used as a contrast to another character

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