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Theatre of the Elizabethan Era. Josh Bogus Tomi Graves Aniya Milford Zach Taylor 2nd Period. The Globe Theatre. Plays. Love stories Comedies / Tragedies Poked fun at the upper classes for the enjoyment of the lower classes in the general assembly Had hidden morals and political messages
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Theatre of the Elizabethan Era • Josh Bogus • Tomi Graves • Aniya Milford • Zach Taylor • 2nd Period
Plays Love stories Comedies / Tragedies Poked fun at the upper classes for the enjoyment of the lower classes in the general assembly Had hidden morals and political messages Stages were decorated with Classical art to reflect the usually Classical themes of plays
In any given play during the Elizabethan Era, all the roles were played by men Actors traveled and performed in groups called troupes who were sponsored by a patron
Ben Jonson William Shakespeare* Thomas Middleton Francis Beaumont Playwrights and Actors of the Elizabethan Era Richard Burbage* Christopher Marlowe John Fletcher Edward Alleyn*
Famous Plays of the Era Othello Dr. Faustus The Maid’s Tragedy The Jew of Malta The Comedy of Errors Henry VI Romeo and Juliet Titus Andronicus The Taming of the Shrew Faerie Queene A Midsummer Night’s Dream Macbeth Hamlet Henry V As You Like It King Lear Julius Caesar The Merchant of Venice The Tempest
Works Consulted • Alchin, Linda K. "Elizabethan Theatre." ELIZABETHAN THEATRE. Alchin, L.K., 16 Mar. 2012. Web. 23 Feb. 2014. • "Grolier Online Login." Grolier Online Login. Scholastic.Inc,n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2014. • Hodgman, Charlotte. "Elizabethan Drama." History Extra. Immediate Media Company, 6 May 2011. Web. 27 Feb. 2014. • Izenour, Geroge C., Howard Bay, and Clive Barker. "Britannica School."Britannica School. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2014. Web. 25 Feb. 2014. <http://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/110172>. • Philips, Allan. "World Book Online Reference Center | Online Reference Book| Online Encyclopedia." World Book. World Book, Inc., 2014. Web. 25 Feb. 2014. <http://www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/media?id=lr000330>. • Saxon, A. H. "Theater, History of the." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online, 2014. Web. 25 Feb. 2014.