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The Shakespearean Stage

The Shakespearean Stage. So close you can feel the spit. The Globe. Seating. Three stories The pit/yard One penny “Groundlings” Standing room The galleries Benches A roof Extra pennies. Lords’ rooms Hard to see Easy to be seen. The Stage. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The Story.

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The Shakespearean Stage

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  1. The Shakespearean Stage So close you can feel the spit

  2. The Globe

  3. Seating • Three stories • The pit/yard • One penny • “Groundlings” • Standing room • The galleries • Benches • A roof • Extra pennies • Lords’ rooms • Hard to see • Easy to be seen

  4. The Stage

  5. A Midsummer Night’s Dream The Story

  6. Three types of plays • History • Tragedy • Comedy

  7. So there’s this wedding... • Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons • Thesus, king of the Greeks

  8. The Rustics • Aspiring Actors

  9. The Fairies • Oberon, Titania, and Puck

  10. The Lovers • “The course of true love never did run smooth”

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