10ENG - Shakespeare Assessment

Globe Theatre construction year

Built in 1599

Location of the Globe Theatre

South bank of the River Thames in London

Who built the Globe Theatre?

Built by Shakespeare's group, the Lord Chamberlain's Men

Unique design of the Globe Theatre

It was round like a circle (called the 'wooden O'), no proscenium arch, no curtains

Globe Theatre roof feature

Had a hole in the roof to let in sunlight

Influences on Globe Theatre design

Mix of old styles like Roman theatres and outdoor shows

Audience experience due to circular layout

People felt closer to the actors, creating intimate connection

Actor-audience interaction

Actors could talk to the audience

Effect of circular layout on performances

Made the show feel more exciting and personal

Reason for daytime performances

No lights; needed sunlight to see the play

Impact of natural lighting on actors

Actors had to see and be seen using only sunlight

Skills developed in Globe actors

Speaking loud and clear, using big gestures

Movement style in Globe performances

Big movements so people could see from far away

Change in stage space usage

Then: Open-air, no curtains or lights, simple sets; Now: Indoor, with stage lights, sound systems, and moving scenery

Women in Shakespeare's acting company

No; all parts, even female ones, were played by boys or men

Typical performance time

Between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m.

Reason for performance time

Because they needed sunlight (no electric lights)

Cost for groundlings

They paid 1 penny

Groundlings' seating arrangement

They had to stand in front of the stage (pit)

Differences between Globe Theatre and modern performance centres

No electric lights or microphones; people stood or sat close to the actors; actors sometimes learned lines during the show; only men acted, not women

Closure of theatres in 1642

A group called the Puritans shut them down

Puritans' view on theatre

They thought theatre was vulgar and intolerable

Seating differences for wealthy vs poorer guests

Poor people (groundlings): stood for 1 penny; Middle-class people: sat in seats with cushions in the gallery; Rich people: sat on chairs right on the stage

Stage difference from now

No curtains, no set changes, no lights

Shakespeare's birthday and date of death

April 23rd 1564 - April 23rd 1616

Shakespeare's item to his wife, Anne

Their 'second best bed'

Name of Shakespeare's son

Hamnet Shakespeare

The two monarchs during Shakespeare's life

Queen Elizabeth I, King James I

Shakespeare's birthplace

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Alternative writer of Shakespeare's poems suggested

Earl of Oxford

Theatre most associated with Shakespeare's plays

The Globe Theatre

Shakespeare's troupe while he was an actor

A member of Lord Chamberlain's Men, became King's Men after

First printing of Shakespeare's plays

The First Folio

Number of Shakespeare's descendants alive today

0

Shakespeare's Father

John Shakespeare - successful glove-maker

Shakespeare's Mother

Mary Shakespeare - from a wealthy family

Number of Shakespeare's siblings

7

Shakespeare's Marriage

He was 18, married to Anne Hathaway- eight years older than him

Number of Shakespeare's children

3

Shakespeare's beginning career

Playwright and actor in London

Shakespeare's main plays

Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth

Shakespeare's main poems

Venus and Adonis, and the Rape of Lucrece

Where Shakespeare was buried

Holy Trinity Church

Foot

A combination of stressed and unstressed syllables

Iamb

2 syllable foot - unstressed, stressed

Trochee

2 syllable foot - stressed, unstressed

Spondee

2 syllable foot - stressed, stressed

Anapest

3 syllable foot - unstressed, unstressed, stressed

Dactyl

3 syllable foot - stressed, unstressed, unstressed

Amphibrach

3 syllable foot - stressed, stressed, unstressed

Cretic

Dramaturgy

Study of dramatic composition and the representation of the main elements of drama on stage

Playwright

The writer of the work/play

Act

Division of the sequence of action within the play

Scenes

Sequence of continual action in a play

Characterisation

The process of developing a specific persona within the drama

Costume

Clothes worn by the character to create realism and authenticity

Body language/gesture

Messages given by the position or movement of the body

Back stage

Area behind the stage, unseen by the audience

Cue

Signal for an actor to do or say something

Curtain

Cloth that hangs from the top of the stage which conceals the view of the audience

Actors

Individuals required to perform a piece/play

Director

Choreographer of the action

Production

Bringing a script to life

Theatre

Being theatrical in personality (performance) and the physical space where plays are performed

Theatre Arts

Collective name for lighting, sound, costume, props, make-up and set

Set

Use of faux scenery to depict a location

Stage Direction

Instructions from the playwright on how to perform lines

Entrance

To come on to the acting area

Exit

To leave the acting area

Flashback

Act out an event from the past

Flashforward

Acting out future or imagined events

Linear Narrative

All events happen chronologically

Lines

Words of an actor's part in a play

Non-Linear Narrative

Events include flashback and flashforward

Monologue

A character speaks their thoughts aloud

Aside

Remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience, but unheard by other characters in the play.

Narrator

A person who delivers commentary, parts of a drama are told as a story by a seen or unseen narrator

Dramatic Irony

Remarks whose significance is not realised by all the characters, audience is aware

Pace

Speed of speech or movement

Prop

An item on stage or carried/worn by a character

Scenery

Resources used to create the setting where a drama takes place

Script

The written words of a drama

Soliloquy

A single lengthy speech made when no other characters are on stage

Lighting

Use of artificial light to highlight certain aspects of the acting space

Special Effects

Used to create a mood or atmosphere on stage

Staging

The position of the acting area relative to what the audience can see

Accent

Representation of local vernacular, denoted through misspelling or apostrophe