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Introducing the Bard and the London Theater Scene of his Day,[object Object],William Shakespeare,[object Object]
William Shakespeare 1564-1616,[object Object],It is said that Shakespeare was born at Stratford-upon-Avon on April 23, 1564.,[object Object],He had three brothers and four sisters and was the oldest child of the family.,[object Object],He married Anne Hathaway in 1582: he was 18 and she was 26. They had 3 kids by the time he was 21.,[object Object],He wrote his first play around 1591, fifteen years after the opening of the first theatre in London (The Red Lion).,[object Object],Shakespeare owned two theaters and wrote at least 38 plays. He was an actor before he was a writer.,[object Object]
Shakespeare’s Plays: Tragedies, Comedies, and Histories,[object Object],Tragedies: The fall of a great man. Not by fatal “tragic” flaw, but through choice of action that puts him out of his comfort zone (Hamlet, King Lear, Macbeth).,[object Object],Comedies: Not simply comical, in the modern sense, but often tensions between traditional roles—male vs. female, poor vs. rich, old vs. young—often ending in marriage, the revision or restoration of tradition (Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It).,[object Object],Histories: Based on the lives of English Kings (Henry IV, Henry V, Richard III).,[object Object]
Shakespeare’s Company,[object Object],The Lord Chamberlain’s men formed in 1594, included Shakespeare and Richard Burbage (the most popular actor of his day).,[object Object],James I made them his company, and they were then called the King’s Men—the best and most successful acting troupe in London.,[object Object],Acting companies traditionally had 10-15 members who acted and managed the plays. Young boys performed the roles of women. ,[object Object]
London & the Theater in Shakespeare’s Day,[object Object],The theater was the most widely available entertainment to which people of every class had access.,[object Object],Professional theater life was considered a fringe culture, existing on the margins of society. Actors were like rock stars.,[object Object],Actors were considered homeless vagabonds and, as such, were subject to arrest (like rock stars).,[object Object],Plays were often acted out in any space available; thus the income for actors and playwrights was undependable and rarely enough to live on. ,[object Object],Wealthy aristocrats, who enjoyed drama, would support acting companies with their own money—actors under the care of these “Lords” could not be arrested for their vagrant lifestyle. ,[object Object]
Bankside,[object Object],The Entertainment District:,[object Object],Taverns, Theatres & Prostitutes, Oh My!,[object Object],Bankside London, on the Thames River, was a notorious area of the city. ,[object Object],The Globe Theatre was situated in this area where people went out to drink and gamble, and where prostitution flourished. ,[object Object],The theatre was not a symbol of high culture in those days, it was bawdy and violent entertainment, considered by many to be full of dangerous ideas and suggestive sexual themes. ,[object Object]
Bankside,[object Object]
The Globe: The Glory of the Bank,[object Object],Based on design of The Rose theatre.,[object Object],First London theatre built and owned by an acting company (1599).,[object Object],All the decisions made in its construction were made by the actors and writers who would use it as a performance space.,[object Object],Shakespeare plays first performed at the Globe: Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. ,[object Object]
The Globe Theatre,[object Object],A Reconstruction of Shakespeare’s Theater,[object Object],Built  in 1996,[object Object]
On Stage at the Globe,[object Object],http://www.shakespearesglobeonscreen.com/,[object Object]
The Audience,[object Object],There were only two doors, and the Globe held up to 3,000 people.,[object Object],People from all classes visited the theatre on a regular basis.,[object Object],Cheapest seats cost one penny; “groundlings” stood in the yard.,[object Object],For an extra penny, you got a “cushion seat” in the gallery.,[object Object],For extra money, the view was obstructed; however, in those days people didn’t go to see a play, they went to hear a play.,[object Object]
Stage Effects,[object Object],Both the stage and the heavens (the area above the stage) held trap doors. ,[object Object],Sheep and cow blood was used for fight scenes. A small bag could be filled and popped at the right moment for the right effect.,[object Object],Gunpowder was used for musket fire and special controlled explosions.,[object Object]
The Threat of Theatre,[object Object],The puritans, and city authorities, did not like play going.,[object Object],Only the support of the King or Queen kept the theatre open.,[object Object],The theatre represented freedom of thought, freedom of expression, and openly played with gender roles and human sexuality. ,[object Object]
A Tale of Three Globes,[object Object],Original Globe burnt down (6/29/1613) during the third performance of Henry VIII after cannons firing blanks set fire to the thatch roof.,[object Object],The King’s Men (Shakespeare’s acting company) rebuilt the Globe in 1614. This Globe was torn down in 1644.,[object Object],Modern Globe was built by an American named Sam Wanamaker, using Elizabethan construction techniques, opened in 1997.,[object Object]

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