Introduction to ShakespeareMrs. Hutchings’ Compilation of her

6th Period’s Work

Social Class

1. Everyone had a particular place in society in shakespeare's day, “You were born into a particular class, you married within your social class” (Doyle and Lischner 19).

2. Shakespeare’s fame and fortune got him into the nobility class allowing him to create his own coat of arms and become a gentleman (Doyle and Lischner 19).

3. In shakespeare's time people of the, “aristocrats married down(usually for money)”(Doyle and Lischner 19).

4. William Shakespeare came from middle class roots or gentry (Doyle and Lischner 19).5. Craftsmen and merchants made up the gentry class (Doyle and Lischner 19).6. Farmers often made up the poor class (Doyle and Lischner 19).

Shakespeare for Dummies

THE GLOBE

History of The Globe Theatre

1:1599-First globe theatre opened

2: 1613-First burned down-2nd rebuilt in same spot used for

several decades

3: 1644-Torn down to“puritanical excess”

4: 1989-”Construction workers accidentally” find original

Globes

5: 1997-3rd globe built

(Doyle and Lischner 14-15) : for quotes

The Globe: Production

1.The Globe will hang colored flags outside to indicate what type of theme was playing that night(Globe Theatre Facts).

2. When plays were performed at the Globe Theatre,,’’music was an extra effect added in the 1600’s’’( Globe Theatre Facts ).

3.When making thunder’’the easiest way..was to beat drums offstage or roll a cannonball across the floor’’(Special Effect).

4.Lightning flashes were made by throwing powder into a candle flame(Special Effect).

5.They used a handkerchief soaked in blood to mimic injuries or wounds(Globe Theatre Special Effects).

6.They made lightning bolts with a machine called the swevel ( Special Effect ).

Bardstage.com , elizabethan-era.org, http://www.shakespearesglobe.com

Religion in Shakespeare1. In the plays, religion has “an integral role…” (18)

2. In the Shakespeare’s plays his audience “understood the circumstances of her burial and the kings power to command more she deserves.” (18)

3. He brings out religion when needed. (18)4. If you commit suicide you can not be buried on church

grounds. (18)5. Puritans shut down all plays because they were causing

people to sin. http://www.bardstage.org/globe-theatre-puritans.htm

Queen Elizabeth I1. Born on September 7, 1533

2. Queen Elizabeth “claimed the throne at age twenty-five and held it for 44 years.”

(Queen Elizabeth I Biography).

3. She had “sharp wits and clever mind helped navigate the nation through religious

and political challenges” (Queen Elizabeth I Biography).

4. Shakespeare and his acting company would change the plot of the play to please

the king or queen(Doyle and Lischmer 79).

5. She was so fascinated with plays that it was a great time to build theatre(Elizabeth

Era).

http://www.biography.com/people/queen-elizabeth-i-9286133

http://www.ducksters.com/history/renaissanceizabethan_era.php/el

Audience Members

By: Halla and Macon

1. Anyone could go to the plays and “would pay one penny… to stand in front of the stage’’, while the wealthy would pay a lot more to sit [Mabillard].

2. In the audience of Shakespeare ‘’ would have been composed of tanners, butchers, iron workers, millers’’, and multiple other types of people with their families [Mabillard].

3. Shakespeare performed for Queen Elizabeth and KIng James in their kingdom [Doyle and Lischner 95].

4. Most of his plays were done in the Globe Theater in front of large crowd [Doyle and Lischer 95].

5. The majority of his plays were outside because the daylight made the audience more festive [Doyle and Lischner 96].

http://www.shakespeare-online.com/essays/shakespeareaudience.html

Upper Class

Lower Class

Middle Class

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3 Types of Plays1. The 3 types of plays are:Tragedies, Comedies, and Histories (Doyle+Lishner p.74).2. Tragedy-a play in which the protagonist dies (Doyle+Lishner p.74).3. Comedy-a comedy on the other hand, the protagonist lives (Doyle+Lishner p.74).

“Some of Shakespeare’s later comedies have a dark and somber tone”(Doyle+Lishner p.74).4.History-it plays about the Kings of England Ex: Twelfth Night “Sometimes the king dies, perhaps at the hands of his successor”. (Doyle+Lishner p.74)

Shakespeare plays- structure&Scripts1. Numbering acts and scenes is a convenience for the

reader and actors. (Doyle & Lischner 109). 2. Shakespeare wrote the plays so that, “exits and entrances

were in plain view...actors could descend from the "heavens" above the stage or enter and exit from the "hell" below through a trapdoor”(Shakespeare’s Theatre)

3. Shakespeare’s plays have rules like “if the play is a tragedy...protagonist dies in the final act” (Doyle & Lischner 107).

4. In the body of the play, explanatory notes make the difficult passages and scenes easier to understand (Doyle & Lischner 108).

5. Not all printed plays have act and scene divisions, but when they do, it usually means the scene changes when everyone leaves the stage (Doyle & Lischner 109).

http://www.folger.edu/shakespeares-theater

Shakespeare Phrases and Words❖ Today we use many phrases and words shakespeare has invented (words shakespeare

invented).❖ Shakespeare invented over 1700 words(words shakespeare invented).❖ How did he invent them? well he he changed nouns into verbs , Changing verbs into

adjective and connecting words never before used together(shakespeare invented).❖ Shakespeare was familiar with with seven foreign language and often quoted them in

his plays(shakespeare invented).❖ Direct quote:Shakespeare created “some of the most famous literary devices”. He is

also “very intelligent and inspiring”.❖ Phrases: All’s well that ends well, Better foot before, Devil’s Incarnate, Dead as a

doornail.❖ Words: eyeballs, lower, birthplace, elbow, assassination.❖ http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/wordsinvented.html❖ http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/word-lists/list-of-words-and-phrases-

shakespeare-invented.html

Actors

● Women weren’t allowed to act so Shakespeare had young boys to play girls and women because of their higher voices.

○ Usually in the plays the female

characters would be disguised as boys

in the story(Elizabethan Actors).

● In the Elizabethan period actors, “ were viewed as Rogues and Vagabonds,” along with not being trusted (“Elizabethan Actors”).

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● A popular actor was Henry Condell. He was born in norfolk and later married Elizabeth Smart. Also he was one of 26 people who performed in shakespeare's first folio(Elizabethan Actors).

● Most people spoke early modern english(14650-1690) but also sometimes spoke middle english(1066-1450) depending on the play and the time it was written.(Elizabethan Actors).

● In shakespeare's plays he, “relied on the actors to establish the location for each scene”,and though they did have props it was more subtle(Shakespeare for Dummies 94). And they didn’t use Floor to ceiling backgrounds, it was all up to the audience and the actors.

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-actors.htm

Modern Interpretations