The language of Shakespeare

Special Effects: could be dangerous Canon balls were fired -burning down he Globe  the heavenly characters would fly in from the ceiling so its like they've been sent by God  The devilish/bad characters would come up from the floor  might speak the special effects if they couldn't create them  for smoke effects they would use sulfur which dangerous for us to breathe in 

London: By 1600's London the London Theatre goings numbered to 20,000 per week  royalty supported theatres  Berween 1550-1600 it is estimated the population grew to 200,000 the general population in England and wales was over 4 million  going to shops you could see traders making the products they would sell 

Writing Plays: Christopher morior - went to university  Ben Johnson didn't wanted to rewrite old stories and make it there own  The master of rebels would verify the plays so people used to set the plays in fictional places so they didn't offend him 

Actors got paid depending on the venue and cities   The globe cast their actors specifically on their architypes  Shakespeare would write roles for specific actors and the skills they have  type casting  most actors were all male until the 1660's Plays would normally be performed in the afternoon because they needed natural light they would never do the same play twice on one day  actors never had the whole scipt Shakespeare never saw his script published  What was an actor's training? Actors as young boys. They would join a company as an apprentice and be taught by older actors within the company Actors had to be able to: sing, dance, sword fight etc How big were companies:  How big the company is depends on how wealthy the company is  A wealthy company, when working in a theatre, might have 8– 12 senior members called sharers, 3–4 boys, a number of hired actors and then stage hands, tiremen (who would help th...

10,000 - 20,000 people would visit The Globe/ Theatre per week  people had to pay on the door, putting money in the box. This is why it's called a box office  Cities were crowded and smelly, that is why anyone who could afford it would ride on horseback otherwise they would have to walk  Sometimes people would wee while standing because there are no toilets  Costume and Makeup:  there were rules of who could wear what, so in Shakespeare's time people were known by what they were So the rich characters wore fancy costumes, whereas the poorer wouldn't  The Theatre company at this time most of their budget was spent n costumes The fact that man played women meant they had to pay extra for wigs Clothing was so expensive that people would leave it in their will, and if they gave it to servants they were not allowed to wear it the servants would sell them to the Theatre  They used stage makeup but it was used more the actors to be able to emb...

How were they different to outdoor playhouses?  smaller than outdoor playhouses, holding about 500 people, not thousands.   built inside an existing building, so not open to the sky.  more expensive (ranging from 6d to 2s and 6d), compared with open yard standing (at 1d) as in outdoor playhouses. • lit by candles as well as daylight through the windows. (1d=1p) Who acted in indoor playhouses? Until 1609 the indoor theatres were used by boy companies and adult companies played at the outdoor playhouses.They were made up of boys of any age between seven and their early twenties. They usually played just once a week.  The audience was thought to be more educated and richer than a outdoor one. Scholars used to think indoor theatre plays had more music, more more small, sparkly props such as jewels and pearls, and more speeches than action. How did things change? There were practical reasons why some plays were better suited to indoor theatres....