Shakespeare Week 3

Shakespeare
Week 3
Sonnet reading
Shakespearean Theatre 
Monologues & Soliloques

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Shakespeare
Week 3
Sonnet reading
Shakespearean Theatre 
Monologues & Soliloques

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Slide 2 - Link

Elizabethan Theatre

Slide 3 - Slide

Take a guess: how many people could fit in a 16th century theatre?
A
800
B
1400
C
2600
D
3000

Slide 4 - Quiz

Take a guess: which
of these is the Globe
Theatre in London?
A
Left = Globe Theatre
B
Right = Globe Theatre

Slide 5 - Quiz

True or False: "Young boys dressed as girls played the female characters
in Shakespeare's plays."
A
True
B
False

Slide 6 - Quiz

English Renaissance Theatre
- Also known as: Elizabethan Theatre
- Blossomed between 1562-1642
- Popular under Elizabeth I's rule

Slide 7 - Slide

Theatres
- Large theatre: up to 3000 people
- Wooden structures
- Open stage, no roof
- Raised stage, pit for watching
- People cheering, booing, throwing
- Dialogue important & costumes
- Little scenery or objects

Slide 8 - Slide

William Shakespeare
- Born 1564
- Married to Anne Hathaway (not the actress)
- The Lord Chamberlain's Men
- 1599: performing at Globe Theatre
- Performed at Queen Elizabeth I's court 

Slide 9 - Slide

Globe Theatre
- Opened in 1599
- Staged many of Shakespeare's plays
- Burned down in 1613
- Rebuilt in 1614
- Only building in London with straw roof since Fire of 1666

Slide 10 - Slide

Acting Groups
- Shakespeare: "Lord Chamberlain's Men"
- Performed 6 or more times a week
- Travelled around 
- Created their own costumes etc. 
- Very skilled: singing, dancing, acrobatics, play instruments, 
- Women were not allowed

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Christopher Marlowe
- Another playwright 
- Born same year as Shakespeare
- A few plays influenced Shakespeare
- Arrested for atheism in his plays  
- Died 29, but many legends...
- Spy for the crown? 
- Recruited in college & worked overseas?  

Slide 12 - Slide

Christopher Marlowe was born the same year as Shakespeare which was...?
A
1544
B
1564
C
1584
D
1574

Slide 13 - Quiz

The Globe Theatre opened in...
A
1589
B
1599
C
1584
D
1594

Slide 14 - Quiz

16th Century Acting Group
21st Century Acting Group
Perform 6 plays a week
Perform 1 play a few times a week
Men & Women
Only Men
Create their own costumes
Do not create their own costumes

Slide 15 - Drag question

Monologues
Many of the most famous monologues in English drama are Shakespeare monologues.


Slide 16 - Slide

Monologues v Soliloquy
A monologue in a play is simply a long speech by one character to other characters, or a crowd. 

This compares to a soliloquy, which is the act of a character speaking their thoughts aloud, often when they’re by themselves but sometimes with others around (read our in-depth article on soliloquies vs monologues).

Slide 17 - Slide

Monologues
Shakespeare frequently makes use of both soliloquys and monologues in each of his plays to let the audience know the characters’ thoughts and feelings.

Slide 18 - Slide

Shakespeare Reader

- Pick one of the monologues or sololiques from the reader
- Prepare a reading for next week
- Prepare to tell the class what you think it is about

Slide 19 - Slide

Slide 20 - Video