Literature 3: Elizabethan Theatre

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Elizabethan Theatre
(Periode B)
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Literature 3:
Elizabethan Theatre
(Periode B)

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

Assignment 1: Shakespeare
- Background article about: Shakespeare's influence on
   English, A Shakespeare play vs. a movie, Queen Elizabeth I
   vs. King James I, or a topic of your own. 

- 300-400 words
- Deadline: 26 November 2021
- Background article: research > write in your own words

Slide 2 - Tekstslide

Assignment 2: Macbeth
- Take a look at the trailers of Macbeth (2015 movie) and 
    Macbeth (National Theatre). 
- Write about how you would direct Macbeth (movie, play, actors, 
   setting, audience, plot, staging, budget, costumes, etc.)

- 300-400 words
- Deadline = 10 December 2021

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Elizabethan Theatre
(Literature 3)

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

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

Slide 5 - Quizvraag

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

Slide 6 - Quizvraag

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

Slide 7 - Quizvraag

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

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

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 9 - Tekstslide

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 10 - Tekstslide

Globe Theatre
- Opened in 1599
- Staged many of Shakespeare's plays
- Burned down in 1613
- Rebuilt in 1614
- English civil war: theatres broken down 
- Rebuilt again: 1997
- Only building in London with straw roof since Fire of 1666

Slide 11 - Tekstslide

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

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

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 13 - Tekstslide

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

Slide 14 - Quizvraag

Theatre blossomed during which period?
A
1542-1582
B
1582-1602
C
1562-1642
D
1572-1622

Slide 15 - Quizvraag

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

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

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 17 - Sleepvraag

Most theatres in London were built of... ?
A
Steel
B
Wood
C
Stone
D
Bamboo

Slide 18 - Quizvraag

The Globe Theatre burned down in the year ....
A
1606
B
1613
C
1625
D
1631

Slide 19 - Quizvraag

Today:
- Read the background information for Literature 3: 
Elizabethan Theatre

- Answer the questions (use Google/ the internet)
+ Check your answers (use Its Learning)

- Read through / work on the first and/or second assignment

Slide 20 - Tekstslide