1. Shakespeare and The Globe Theatre

2. William Shakespeare April 23rd 1564-1616 Born and died on same day
Cause of death unknown

3. Education and Work Attended grammar school in Stratford, England
Latin classics, writing, memorization, and acting in Latin plays
Until age 15
Father was a wealthy businessman
Poet, actor, playwright, and director
Partial owner of Globe Theatre

4. Shakespeare’s Plays Tragedy Comedy History
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
1597

5. The Globe Theatre Opened 1599 2,000-3,000 Burned down in 1613
Rebuilt by 1614

6. Exterior of the Theatre
Open air theatre
Flag: indicated kind of play showing
Red = history
Black = tragedy
White = comedy
Why?

7. Interior of the Theatre
The hut-storage space above stage
The heavens-roof of the stage, elaborately designed with images of the heavens
“Hell”-trapdoor in the middle of the stage

8. Seating and Pricing
“the pit” or courtyard-ground level, standing room only, cheapest “seats”
The galleries- three tiers of seating, wealthy seating
Groundlings- people who watched from the pit
1 penny for pit
2 pennies for balcony
24 pence for side of the stage
(4 pence = food and drink for a day)

9. Features of the Play Lighting- natural or candles
Pace- fast b/c no costume changes or scene setup
Costumes- elaborate, modern, hand-me-downs from nobles
Scenery- little to none, setting described
Actors- no women, all characters played by men and boys

10. Shakespeare’s Plays
Iambic pentameter: a line of verse, 10 syllables long, follows unstressed then stress syllable pattern
Prose: natural written or spoken language that does follow a rhythm or meter pattern
Sonnet: a poem 14 lines long, in iambic pentameter, comprised of 3 quatrains(set of 4 lines) and a couplet (2 successive lines that rhyme) Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gg
Aside: a short remark only intended to be heard by one or some character(s) and/or the audience
Soliloquy: long speech of character’s thoughts and feelings only heard by the audience, often character is alone on stage

11. Monologue: A long uninterrupted speech given by one character onstage to everyone.
Couplets: Two consecutive lines that rhyme (aa bb cc). Usually followed when a character leaves or a scene ends.

12. He who farts in church sits in his own pew.
Pun: A humorous play on words
After that poisonous snake struck at me in the Arizona Desert, I was really rattled.
A gossip is someone with a great sense of rumor.
A carpenter must have been here. I saw dust.
Energizer Bunny arrested - charged with battery.
Corduroy pillows are making headlines.
The executioner decided to drop out of Executioner School. It was just too cut throat for him.
He who farts in church sits in his own pew.

13. The Real R&J Based on a true story
Two wealthy feuding families in Verona, Italy
“star-crossed” young lovers die for each other
Story was well-known
Romeo and Juliet is also based on Arthur Brooke’s long narrative poem the Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet (1562).
Borrowed from Ovid Metamorphoses (8 CE)