1. The Globe Theatre: Shakespeare’s Ingenious Creation

2. Church opposed the theater “dangerous diversion from religion to whorish lust”

3. Why would the church be opposed to the theater? What “bad ideas” does entertainment bring (think about what people say of music, tv and movies today)? For discussion, not writing

4. Well, near the theatre there were Cockfights and bear baiting

5. Near the theatre Bawdyhouses, pubs and taverns

6. Vendors hawking goods Pickpockets and thieves

7. Irony, the church was opposed to the theater, but the church owned all of the land of Southwark and made money on this!

8. Advertising was illegal  Thus, the flags- told type of play & showed the play was coming that day tragedycomedy History / war

9. Sights of the Theater 1.minimal props 2.extravagant costumes and makeup 3.no women actors 4.prostitutes and vendors 5.more expensive seats for higher seats

10. Inside the globe

11. makeup Young boys as females

12. Smells of the Theater Sweat Beer Urine (not one bathroom for up to 3000 people- no intermission- reason for higher seats as expensive)

13. Tastes of the Theater  Oranges, hazelnuts, gingerbread, apples, beer and water

14. Sounds of the Theater  Trumpet fanfare one hour before the show  The globe was ingenious b/c of natural sound system

15. Looking at the Globe- A virtual tour  http://www.shakespeares- globe.org/virtualtour/