Background Notes Flashcards
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Tiring house
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Green room
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Bear Baiting
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- a chained-_____ would be brought to the center of the theatre
- would be attacked by dogs which people were betting on during the play
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The globe theatre
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- built in 1599 (but burned down)
- held 3,000 people
- where all the Shakespeare plays were performed
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Groundlings
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- best seats in the house (on the ground, only had to pay a penny)
- had to stand the whole time
- paid the least amount of money for the tickets
- consisted of the lowest class with the lowest IQ
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Discovery scenes
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- an area (recess) in the background area wall
- the audiences would “______” a different setting
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Masterless men
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- a derogatory term given to Shakespeare’s actors (casting company)
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Lord Chamberlain’s Company
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A: senior actors, fellows, sharers
B: hired men, ticket takers, promotors, musicians, stage directors
C: boys - played all the female roles (started at 10), came from poverty
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Costumes
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A: high-society Elizabethan fashion (highest class)
B: exotic locations & professions
C: supernatural
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Tragedy
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- starts off with a high note
- tragic flaw in character causes him to become progressively more isolated
- ends on low-note/death
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Comedy
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- starts on low-note
- comic misunderstanding (doesn’t have to be funny)
- sometimes involves cross-dressing
- plot about a ring
- ends in two weddings (usually)
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Fortune
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Shakespeare believes that after didn’t control your life but you were in control or your own destiny
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Tragic flaw
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A strength that grows out of control & causes your downfall
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Miracle play
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“What goes around comes around” play
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Morality play
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Good vs evil
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Director (Louis fantasia)
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- final say in casting choices
- decides blocking onstage
- gives actors insights about their role/ the play
- makes sure they meet the artist directors vision
