Elizabthan England T3 Flashcards
Entertainment for rich
Hunting, archery, hawking (falcon or hawk sit on trainers arm with a blind cap on, cap then would be removed and bird would fly to kill prey and return, wore tracking device
Entertainment for lower classes
Wandering bands of strolling players, football
Entertainment for all classes
Dancing, music and singing, ball games (tenniss, skittles)
Bands of strolling players
Toured the country, did performances/shows, common themes includes adventures of Robin Hood, where the poor triumphed over the poor
Cruel sports
Cock fighting, bull baiting, bear baiting, bets were made
Who opposed theatres and why
Puritans, thought it was sinful, authories concerned over public health, law and order
When was the theatre built
1576
Design of theatre
Open space in centre with a raised stage. Theatres were round, external was plain in colour and dsign, internal was colourful
Ticket prices were cheap for the
Poor to stand in the pit
Whos plays were often performed in theatre
Shakespeare
Who was theatre for and why
All classes as it was cheap and popular
Why did authories oppse theatre
It attracted beggars and pickpockets and spreading of disease
Why did puritans oppose theatre
Considered theatre the work of the devil, plays lacked morals and decency
