The Audiance Flashcards
What did the audience in Elizabethan theatre reflect?
The social class of Elizabethan England.
Where did the wealthy courtiers and merchants sit in the audience?
Sat in the galleries or gentleman’s rooms near the stage [because they could afford it]
Where would the farmers and servants sit?
They would share the open standing room space further away from the stage.
What were people called if they couldn’t afford to sit in the galleries [like the farmers and servant called?]?
Groundlings
Explain how the audience was during the performance.
Very rowdy, ;Ivey and would let the performers know if they were enjoying it or not.
How would the audience let the performers know if they were enjoying it or not?
By hissing or throwing fruit at them.
True or false?
- throughout the play, sellers sold FOOD, TOBACCO AND BEER while prostitutes frequented the theatre and did good trade there.
True.
When would there be total silence in an audience?
If the audience was completely engrossed in a performance.
