Drama



Drama during Shakespeare's Time

Jay Lee toc =A. Describe the structure of the theater design =

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 == **I. What is Globe Theater?**   == The one of major theater in London, founded in 1498. Although they rebuilt this theater, it is very meaningful. They used ancient material, preserve that times style. This theater has no ceiling and amphitheater. Also, they preserve all data (400 years ago) of Shakespeare. About this, this theater is symbol of British performing arts, which proud of London.   ==I I. Structure of the Globe ==   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Gulim">This Globe theater's total capacity of between 2,000 and 3,000 spec <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Gulim; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt">tators. Because there was no light, all performances at the Globe were conducted, weather permitting, during the day(Mid-after between 2P.M. and 5P.M.). Most of the Globe and all of its stage was open air which means there is no ceiling. Also, there was no proscenium arch, no curtains, and no stagehands to speak of other than the actors themselves. Instead, chages of scene were indicated explicitly or implicitly in the speeches and narrative situations that shakespere wrote into the text of the plays. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 굴림"> ==<span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 굴림"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 굴림"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 굴림"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 굴림"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 굴림">I<span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 굴림"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 굴림"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 굴림"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 굴림"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 굴림"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 굴림">I<span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 굴림"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 굴림"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 굴림">I. The Globe stage     == <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 굴림"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: 굴림"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">    <span style="FONT-SIZE: 15px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 17px; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">The stage had two primary parts. One is the outer stage, which was a rectangular platform projecting into the courtyard, from the back wall. Above it was athatched roof and hangings but no front or side curtains. Second is the inner stage was the recess between two projecting wings at the very back of the outer stage. This stage was used by actors who were in a scene but not directly involved in the immediate action of the play, and it was also used when a scene took place in an inner room.

Kristy zheng

=<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">B. The Costume and Stages in Shakespeare's Time =

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">I. The Costume...... [[image:http://tinypic.com/dw47so.jpg align="right" caption="Image hosted by TinyPic.com"]]
<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">English dress during the age of Shakespeare reflected the vitality and the high points of the period. Although the upper classes and merchants of earlier eras had dressed in rich and colorful fabrics, the sixteenth century saw a greater elaboration in dress. The names of parts of the Elizabethan wardrobe indicate their foreign origins: French hose, French hood, Venetians, Spanish bonnet.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">**Queen** **Elizabeth:**Queen Elizabeth herself provided an extravagant fashion model--an inventory of her clothing in 1600 included almost 300 gowns and several hundred other costumes, in addition to state apparel. The main feminine garment usually consisted of at least two parts: bodice and skirt (known as a kirtle or petticoat). A triangular piece known as a 'stomacher' formed the front section and was joined to the bodice proper at the sides by ties, hooks, or pins.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">**Gentlemen:**Men's clothing like that of women was also ostentatious. The many parts of male attire contributed to the ornate and colourful effect of the ensemble. Men even wore hats indoors. Feathers and jewels were normal ornaments. A small flat cap like a beret with a narrow brim was often worn by craftsman and by London citizens. Men's hair styles varied greatly.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">**Ladies:**A variety in materials, colour and ornaments characterised Elizabethan women's outer garments. Women delighted in gorgeous dress, but despite the richness of their attire.Any part of the costume was likely to have been decorated with braid, embroidery, pinking (pricking in patterns) slashing or puffing, or it might have been encrusted with pearls, jewels, or spangles or trimmed with lace or artificial flowers.
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">**In the stage:** The costumes and sets of Shakespeare's time influenced the production of the plays. The costumes aided in the visual affects of the plays as did the lighting and the sound effects. The stages and sets created a realistic setting for a specific location. The different style of stages were changed to the rapid growth of Shakespeare's plays . [[image:http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com/Images/costume06.JPG width="250" height="172" align="center"]]

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">II. The Stage...
It was difficult to light large indoor spaces during this time. The Globe was an outdoor theater with no roof on top so that sunlight could stream in. Because of the open-air stage, actors had to shout very loudly and make big motions to be heard and seen by all. This acting style is quite different from play-acting today. It might also surprise you that all actors during this period were men. Young boys in women's clothing played the roles of female characters. This is because it was against the law in England for women to act onstage. Shakespeare’s theater group also performed in other places such as the smaller indoor Blackfriars Theater. Or, they would travel around the countryside to perform. Sometimes they were asked to perform at the palace of the English ruler Queen Elizabeth or, later, King James the First. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"> =**<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">C. Describle what types of plays were popular and why **= <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"> The Dream of Shakespeare’s time divided into four parts. The first part was in 1590~1592, at that time he really likes write the comedy like “Love’s Labour’s Lost”, “ The Two Gentlemen of Verona”. In this time his written style has some Rome and Italy feeling, he used a lot of gorgeous words, seen everyone like it, especially is the history dream like “Henry 6th”. His history dream kind of show how government was so bad during that time, sohe wrote what did people think or what did they want in that time. The second part was in 1595~1605, he changed his written style to more romantic and also has some comedy in here, like “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “ The Merchant of Venice”. From here we can know what people, they kind of have racism, but during this time he didn’t use a lot of gorgeous words, he used common words, so that people can easier to understand. The lost part was in 1607~1613. In this time had a very popular dream is “Romeo and Juliet” a dream about love, young, and death. In this time his dream was more like tragedy and comedy together.
 * [[image:http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/images/globe-theatre-stamp-22may07-se.jpg width="150" height="156" caption="A drawing of the Globe Theatre on a British postage stamp"]] ||
 * A drawing of the Globe Theatre on a British postage stamp ||

Jame Chen

=**<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">D.Discuss the role of men and women in theater **=

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">In the theater the role of men and women In Shakespeare's play, the lovers' time together starts running out almost as soon as it begins,at the end of tragedy. There were no actresses, so women’s parts were played by boys. Some boys began their careers as Children of the Chapel Royal, while others were taken on by companies to play female roles. The leading players trained apprentices, although very little is known about how acting was taught. There is very little evidence about acting styles in this period. Some players were well known as fools or clowns, while others specialised in tragic roles. The leading players were sharers in their company, receiving part of the profits from performances but also bearing financial responsibility for its assets. Most players were hired men, paid an agreed rate for their performances. Work Cited Jay Lee http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/theatre.htm#Globe http://cafe.naver.com/ukfrontier.cafe?iframe_url=/ArticleRead.nhn%3Farticleid=2706

Kristy Zheng http://www.onlineshakespeare.com/ Judy Lai http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare's_reputation

James Chen http://www.onlineshakespeare.com/