Use this online K12 British Literature video to study and gain an insight into the theatre of William Shakespeare's day through authentic quotations by his contemporaries commentating on theatres, playwrights, actors, plays and audiences.
Shakespeare's Theatre. Learning Objectives for this video:
Shakespeare's Theatre. Learn about William Shakespeare's Theater. Visit the famous Globe Theatre to meet the players, stagehands, and playwrights of the Elizabethan stage.
Gain insight to the theater of William Shakespeare-s day through authentic quotations by his contemporaries commenting on theaters, playwrights, actors, plays, and audiences.
Identify Elizabethan playhouses and explain the significance of the Globe Theatre-s architecture and multistage layout in the production of a Shakespearean play.
Identify key roles played by the sharers and those behind the scenes, including the bookholder, the stagekeeper, the scrivener, the tireman, and the Master of the Revels.
Learn the importance of politics in the theater of William Shakespeare-s time, and the subtle ways these issues were couched in dramatic works to avoid trouble with the authorities.
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