| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 1599 | year that the Globe Theater was built |
| a small fire and the landlord raised the rent | WHat were the 2 reasons that The Theater was disassembled, moved, and rebuilt as The Globe Theater? |
| wood and thatch | building materials were _________ and _________ |
| 3 stories | height of the Globe |
| circular | shape of the Globe |
| 3 stages | # of stages of the Globe |
| natural lighting | lighting of the globe |
| wealthy people | this part of the audience sat in tiered seats or Lord's rooms |
| poor people | this part of the audience sat in the pit |
| groundlings | name for the people sitting in the pits |
| lots | amount of audience participation |
| men | actors |
| none | What sets did the Lord Chamberlain's Men use? |
| 2 hours with no intermission | play length |
| 1613 | year the Globe burnt down |
| Henry VIII | play in which the Globe burned down |
| A cannon ball landed in the Heavens and the building went up in flames | How did the Globe catch on fire? |
| 1613 | year that Shakespeare retired |
| 1642 | year that the new king closed all of the theaters in London |
| flag | served as a cheap way to advertise ithat a play was being performed that day; different colors stood for different types of dramas; this was attached to the huts |
| huts | held the cranks that could lower or raise characters from the stage; this is what the flags hung from |
| the Heavens | served as the only stationary scenery in The Globe; used as a special effect |
| gallery | located right below the heavens, this was the space where musicians would be playing or additional spectators could be seated if necessary |
| hell | the underneath area of the stage; this is found under the outer stage and was used for dramatic entrances/exits |
| pit | this area was where the grounglings could stand and watch; these were the "cheap seats"; also called "The Yard" |
| Lord's rooms | these were 6 private galleries where aristocrats sat. These seats were more expensive, and this is where Queen Elizabeth herself would sit when viewing Shakespeare's many plays. |
| upper stage | the highest stage |
| inner stage | stage found beneath the upper stage but on the same level at the outer stage |
| outer stage | stage that projects outward towards the pits |
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