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Renaissance Theater: Shakespeare and the Globe William Shakespeare 1564-1616 Regarded as greatest writer in English language Born in Stratford-on-Avon Married Anne Hathaway in 1582 Had three children Has no living descendents Moved to London Started as an actor, then became a writer Shakespeare’s Plays Wrote 3 types of plays Comedy Historical Tragedy Renaissance Drama Often called “Elizabethan” Named after Queen Elizabeth I Strong financial supporter of the theater and of Shakespeare’s plays Actors of the Age Only male actors; no females allowed actors were thought to be vulgar and inappropriate The Plays Engaging the audience Extravagant costumes Intense fight scenes Sound effects Strong dialogue and choreographed gestures ***not very many props, not elaborate setting The Globe Built in 1599 Most of Shakespeare’s plays were performed here Held 2500-3000 people Made of wood Burned down in 1613 Rebuilt Torn down by Puritans in 1640s Reconstructed in 1988 Theater Layout Three levels or galleries Rich at top Poor, called “groundlings,” stood in the “pit” Stage jutted out into the courtyard http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/virtualtour/ Shakespearean Drama Terms Blank Verse unrhymed iambic pentameter Fatal Flaw Tragic Hero Acts and Scenes Plebeian townsperson Julius Caesar Background Setting: Rome, 44 BC Opens after Caesar’s victory over Pompey’s army Pompey was former military leader, widely loved by the people Caesar is not yet crowned Senate runs government of Rome Important Characters The Conspirators Brutus Cassius Cinna Casca Trebonius Legarius Decius Metellus Characters, cont. The Triumverate Antony Octavius Lepidus The Women Portia (Brutus’ wife) Calphurnia (Caesar’s wife)