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ELIZABETHAN THEATRE & THE GLOBE MATIS LEIMA XI A TERMINOLOGY • The term "Elizabethan theatre", covers only the plays written and performed publicly in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth (1558–1603) THEATRES • • • • • • • • The Theatre 1576 Curtain Theatre 1577 The Rose 1587 The Swan 1595 The Globe 1599 The Fortune 1600 Red Bull 1604 No plays allowed within the city THE GLOBE • • • • Built in 1599 In use until 1613 Burned to the ground The site of the theatre was rediscovered • A reconstruction was built: “Shakespeare’s Globe” in 1997 STRUCTURE • • • • • individual differences yet a similar general plan three stories high built around an open space polygonal in plan • the stage – a platform surrounded on three sides by the audience • Entrances, exits and seating for the musicians • built of timber • thatched roofs COSTUMES • the main visual appeal on stage was in the costumes • often bright in color • expensive • usually players wore contemporary clothing • a lead character would wear a more historically accurate clothing PLAYWRIGHTS • • • • No women Men from modest backgrounds Educated at either Oxford or Cambridge The majority do not seem to have been performers • Christopher Marlowe was killed in an apparent tavern brawl • Ben Jonson killed an actor in a duel • Several soldiers • William Shakespeare • Christopher Marlowe • Ben Jonson THE END