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What was the name of the people that stood on the ground in front of the stage?
In Shakespeare's time - the groundlings
What kept the groundlings from sitting in the gallery without paying an extra penny?
Groundlings did not sit in the gallery at the Globe, as the cost of those seats was as much as half a crown. A penny to stand before the stage equaled a groundlings daily wage. However, for a penny more, they were led through another door of the theater where they could sit down for the performance.
What was the cost of admission to Shakespeare's public plays?
Four pennies for regular people, and for poor people, or "Groundlings" one penny. the regular people got to sit in the chairs, but the groundlings had to stand at the front of the stage for the whole play.
What were the groundlings and where were they located?
they were farmers or blacksmiths that had to stand or sit on the ground to watch the plays
What were the three levels of audience at Shakespeare theater?
The groundlings stood around the stage in The Pit. The main audience sat in the galleries around the stage. Favoured aristocrats got to sit on the stage itself. At the Globe, there was not much room for sitting on the stage. This was more popular at the Blackfriars, but at the Blackfriars even the spectators in the Pit had chairs (and paid for them!)
What the groundlings from sitting in the gallery without paying an extra penny?
Groundlings did not sit in the gallery at the Globe, as the cost of those seats was as much as half a crown. A penny to stand before the stage equaled a groundlings daily wage. However, for a penny more, they were led through another door of the theater where they could sit down for the performance.
What was the name of the people that stood on the ground in front of the stage?
In Shakespeare's time - the groundlings
What kept the groundlings from sitting in the gallery without paying an extra penny?
Groundlings did not sit in the gallery at the Globe, as the cost of those seats was as much as half a crown. A penny to stand before the stage equaled a groundlings daily wage. However, for a penny more, they were led through another door of the theater where they could sit down for the performance.
What was the cost of admission to Shakespeare's public plays?
Four pennies for regular people, and for poor people, or "Groundlings" one penny. the regular people got to sit in the chairs, but the groundlings had to stand at the front of the stage for the whole play.
Crowds at an Elizabethan stage are called?
Groundlings
What were the groundlings and where were they located?
they were farmers or blacksmiths that had to stand or sit on the ground to watch the plays
What were the three levels of audience at Shakespeare theater?
The groundlings stood around the stage in The Pit. The main audience sat in the galleries around the stage. Favoured aristocrats got to sit on the stage itself. At the Globe, there was not much room for sitting on the stage. This was more popular at the Blackfriars, but at the Blackfriars even the spectators in the Pit had chairs (and paid for them!)
Where did the different people stand or sit in the globe?
The Groundlings or Penny Standers stood in the pit or yard on the three sides of the thrust stage. For three pence, audience members could sit in one of the tree gallery levels, and for another penny, could sit on a cushion. For six pence, one could occupy one of the Lords Rooms on either side of the stage (the Elizabethan equivalent of a Sky Box).
How were People from Different Social Classes Treated in the Globe Theatre?
The Groundlings or Penny Standers paid one penny and stood around the stage. The middle class paid three pence to sit on stools or benches in galleries and an extra penny for a cushion, above the heads of the Groundlings, and for six pence aristocrats could have a private section close to the stage on each side (similar to a Sky Box) called the Lords Rooms.
What was the name for the peasants who would pay a penny to sit on the ground to see Shakespeares play?
They were called "groundlings."
What happend to the groundlings if its started to rain?
They would have to stand in the rain because there was no roof over that part of the stage.
Where did the poor stand in the Globe Theatre?
On the ground directly in front of the stage. They paid a penny to stand there, and are known as "groundlings".
