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How did Shakespeare address his groundings audience?
Shakespeare made crude jokes that he hoped would make the groundlings amused, just do a google search of "Shakespeare Crude Jokes" and you will find many examples.
If You Sat In An Elizabeth Theatre What was it called sittin in the what?
If you sat in an Elizabethan Theatre, it would be called sitting in the yard. The audience was also referred to as the groundlings.
What would the audience do if they did not like a performance in Shakespeare's time?
throw food
How did Shakespeare writing plays that were performed affect his word choices?
Shakespeare was aware of the breadth of his audiences, and liked to include things to entertain highbrows and lowbrows alike. However, at that time even lowbrows loved playing with words, inventing new words and making puns, so Shakespeare could use imaginative language and creative vocabulary for all parts of his audience. Clearly, when he gets into the more off-colour jokes, he is aiming at the groundlings, but these passages still use an astonishing breadth of vocabulary. Check out Falstaff for example. When he is aiming at the groundlings he uses less classical allusion, as many of them would not have attended grammar schools. Love's Labour's Lost is a play aimed at a higher-browed audience, and the type of wordplay is less earthy and more complex.
What was the use for the pit in the globe theater?
The pit was the name of the area around the stage where those audience members who could only afford standing room tickets ("the groundlings") would stand.
How did Shakespeare address his groundings audience?
Shakespeare made crude jokes that he hoped would make the groundlings amused, just do a google search of "Shakespeare Crude Jokes" and you will find many examples.
Term for patrons who stand on the floor of the theater?
I believe the term you are looking for is "Promenaders" or "Groundlings" The the people who would stand in the gallery floor space in the Albert Hall (London) during 'Prom' performances are called "Promenaders" and the term for the audience standing in the 'Yard' area of Shakespeare's Globe Theater (London) was "Groundlings." They paid one penny to get in and stood on the floor.
If You Sat In An Elizabeth Theatre What was it called sittin in the what?
If you sat in an Elizabethan Theatre, it would be called sitting in the yard. The audience was also referred to as the groundlings.
Who were the people that sat on the ground at the Globe Theatre?
Very brave. the ground would be filthy. Actually, the low-paying audience stood, and were called Groundlings.
What would the audience do if they did not like a performance in Shakespeare's time?
throw food
How did Shakespeare writing plays that were performed affect his word choices?
Shakespeare was aware of the breadth of his audiences, and liked to include things to entertain highbrows and lowbrows alike. However, at that time even lowbrows loved playing with words, inventing new words and making puns, so Shakespeare could use imaginative language and creative vocabulary for all parts of his audience. Clearly, when he gets into the more off-colour jokes, he is aiming at the groundlings, but these passages still use an astonishing breadth of vocabulary. Check out Falstaff for example. When he is aiming at the groundlings he uses less classical allusion, as many of them would not have attended grammar schools. Love's Labour's Lost is a play aimed at a higher-browed audience, and the type of wordplay is less earthy and more complex.
What was the use for the pit in the globe theater?
The pit was the name of the area around the stage where those audience members who could only afford standing room tickets ("the groundlings") would stand.
Who were the groundlings in Shakespeare's day?
The Globe Theatre Groundlings stood in the Yard, or pit, to watch the plays being performed. This was the cheapest part of the theatre, there were no seats and the entrance price was 1d which was equivalent to about 10% of a day's wages. The members of the audience who stood in the pit were often referred to as 'Groundlings'. However, due to the hot summer days they were also referred to as 'Stinkards' - for obvious reasons. Many of the yard audiences were apprentices who worked in London. The Globe would have particularly attracted these young people and the were many complaints of apprentices avoiding work in order to go to the theatre - these apprentices would most certainly have been 'Groundlings'. The Groundlings would have watched the plays from the cramped conditions of the 'Yard' or 'Pit' which held up to 500 people. However, the average Elizabethans were much smaller than today's modern man - reducing our perception of the cramped area. Beneath their feet were the cobblestones covered with discarded nutshells and other garbage. Not a comfortable place to watch plays for up to three hours - the groundlings must have really loved the plays shown at the Globe.
Did Shakespeare write to please the British Monarchy?
Yes, Shakespeare wrote to please a wide audience, including the British monarchy. Many of his plays were performed for Queen Elizabeth I and King James I, and he often included themes and characters that would appeal to the royal court.
Where did the audience sit in a Shakespeare play?
Most of them would be standing round the stage. There were galleries for a smaller number.
What did Shakespeare do at the beginning of a play?
Shakespeare sometimes gave a prologue to his plays, foreshadowing events that would happen in the play and such. It gave the audience a hint as to what the play would be like. The plays often started with some startling event, like the appearance of witches, or a ghost, or a fight, or a riot, which would catch the audience's attention.
How did actors create a connection with the audience during Shakespeare time?
Actors created a connection with the audience in Shakespeare's day exactly as they do now. Actors respond to the reactions or lack of them which an audience gives. If the audience is with the actors, they will continue the rhythm and energy that established the relationship. If the audience is drifting away, the actors need to work harder to get the audience's attention and interest, by being louder, making larger gestures, adding humour and so on. This needs to be done at the beginning of a play, so Shakespeare often started his plays with something which would grab the audience's attention, like the appearance of a ghost.
