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What would the audience do if they did not like a performance in Shakespeare's time?
throw food
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.
What would the audience do if they did not like William Shakespeare's performance?
Shakespeare was an actor, but not the most important one in the company. The audience would be more interested in Richard Burbage (the lead actor) or Will Kempe (the comedian, replaced later with Robert Armin). If they did not like what Burbage and Kempe were doing they would boo the play off the stage, and pelt them with vegetables. If they didn't like Shakespeare, they would probably put up with him since he was playing a relatively small part, probably someone old, since Shakespeare went bald at an early age.
Where would have Shakespeare learned about Hecate?
Hecate was well-known in popular mythology of the time. Shakespeare alludes to her in a number of places, and must have assumed that most of his audience would have spotted the allusion. The scenes containing Hecate in Macbeth are probably not by Shakespeare and are more likely to be by Middleton, and are virtually never performed.
What did the sets costume and audience look or dress like in William Shakespeare?
When Shakespeare was an actor the actors always wore costumes which were contemporary. There were no sets because the stage had audience on three sides so they couldn't put up set pieces which would block the view. The audience dressed like ordinary late sixteenth or early seventeenth century people.
What would the audience do if they did not like a performance in Shakespeare's time?
throw food
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.
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.
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.
What would the audience do if they did not like William Shakespeare's performance?
Shakespeare was an actor, but not the most important one in the company. The audience would be more interested in Richard Burbage (the lead actor) or Will Kempe (the comedian, replaced later with Robert Armin). If they did not like what Burbage and Kempe were doing they would boo the play off the stage, and pelt them with vegetables. If they didn't like Shakespeare, they would probably put up with him since he was playing a relatively small part, probably someone old, since Shakespeare went bald at an early age.
Where would have Shakespeare learned about Hecate?
Hecate was well-known in popular mythology of the time. Shakespeare alludes to her in a number of places, and must have assumed that most of his audience would have spotted the allusion. The scenes containing Hecate in Macbeth are probably not by Shakespeare and are more likely to be by Middleton, and are virtually never performed.
What did the sets costume and audience look or dress like in William Shakespeare?
When Shakespeare was an actor the actors always wore costumes which were contemporary. There were no sets because the stage had audience on three sides so they couldn't put up set pieces which would block the view. The audience dressed like ordinary late sixteenth or early seventeenth century people.
How did the audience show pleasure or disappointment in Shakespeare's plays?
If they liked it, they would cheer and clap and encourage the characters they liked. If they didn't they would boo the actors and throw things at them.
How many plays of Shakespeare end with a dance?
I believe that in Renaissance performance, all of Shakespeare's plays would have ended with some dance or some other interaction with the audience, although the dance is not necesarily mentioned in the text itself
What you think about Shakespeare's audience?
I think they were very lucky. They got a chance to see the premieres of all of Shakespeare's plays, without any preconceptions about them. Nowadays any production of Hamlet is carrying 400 years of Hamlets on its back. Also, the audiences would have been able to see Shakespeare himself acting in the plays. How cool would that be?
