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What were the disadvantages of being a groundling at an Elizabethan playhouse?
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∙ 12y ago
You had to keep on standing for hours on end. You were packed in tight with a bunch of people who did not take baths or clean their teeth. Sometimes the actors would spit on you or spill things on you, like real animal blood.
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What was usually the gender that preformed in Elizabethan theatre?
The male gender performed in Elizabethan theater; acting was considered to be a disreputable profession for women (who were pretty much limited to being either housewives or nuns).
What was the 'tiring house'?
The tiring house was what the dressing room was called during the Elizabethan era, when Shakespeare's plays were being written and performed.
What are the other names of Elizabethan Theater?
Strictly speaking the Elizabethan Theatre was the theatre during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England 1558-1603. The Shakespearean Theatre was the theatre during the career of William Shakespeare, being 1590-1613 more or less. As you see, there was a lot of Elizabethan Theatre before Shakespeare got started and he also did a lot of work after her death, during the period of the Jacobean Theatre. The Elizabethan and Jacobean periods are sometimes called English Renaissance Theatre.
Which playhouse did shakespeare perform 1599?
That was the year they built the Globe. They played the Curtain while the Globe was being built and then moved.
What was womens role in the theater in shakespeares time?
Women had a very limited role in the Elizabethan theatre, being involved mainly in the tiring house or costume department.
What is In the Elizabethan chain of being men are above whom on every level?
Men are above women in the Elizabethan chain.
Disadvantages of being a musician?
There is no such thing as disadvantages for being a musician.
What is the Elizabethan belief in the great chain of being?
Queen Elizabeth
Advantages and disadvantages of being a varsity player?
Advantages and Disadvantages of being a Varsity
Who is at the top of the Elizabethan chain of being right below?
Queen Elizabeth
What are some advantages and disadvantages of being a teller?
what are some advantages and disadvantages about being a teller
What are some advantages and disadvantages of being a dentist?
What are some advantages and disadvantages of being a dentist
Is at the top of the Elizabethan chain of being right below God?
Queen Elizabeth
In the Elizabethan chain of being who sits at the very bottom of the social hierarchy?
Animals
In the Elizabethan chain of being men are above whom on every level?
women
In the Elizabethan 'chain of being' who sits at the very bottom of the social hierarchy?
Animals
Who is at the top of the Elizabethan ''chain of being''right below God?
Queen Elizabeth
