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The groundlings were the people who bought standing room tickets.

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Who attended Shakespeares plays?

Shakespeare's plays were attended by the super rich and the upper middle class. Lower classes attended the plays for a penny and were allowed to stand outside the grounds of the outdoor play. They were called groundlings.


How popular were Shakespeares plays when he was alive?

His plays were very popular when he was alive and were performed at the Globe Thaetre. People sat through the plays in the open air for round about 5 hours. The groundlings (poor people) use to stand on the ground watching his plays.


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."


Who were the customers who stood around the stage in shakespeares theatre?

The groundlings. They also get the closest view of the action, and get spit on by the actors.


In Shakespeares Globe Theater the actors dressed for performances in the while the played in the upper stage and Groundlings stood in the?

wardrobe musicians pit


How much were the gentalmens boxes in Shakespeares time?

Groundlings paid one penny, the gallery seats were three pence, and the Lords Rooms (as they were called) were five pence.


The people that paid one penny to watch the plays were nicknamed?

Groundlings.


What were Shakespeares early plays about?

chips and beans


Were shakespeares plays staged in elaborate scenery?

No


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 people called who stood to watch the plays in the global theater?

They were called groundlings


What are the people called that stand in the yard to watch the plays at the Globe theater?

Groundlings.