Elizabethan Theatre Review Activity

You make work in groups of two or three. Choose one of the following links on
my website to start your review. You have 5-10 minutes with your group to work on
this activity. Each of you will hand in your own sheet at the end of class.

A Walking Tour Guide (YouTube video) ,which gives an overview of the ins and outs of the globe
theatre as well as Shakespeares role in the theatre

Globe Tour, describes certain physical attributes of the globe theatre, and their significance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3VGa6Fp3zI
http://www.athenalearning.com/programs/playing-shakespeare/interactive-globe-theatre

The Virtual Globe, an interactive based guided tour through the globe theatre
http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/converse/movies/sound_globe.swf

Questions:

1. What are Groundlings?

2. Why were plays performed during the day?

3. Who played female roles in plays?

4. Where were heaven and hell in the play house?

5. Which were the best seats in the house?

6. Were painted scenes used in the plays?