where was shakespeare born?
stratford-on-avon
what year was shakespeare born? what year did he did?
1564-1616
how many plays did he write? how many sonnets?
37 plays, 154 sonnets
in 1597 he became a shareholder in _______________.
lord chamberlain’s men
what did the globe theatre have?
roofless open air and no artificial lightning
what was the courtyard surrounded by?
3 levels of galleries
how much did “groundlings” have to pay in order to watch a play?
$.01 which would cost $10.00 today
what was the gallery above stage used for?
musicians or a balcony for actors
what were the poor who watched plays called?
groundlings, they had to stand and watch from the pit