Attitudes to the theatre (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Main reason theatre popular with ordinary people
Main reason theatre popular with ordinary people
Cheap entertainment - just a few pennies to stand
Elizabeth I's support for theatre
Elizabeth I's support for theatre
Enjoyed acting & gave royal patronage
Did Elizabeth I attend public theatres?
Did Elizabeth I attend public theatres?
No, only watched plays at court
Definition of 'groundlings'
Definition of 'groundlings'
Poor/working class who stood in yard for minimal fee
Theatre boxes - definition & users
Theatre boxes - definition & users
Small seating areas (3-5 people) for gentry/merchants
Where nobility sat in Elizabethan theatres
Where nobility sat in Elizabethan theatres
On stage itself to display wealth & status
Most vocal opposition group to theatre
Most vocal opposition group to theatre
Puritans - most vocal & persistent critics
Why Puritans opposed theatre
Why Puritans opposed theatre
Believed it encouraged sinful behaviour & immorality
1572 theatre regulation
1572 theatre regulation
Government required licences for all published plays
1574 Common Council view on theatre
1574 Common Council view on theatre
Condemned for 'corruptions of youth' & disorder
1596 theatre ban impact
1596 theatre ban impact
All theatres banned from City of London, forced south of Thames
Social hierarchy in theatre seating
Social hierarchy in theatre seating
Nobility on stage, gentry boxes, poor as groundlings
Capacity of purpose-built Elizabethan theatres
Capacity of purpose-built Elizabethan theatres
Up to 3,000 people
Public order concerns re: theatre
Public order concerns re: theatre
Theft, violence, civil unrest from large mixed crowds
Types of plays offered in Elizabethan theatre
Types of plays offered in Elizabethan theatre
Histories, comedies, tragedies - variety for all tastes