Elizabethan Theatre

People who didn't pay for seats had to sit on the floor

The Globe Theatre was built by Queen Elizabeth.

All types of things were used as props including real babies

People could go to the theatre to hear news or learn current events.

People could go to the theatre to meet others from all walks of life.

Audiences would boo cheer and throw things

Theatre houses had to be open to the sky for light because there was no electricity

Shakespeare lived from 1564 to 1616

The only way an artist could make money was by finding a wealthy person to help them.

Queen Elizabeth I was the queen of England from 1952 to now.

Clothes were cheap, and everyone could afford to wear beautiful things.

William Shakespeare was hired by King James I to write plays.

The most famous theatre of Elizabethan England was the Globe Theatre.

Groundlings were people who couldn't afford to pay for seats, so they had to stand.

Queen Elizabeth Married King James I

Audiences were quiet, patient, and polite

If it rained during a play the groundlings got wet.

Only men could be actors, and they even played the female roles.

Queen Elizabeth, was the first queen to rule England?

Theaters were used for all types of entertainment, including bear-baiting.