October 18, 2007 classwork

1.) What is a play?
A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.

2.) What is involved in a play?
Practice, effort, costumes, lights, dialogue, and characters are involved to put a show on.

3.) Where did Shakespeare’s plays staged?
Shakespeare’s plays were staged at the globe theater.

4.) Who did he write his plays for?
Queen Elizabeth

5.) Who was his audience?
I think his audience was rich white people.

6.) Who were the actors/resses?
White men were the actors and actresses.

7.) How were the characters dressed?
They were dressed in Renaissance costumes, Venetian costumes and mid evil armor.

8.) How did they speak?
They spoke in Shakespearean language.

9.) Can we plot a play? Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution.
Yes we can surely plot a play. I think it’s easier to plot a play than any other work of literature.

10.) What do you think was the cultural background of the actors/resses? Any people of
color?
I think all the actors and actresses were white males performing for other

11.) How many of Shakespeare’s plays have you read or know about?
Some Shakespeare's play I know of Romeo and Juliet.

12.) Have you ever seen an On/Off Broadway play?
Yes, I have been part of a play in elementary school and middle school.

13.) Do you like plays? Why or Why not?
Yes, I like plays, they interesting, you could actually see the people act and they grab your attention by the expression they make about every line.