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UIUC CMN 396 Rhetoric Midterm Exam With Complete Solution
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UIUC CMN 396 Rhetoric Midterm ExamWith Complete Solution
Elizabethan/Jacobean Theatre - ANSWER -England becomes financial and
political force (spanish armada defeated, Religious factions defeated)
-Lots of theatre and lots of art in general
-Relied on human language and voice
-the era of "hearing a play"
Political turmoil - ANSWER has to do with Hamlet = always battling for the
crown
Public theatre - ANSWER Crowded gatherings, surrounded by brothels,
bearbaiting, and other degenerative things, lower class
Private theatre - ANSWER smaller gatherings, reserved for the wealthy
Globe theatre - ANSWER Theatre in London created by William Shakespeare
Bearbaiting - ANSWER A blood sport where bears were tormented and often
times made to dual other animals
Elizabethan performance space - ANSWER -Cheap seats where people stand,
more expensive seats for people that wanted to sit
Thrust stage - ANSWER stage that goes out in the audience
Balcony - ANSWER a part of the stage used for plays that require verticality
of space, such as Romeo and Juliet
, Raised flag - ANSWER The symbol used for the Globe Theatre to signal a play
is in progress
Organization of Eliz. play - ANSWER -Boys played women roles
Company rankings - ANSWER 1. Householders
2. Stakeholders/shareholders
3. Hired men
4. Apprentices
Householders - ANSWER Members of the troupe that owned the theatre
buildings
Stakeholders/shareholders - ANSWER Members of the troupe bound by
indentures of association to meet the company's expenses and to share in its
profits.
Hired men - ANSWER Members of the troupe that played adult roles for a
fixed wage
Apprentices - ANSWER Members of the troupe that are still in the process of
being trained
Public Houses - ANSWER -Promotions
-Would cancel due to weather/plague
-Day performance used son as natural light source
-Comparable to today's sporting events
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