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poetryking
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High School - 9th Grade

Did the Globe theater use as a proscenium stage?

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Posted by poetryking on Tuesday March 27, 2007 at 8:46 AM and tagged with globe theatre, romeo and juliet.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

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    No.

    According to the best research available, the Globe's internal space was round, and there was a stage platform (rectangular) that stuck out into that space.

    Sources:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe_Theatre
    http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-g...

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    Posted by gbeatty on Tuesday March 27, 2007 at 10:37 AM

  2. dcuevas
    dcuevas Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

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    It is hypothesized that the Globe Theater was a typical Elizabethan theater. "Thrust" stages were used, wherein the audience was located on 3 sides of the stage. the modern proscenium stage has an elevated stage with the audience seated facing the front of the stage. There is very little accurate information about the interior and exterior of the Globe. Some information comes from writings and drawings of people who attended the theater. We don not know for sure how accurate they are.

    Sources:
    http://www.northern.edu/wild/th100/CHAPT6.HTM

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    Posted by dcuevas on Wednesday March 28, 2007 at 11:26 AM