Globe Theatre: Performance during Shakespeare's time

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  • čas přidán 18. 04. 2017
  • From our free online course, "Shakespeare’s Hamlet: The Ghost":
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    At the reconstructed Globe theatre in London, Professor Stephen Greenblatt explores how Shakespeare’s plays would have been performed in his own time.
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  • @HarvardOnline
    @HarvardOnline  Před 5 lety +13

    Learn more with our free online course, “Shakespeare’s Hamlet: The Ghost”: harvardx.link/2uo6s

  • @RichardAK
    @RichardAK Před 4 lety +820

    my teacher made me watch this

  • @br1ann88
    @br1ann88 Před 4 lety +209

    Lol guessing everyone else's teacher also made them watch this

  • @Huhn
    @Huhn Před 9 měsíci +21

    Summary:
    - open air
    - 3000 spectators, most standing in front of stage
    - 1 penny entrance, extra penny for roof, extra penny for chair with cushoin
    - sixpence gets you a chair behind the stage, and lets ppl see you lol
    - no artificial lighting
    - no sets
    - no front curtain, but there was a curtain space in the back to reveal people
    - just a platform with the actors, no mics etc
    - canopy held up by two columns: rain protection & it's painted with stars and conveys the heaven
    - costumes were super important
    - male-only
    - ages 12-20 usually
    - trapdoor below stage to express hell, and other things underground
    - devices to do descents did exist, just not as much

  • @emalyngrace6154
    @emalyngrace6154 Před 3 lety +71

    if you’re here because you want to be and not because your teacher made you watch this, congrats you’re better than all of us

  • @sophieann6067
    @sophieann6067 Před 4 lety +100

    take a shot every time he says "uhh"

    • @vive335
      @vive335 Před 2 lety

      My teacher is making me watch this

    • @johnlee7164
      @johnlee7164 Před 2 lety +6

      Takes a shot everytime a comment says their teacher is making them watch this.

    • @unleashthebats17
      @unleashthebats17 Před rokem +1

      88 shots. i can smell colors

  • @GQguy24
    @GQguy24 Před 2 lety +32

    Me and my mom were at the grand opening of the re-built Globe Theater in June 1997. In fact, our seats were only about 20 feet away from the Queen herself that night.
    My mom also bought 3 of those name stones that go along the outside of the theater. One with her name, my name, and my dad’s name who had passed away years before.
    Throughout the 90's, my mom was very involved in Chicago with the fundraising for the rebuilding of The Globe. It was such a huge passion for her.
    Unfortunately, my mom now is very sick and I think I’m going to lose her soon. I just wanted to pay tribute to her here and say that the Globe Theater has always been so special to her and one day I’ll come back here with my kids and show them those name stones and tell them how their Nannan helped build this place.
    I love you mom ♥️

    • @Intellectualhv
      @Intellectualhv Před 7 měsíci +1

      I hope you are still in this world with you and your mom ❤❤

  • @stephanie5045
    @stephanie5045 Před 4 lety +200

    i'm being forced to watch this because I don't want to fail my online class

  • @ok-sj1xm
    @ok-sj1xm Před 4 lety +242

    who else was forced to watch this

  • @owenbusser4904
    @owenbusser4904 Před 4 lety +260

    this video only got views from students being forced to watch it

    • @anastasijasokolova4389
      @anastasijasokolova4389 Před 4 lety +2

      Yes exactly, we were even forsed to film a video explaining the difference between the Globe Theater and today's theater

    • @epicuber1351
      @epicuber1351 Před 3 lety +2

      no I didn't got forced to watch it but I watch it for my homework

    • @hattymeadow3871
      @hattymeadow3871 Před 3 lety

      yah

    • @sourasishdasadhikari9b997
      @sourasishdasadhikari9b997 Před 3 lety

      @@epicuber1351 That's also a type of enforcement

    • @jiah7670
      @jiah7670 Před 3 lety +2

      I actually watched it on my own lol, I like theater

  • @andreaeileen8971
    @andreaeileen8971 Před 4 lety +142

    What I learned
    Theater had no artificial lighting
    -no curtain/no illustration
    It's a platform, on platform are the actors(they have a powervoice)
    Talented actors ages 12-20
    The theater held 2,000-3,000 ppl
    The theater paid more for costumes that the play

  • @miamcdonald1362
    @miamcdonald1362 Před 4 lety +72

    this comment section is only sad highschool students being forced to see this

  • @veil337
    @veil337 Před 4 lety +25

    wow, this brings back memories of freshman English class...professor Greenblatt is the reason I fell in love with Shakespeare....amazing teacher

  • @leoburkart435
    @leoburkart435 Před 4 lety +26

    I'm rewatching this for my English test in two days. English being my 1st foreign language as a German at a German highschool.

  • @kburgessa
    @kburgessa Před rokem +5

    Professor Greenblatt provides a fascinating insight into the workings of the original Globe Theatre. He is both engaging and incredibly knowledgeable!

  • @srp_rodriguez
    @srp_rodriguez Před 3 lety +72

    The theatre were open air and accommodate 3,000 standing around the stage
    Money to get in was put in a box hence where the term box office comes from
    Depending on what you pay, you’ll have a different seat
    Lowest will let you stand in the gallery
    A bit more will give you a cushion
    Highest will allow you to sit behind stage or even on stage
    No use of artificial lighting, sets or curtains
    Use of powerful voices as well as good memory
    Two columns holding a canopy in the stage
    Most valuable thing was a costume
    Costume carried symbolic meaning
    All female roles in a play were played by boys rather than women
    Women weren’t expected to be good actors
    The canopy on stage would often be painted to represent the heaven amongst stars
    Just like there is a heaven, there is also a hell in the space between the stage and audience

  • @cleanlypizza1447
    @cleanlypizza1447 Před 3 lety +20

    My teacher made me watch it, but I did find the video well made and informative. Thanks Ms. Webster.

  • @grantpressley9319
    @grantpressley9319 Před 4 lety +27

    My theater teacher made me watch this

  • @stratsboneless6270
    @stratsboneless6270 Před 3 lety +33

    Yes we get it your teacher made you watch this

  • @DwjPHS
    @DwjPHS Před 2 lety +6

    I am a teacher and I am watching it first. Then I will force all my students to watch it.

  • @shen3691
    @shen3691 Před 2 lety +5

    bro my dilf teacher made me watch this, shes a ranga like shakespeares misses

  • @sonofabillionaire
    @sonofabillionaire Před 3 lety +15

    Online School? Teacher told you to watch this? 🙌🙌🙌

  • @dexterog5354
    @dexterog5354 Před 4 lety +36

    1.5x speed works wonders on this video

  • @susamakar1523
    @susamakar1523 Před 3 lety +18

    Has everyone here been asked to watch this video by their teachers??
    Me too...

    • @707idontwanttobehere
      @707idontwanttobehere Před 3 lety

      I didn't listen to a word that man said. I wonder if my teacher is looking at the comment section right now wondering why people are so upset.

  • @allgoodeducationalresource5959

    Thank you for such a concise and useful overview of the Globe Theatre!

  • @malon-
    @malon- Před rokem +2

    probably one of the few who watched this for fun! Thanks for the very informative video :)

  • @mycro2767
    @mycro2767 Před 2 lety +4

    I have another 2 globes down here, but i aint showing them off like this.

  • @ronaldweasley1779
    @ronaldweasley1779 Před rokem +3

    My teacher is making me watch this

  • @digbijoychoudhury7140
    @digbijoychoudhury7140 Před 3 lety +5

    I have liked this video.
    Learnt a lot about the seat arrangements and the main stage of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
    The narration is also very helpful for Shakespeare's lovers.
    Thanks for uploading this.

  • @mobilelegends5633
    @mobilelegends5633 Před 4 lety +62

    Who's here for freshman Shakespeare?
    👇

    • @ivypool2535
      @ivypool2535 Před 4 lety

      Mobile Legends well my drama class but yeah 😂

    • @sofi-gk3ue
      @sofi-gk3ue Před 4 lety

      lol im in 5th grade LMAO im sRtuGgliNgggGGg

  • @larnahope8504
    @larnahope8504 Před 2 lety

    Thanks Mr Neil, love this video 👍

  • @mairifai4629
    @mairifai4629 Před 4 lety +4

    god bless this man

  • @carys_maria7862
    @carys_maria7862 Před 4 lety +21

    This comment section if a gift from depressed drama students xD

  • @longfordboy2538
    @longfordboy2538 Před 2 lety +1

    Well done Many thanks

  • @bassbymichele
    @bassbymichele Před 5 lety +2

    lovely!

  • @lemonaids320
    @lemonaids320 Před rokem +1

    teacher made me watch

  • @apollocobain8363
    @apollocobain8363 Před měsícem

    What they tell you: "Shakespeare is the most widely read author in the English language and his plays are performed all over the English speaking world!"
    What they don't tell you: "...because people are forced to read and watch it."
    This is a good video. Good info about staging. Quickly delivered and none of the made up stuff about "Shakespeare"s life.

  • @ankitaarjariya1682
    @ankitaarjariya1682 Před 3 měsíci

    So emotional watching it. I wanna visit one day😭❤.

  • @TomD67
    @TomD67 Před 16 dny

    A fine, concise summary of the stagecraft used in Shakespeare's time. Well worth watching if you have any interest in Shakespeare or his time.

  • @mikazmedia2357
    @mikazmedia2357 Před 3 lety

    nice to meet u.

  • @balsonnaoshekpam6240
    @balsonnaoshekpam6240 Před rokem

    Thank you Sir
    Please narrate more on other personalities

  • @qwertyqwert629
    @qwertyqwert629 Před 4 lety +15

    1. When was Shakespeare’s own Globe Theatre built?
    2. What privileges did you have if you had another penny?
    3. Where could you get if you had sixpence?
    4. Why did the actors need to have powerful voices?
    5. Why were the costumes valuable?
    6. How was the canopy decorated? What did it symbolize?
    7. What Shakespeare’s play is trap door used in?
    8. Why was it important to change the costumes?
    9. What other parts of the theatre could the actors use?
    10. What helped to produce some illusory effects?

    • @thecianinator
      @thecianinator Před rokem +1

      You know I'm 31 years old and I had a history teacher in high school that was actually really good and made me appreciate Shakespeare by explaining that everyone in this theater was drunk and yelling all the time, but I read this comment and just like that I'm miserable and I'm turning off the video now.

    • @coolguy101poo
      @coolguy101poo Před rokem

      I love u
      Thank so much

  • @likewisehbu3788
    @likewisehbu3788 Před 3 lety +3

    Ayo teacher made us watch this check

  • @karamjeetkaur2500
    @karamjeetkaur2500 Před 4 lety +5

    Wonderful explanation 🙂😊☺

  • @xandergregory2249
    @xandergregory2249 Před 3 lety +1

    my favorite teacher made me watch this

  • @philiplutu8941
    @philiplutu8941 Před 2 lety +3

    My teacher made me watch this and we had to stop half way because of how many um's there were

  • @adamasghar7777
    @adamasghar7777 Před 2 lety +3

    POV:YOU'RE WATCHING THIS BECAUSE YOUR TEACHER FORCED YOU

  • @xxe4rthb3ndxx46
    @xxe4rthb3ndxx46 Před rokem

    Teacher is making me watch it again lmao

  • @katsukibakugo3098
    @katsukibakugo3098 Před 3 lety +2

    Man i totally watched this

  • @707idontwanttobehere
    @707idontwanttobehere Před 3 lety +4

    My teacher made me watch this during lock down claiming that it was an online school trip.
    I didn't even listen to what he was saying nor did I care

  • @bjarneggr
    @bjarneggr Před 2 lety +1

    Hammer Ding

  • @viola1750
    @viola1750 Před rokem +1

    My professor suggested us to see this, and here I am 6 days before my English Literature exam. I hope it goes well

    • @TheGooseCreator-lj4ky
      @TheGooseCreator-lj4ky Před 7 měsíci

      How did your exam go?

    • @viola1750
      @viola1750 Před 7 měsíci

      @@TheGooseCreator-lj4ky omg thanks for asking, so much time has passed, I had almost forgotten about it. it went very well!!!

  • @mattwuhu203
    @mattwuhu203 Před rokem

    watching in class

  • @Early2000sPs2games
    @Early2000sPs2games Před 3 lety +4

    Lol i got my facts from reddit and trip advisor

  • @lord_theo8320
    @lord_theo8320 Před 3 lety +4

    Task number 2: Name differences between today`s and Shakespeare`s theatre.

  • @aishikmondal4030
    @aishikmondal4030 Před 3 lety +1

    My tracher gave me assignment to write a paragraph within 100 words by listtening this so i saw it .

  • @WPFNDonkey
    @WPFNDonkey Před rokem

    My teacher made me watch this even know I haven't payed attention to class for the past couple months

  • @miguelsiqueira_60
    @miguelsiqueira_60 Před rokem +1

    Eu sou brasileiro e digo a todos que moram na América do Norte, apreciem esse tipo de conteúdo pois eu tive que pesquisar em inglês pra achar isso.

  • @juggernautdave5912
    @juggernautdave5912 Před 11 měsíci +1

    New drinking game! Take a shot every single time this guy says "uh". Actually never mind I don't to be responsible for any deaths

  • @joygriffin6324
    @joygriffin6324 Před měsícem

    I'm going to make my student watch this.

  • @zakilucifer2493
    @zakilucifer2493 Před 2 lety

    its not a mistake.its perfect

  • @lovemusic17lol9
    @lovemusic17lol9 Před 3 lety +4

    oof most of us are students made to watch this boring (but you know interesting at the same time) video from our teachers lmao

  • @mahendrajain341
    @mahendrajain341 Před 3 lety +4

    My teacher also made me watch this

  • @minanushka
    @minanushka Před 3 lety +3

    I was forced by my teacher to watch this 😞😞

  • @jyy9624
    @jyy9624 Před rokem

    Cool Britannia

  • @martinsotun6208
    @martinsotun6208 Před 2 měsíci

    Im in 9th grade and my teacher made me watch this

  • @theahaberman8189
    @theahaberman8189 Před 4 lety +2

    Is... is anybody here just because they love Shakespeare, Early Modern theatre, and/or Stephen Greenblatt???

  • @everpeters8651
    @everpeters8651 Před 8 měsíci

    I’m here cuz I needed a fifth type of source for an essay and English is my lowest grade right now

  • @JSMaddy
    @JSMaddy Před 3 lety +4

    3:52 no they were just gay

  • @borisvoncookie6743
    @borisvoncookie6743 Před 3 lety +1

    Ms. Alliota brought me here

  • @miamerryweather1514
    @miamerryweather1514 Před 2 lety +2

    wag 1

  • @Adam.515
    @Adam.515 Před 3 měsíci

    Am watching this coz my proff told me so. Birzeit university Palestine

  • @hattymeadow3871
    @hattymeadow3871 Před 3 lety +2

    I'm guessing every one here was forced to watch it

  • @dabedwards
    @dabedwards Před 2 měsíci

    Londoners, it seems, were indifferent as to the site of the original theatre, and it took an American actor (Sam Wanamaker) to launch and steer the project to rebuild the Globe.

  • @Hi-ue2jf
    @Hi-ue2jf Před 6 měsíci +2

    Blud said uh 64 times

  • @miamerryweather1514
    @miamerryweather1514 Před 2 lety +1

    yo cuzzons

  • @TheHannibalTV
    @TheHannibalTV Před 6 měsíci

    😁

  • @emspresso5856
    @emspresso5856 Před 4 lety +2

    retaking freshman english-
    i regret everything

  • @cheezeweezerxd5332
    @cheezeweezerxd5332 Před rokem

    I’m just so tired I need a break from life for a little bit

  • @miamerryweather1514
    @miamerryweather1514 Před 2 lety +1

    ameera de lengest penhedt ting around her at da hunda

  • @berserkemblem2091
    @berserkemblem2091 Před 3 lety

    My teacher made me Although it’s still better than access

  • @RoseUnseen
    @RoseUnseen Před 3 lety

    Very eastern in design almost chinese they been doing plays for 1000+ years before milkshake

  • @zaheromar5306
    @zaheromar5306 Před 5 lety +2

    Hi

  • @muhammadzakariyyaa9167
    @muhammadzakariyyaa9167 Před 3 lety +2

    99% of the comments:My teacher made me watch this
    1% of the comments (me):This is interesting...

  • @trinavega1682
    @trinavega1682 Před 3 lety +1

    All I heard was woman 😍

  • @lightningzfury6121
    @lightningzfury6121 Před 3 lety +1

    Only Teachers and Students that are forced by there teachers watch this

  • @user-lo8hk8sw6q
    @user-lo8hk8sw6q Před měsícem +1

    if you aren't being forced to watch this consider your self an opp 😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏

  • @user-vw5dp7xh4j
    @user-vw5dp7xh4j Před 24 dny

    Я гец

  • @discebrionovayakislota0968

    Кто Украинец или Русский лайк

  • @wackywoody4769
    @wackywoody4769 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I was forced against my will to see my family

  • @fromhouston3302
    @fromhouston3302 Před 2 lety

    Handsome man. 😍😍😍 pls put him on r/sissies/

  • @1o1RedHead
    @1o1RedHead Před 3 lety +1

    Wouldn't the video be a whole lot shorter if he didn't say uh in every sentence?

  • @filidemarchioni4257
    @filidemarchioni4257 Před měsícem

    Traduttore

  • @Serkan29
    @Serkan29 Před 2 lety +6

    Let's be honest, the only people who care about this are teachers and desperate students

  • @feliciaamponsaa5713
    @feliciaamponsaa5713 Před 3 lety +2

    Why can't teachers teach us in a fun

  • @trinavega1682
    @trinavega1682 Před 3 lety +1

    The mans dead who cares what he wore

  • @miamerryweather1514
    @miamerryweather1514 Před 2 lety +1

    i like 🏳️👍👍😍🤪👍

  • @idiot_1425
    @idiot_1425 Před 3 měsíci

    I was forced to watch this. Its boring

  • @lucarizzo6789
    @lucarizzo6789 Před 2 lety

    @g99dkidmc Me too bro

  • @lemonaids320
    @lemonaids320 Před rokem

    teacher made me watch