Because the focus of a Shakespearean production was on the acting and storyline, Shakespeare's stage was simple but used effectively. Here's a quick quiz to see what you recall about the significance of portions of the stage and theatre.
To tell if air was circulating
To announce that a play would be on for that day
Show the king's support for acting
Create a heaven scene. A character would be hoisted to the heavens.
Lift the sound system above so all could hear.
Drop water for a rain scene
For people who were hard of hearing
Who had money, power, and/or influence.
To store costumes
To lower a body to the grave
To allow the witches to magically appear on stage
None of the above
The crew who worked behind the scenes
Where the groundlings--those with a few pennies--sat
The female audience members who were permitted, by law, to sit there
To make it easy to support the weight of the sound system
Sometimes as the masts on a ship
To put up signs to announce that a play was on that day
The bedroom scenes
For wooing a lover (like Juliet)
Where the rolling of cannon balls would make the sound effects for thunder.
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