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Theatre was a primary social hub. Plays were designed to entertain a broad audience, blending high intellectual discourse with fight scenes and "dirty jokes" to keep the groundlings and nobility alike engaged. This era marked the professionalization of acting, with companies like the Lord Chamberlain’s Men (later the King’s Men) receiving royal sponsorship. elizabethan theatre zanichelli pdf upd
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The play starts in the bright afternoon daylight, as there is no artificial lighting. There is no curtain to separate the audience from the actors. Suddenly, a trumpet sounds. An actor dressed in elaborate, colorful silks—far too grand for his social status—strides onto the apron stage, which projects right into the middle of the crowd. Video tours of the reconstructed Globe Theatre (London)