Asked by kelvin calin
Which statements describe characteristics of Elizabethan drama? Check all that apply.
Audiences were from all levels of society.
Sets were brought to life by lighting and orchestras.
Audiences were excitable and responded loudly.
Audiences were quiet and serious.
Parts were acted only by women.
Parts were acted only by men.
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- Audiences were from all levels of society. — True. People from the pits (groundlings) to nobility attended the playhouses.
- Audiences were excitable and responded loudly. — True. Elizabethan audiences were interactive, vocal, and often rowdy.
- Parts were acted only by men. — True. Women were not allowed on stage; female roles were played by boys/young men.
Not true: sets were not elaborate or “brought to life by lighting and orchestras” (staging was minimal, with some music/sound effects), and audiences were not quiet and serious.
- Audiences were from all levels of society. — True. People from the pits (groundlings) to nobility attended the playhouses.
- Audiences were excitable and responded loudly. — True. Elizabethan audiences were interactive, vocal, and often rowdy.
- Parts were acted only by men. — True. Women were not allowed on stage; female roles were played by boys/young men.
Not true: sets were not elaborate or “brought to life by lighting and orchestras” (staging was minimal, with some music/sound effects), and audiences were not quiet and serious.
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