Elizabethan Theatre (Class Work)

In the last week, we’ve learnt about Elizabethan theatre and some of the conventions and characteristics that made the era unique. In one class, we learnt about how Elizabethen era turned ‘insulting’ someone into an art, and had to practice it with each other. Along with insulting each other, we focused on famous Shakespearean plays, featured in our own school’s production ‘Ladies In Arms’. My group performed an extract from Much Ado About Nothing, with me playing Benedick. While rehearsing and performing his character, I’ve learnt a lot about Shakespeare’s writing, and the actual meaning behind his plays. I’ve also learnt about acting techniques, specifically about memorising scripts in a short amount of time.