ENGL 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Thomas Platter, Cockfight, Bear-Baiting
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Thomas platter account of julius caesar in 1599: what does he tell us, the globe was on the other side of the river. Visscher"s view of the globe (1616: a sketch of the globe theatre at the time, he makes it look octagonal, we think it was more polygamal aroudn 20 sides. It burned down in 1613 and they build a second one: flag on the globe that depicted hercules with the world on his shoulders and also said. Thomas platter account of julius caesar in 1599 ii. If people start getting violent then a lot of people feel it. The new globe: reconstruction based on the best available knowledge, actors make eye contact with the audience. Court performance: performed at court for holidays or special occassions. Class announcements: midterm on tuesday, march 7th, thursday 9th of february guest speaker on othello (optional event) in morris hall, lots of footage of shakespeare plays in the library.