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How Was Seeing a Play in Shakespeare's Time Different from Seeing a Play Today?

Shakespeare's audience was perhaps not as well behaved as you are. Since the play was

so long, people would leave their seats and go looking for food to eat and ale to drink
during the performance, or perhaps go visit with their friends. Some playgoers, especially those who had saved up money to come and see the play, were extremely annoyed if they were unable to hear the actors and would tell rowdy audience members to quiet down.

Later in Shakespeare's career, his acting company was invited to perform in noble houses and royal courts; the audience there was a good deal more polite and focused on the play as you do.

Today's Audience

Today, you have a lot of entertainment to choose from, not including the ones you

provide yourselves, such as sports or putting on your own shows. Today's audiences can choose television, movies, or stage shows, and there is a different kind of behavior that is right for each one.
Television audiences are the most casual; they don't have to dress up, they don't have reserved seats, and they can talk or go to the fridge whenever they want.

Movie audiences sometimes think they're at home. Have you ever been annoyed by someone who sat behind you and kicked your chair or talked loudly so you couldn't hear the movie? And you paid good money to go and see it, too! Then there are the people who can't decide where to sit, and keep getting up in front of you so you can't see the screen. 

People who go and see theatre (like you) usually pay more for a ticket than they would for a movie, and are most often annoyed by any disturbance. A theatre performance is not something you put on tape and play back on your VCR—it's like seeing a basketball game live—there aren't any instant replays. It requires your full attention, and you don't want to be interrupted by other people talking and moving.

The actors who put on a show for you also want your attention—they've worked for a long time to develop a good production, and you can see them concentrating extremely hard to get the best meanings out of all they have to say and do. If you've seen any golf on television, you know that when the golfer is lining up his shot, even the announcers stop talking.