Today we studied Elizabethan dramatic conventions and the Globe theatre. We first viewed reconstructions of the Globe as well as historical sketches. We examined the use of the projected stage, galleries, and the expectations of the Elizabethan audience. I then addressed conventions of the Elizabethan drama: no curtain, no scene or act breaks, limited props, and the limitations of the open air theatre. I further provided instruction on Shakespeare's language and sentence structure by discussing the use of iambic pentameter in blank verse. As a result of this convention, I noted that in reading the play the structure of the sentence may not be in the accustomed subject- verb-object order.