Entertainment / Literature / Heavens: Sometimes used synonymously with 'the aloft' and 'the above,' the term refers more specifically to the canopy over the stage in open-air theaters to protect actors and their costumes from the elements. Greenblatt notes that the 'heavens' in the Globe theater would be 'brightly decorated with sun, moon, and stars, and perhaps the signs of the Zodiac' (1140).
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Entertainment / Literature / The Aloft: Also called 'the above' and sometimes used interchangeably with 'the Heavens,' this term refers to the gallery on the upper level of the frons scenae. In Shakespeare's Globe theater, this area contain MORE
Entertainment / Literature / The Above: Also called 'the aloft' and sometimes used interchangeably with 'the Heavens,' this term refers to the gallery on the upper level of the frons scenae. In Shakespeare's Globe Theater, this area contain MORE