Special Effects

Special Effects:

• could be dangerous
• Canon balls were fired -burning down he Globe 
• the heavenly characters would fly in from the ceiling so its like they've been sent by God 
• The devilish/bad characters would come up from the floor 
• might speak the special effects if they couldn't create them 
• for smoke effects they would use sulfur which dangerous for us to breathe in 

How were special effects used:

• The easiest ways people made effects were using instruments such as drums for thunder
• Storms needed lightning, too. Lightning flashes were made by throwing a powder made from resin into a candle flame

Magic and spirits:

• During Shakespeare's time Magical spirits, devils, Gods and Goddesses were often in plays 
• Good mystical characters appeared from trap doors
• The actors were lowered on a rope or a wire. This was called ‘flying in’.
•  Evil spirits and devils came up from under the stage, through a trapdoor in the stage.
• Companies often set off firecrackers when devils appeared or magic was used.