In the crash course video, we learned that plays during this time were performed in houses, particularly courtyards. I am interested to know more about how they would perform scene changes. Were set pieces used?

I think it's fascinating how during this time, religious plays were all but banned. But because of the fact that the crown was in control of the church to a certain extent, plays still referenced religious things. Here we see Hamlet talk about heaven and hell, without referenced to a specific branch of religion.

Throughout the script we see the significance of poetic speech which was frequent in traditional Indian plays. This also depicts and relates to the audience, reinforcing the idea that theater was for everyone.

I think what is so fascinating about Greek plays is that they really cater to the time. This was a time that everyone who would have gone to see this performed would be a worshipper of the gods. So it is very common to have lines like this that the audience can relate to and probably had a reaction to.