Shakespeare and Elizabethan Theater

<p>1576 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Globe (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1642 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It signified a play was about to begin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bad weather and daylight hours (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The King's Men (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In areas outside of city regulations, often near brothels and bear-baiting arenas (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Publication would have interfered with an acting company's exclusive rights to perform a play (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He thought of himself as a craftsman, primarily focused on creating entertaining works for the stage. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>High-quality costumes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Puritans outlawed theaters within the city limits. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He was an actor, playwright, and part-owner of a theater company. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was located behind the stage and used for dressing rooms and storing props. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He accumulated wealth through his investments in a theater company. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He did not consider his plays to be his personal property. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It featured painted celestial symbols to represent the heavens. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They often used special effects to create dramatic entrances and exits. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Playwrights were often seen as lower class and not gentlemen. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He was seeking a new career opportunity. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Plague, which closed down theatres in England. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was meant as a warning to anyone who dared disturb his remains. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are often set in a specific time period and historical setting. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They typically present a society where gender roles are reversed. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They typically end with a celebration of societal order and hierarchy. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Romeo and Juliet (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Comedies typically have a happy ending, while tragedies typically have a tragic ending. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Individual psyche (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Political gain and loss of power (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An overly heroic trait (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Love for a young man and a woman (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Raises unsettling moral issues (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>ababcdcdefef (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Iambic pentameter (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>History plays (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Using sheep's blood in a skin under the costume (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To distinguish between characters of different social standing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A dressing room for actors to change costumes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Illusions created by actors' physical abilities and stagehands (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The belief that the audience's imagination should be used to create the setting (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Actors must have had exceptional memories and the ability to perform multiple roles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To advance the plot and reveal the characters' internal thoughts and motivations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They were often seen as vagabonds and beggars, and their profession was not considered respectable (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Period during Queen Elizabeth I's reign marked by cultural flourishing and relative peace.

Expansion and evolution of theatrical performances from medieval times to the Renaissance.

Types of medieval plays: Miracles, Mysteries, and Moralities; focused on biblical themes and virtues.

'The Theater', built in 1576 in London, the first stable venue for plays.

Built using materials from 'The Theater', it became iconic for Shakespeare's plays.

Prices for viewing plays: Groundlings (standing), gallery, and box seats corresponding to comfort level.

Flag flown to indicate that a play was being performed that day.

Audience members were engaged and reacted openly to performances, often part of the experience.

Actors require skills such as singing, fencing, and acrobatics.

Actors must memorize multiple roles and scripts in their career.

Actors need clear and resonant voices for poor theater acoustics.

Most costumes are bought by actors, with some donated by royalty.

Colors in costumes symbolize social status and traits: red for rulers, black for evil.

Minimal scenery; props brought on/off stage to set the scene.

Stagehands created sound effects, like rolling cannons for thunder.

Theaters were viewed as immoral places filled with vagabonds.

The acting company to which Shakespeare belonged, later became the King’s Men.

Theaters were situated in unregulated areas of London, near brothels and bear-baiting.

Plays were not published to maintain exclusive performance rights for companies.

Plays were viewed as lowbrow entertainment, similar to today’s screenplays.

Plays were staged in public theaters, private elite venues, and occasionally for the monarch.

Shakespeare didn't care about how his plays were published; no original texts survive.

Unlike most writers, Shakespeare was an actor and part owner of a theater company.

The Globe had a central unroofed yard, roofed galleries, and a stage extending into the yard.

The Globe Theatre was rebuilt after a fire in 1614 and operated until 1644.

The overhead structure of The Globe was painted with celestial symbols, called 'heavens'.

The open area in front of The Globe stage where the less wealthy audience stood.

Shakespeare was born and died on April 23, living 52 years.

Shakespeare married at 18; his wife was 8 years older; they had three children.

Died at the age of 52 in 1616, cause unknown.

Wrote a total of 36 plays throughout his career.

A title referring to Shakespeare as a poet and playwright.

The Tudor mansion Shakespeare bought in Stratford.

Includes 'Pericles', 'Cymbeline', 'The Winter’s Tale', 'The Tempest'.

Focus on marriage and social order with happy resolutions.

Common in Shakespeare’s plays, including tricks and disguises.

Themes dealing with supernatural elements in plays.

A serious drama that depicts the downfall of a protagonist, often due to a tragic flaw.

A character trait that leads to the protagonist's downfall in a tragedy.

A play that tackles moral dilemmas and ends with unresolved issues, often resembling a comedy that fails.

A play based on events from English history, often examining power and politics.

A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme, often exploring themes of love.

A type of sonnet with the rhyme scheme ABABCDCDEFEFGG.

Unrhymed iambic pentameter used frequently by Shakespeare in his plays.

A rhythmic pattern of two syllables where the second is stressed, common in poetry.