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1. Shakespeare built the Globe Theater along with__
Men
Backstage area
A famous Morality Play
Richard Burbage

2. Cycle
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
1616
Plays performed on pageant wagons

3. arlecchino
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
Poems and Sonnets
Plays performed on pageant wagons
A servant to pantalone or dottore or capitano. He is very intelligent and tries to trick his master. He is acrobatic - walks in a zig zag - his head follows an object and his body goes after it. He wears tight bright clothing

4. Wooden O's
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
Bible stories re-enacted
This play is about a mix up between a newborn baby and a lamb
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides

5. Bible Stories
Queen Elizabeth
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.
On What is most medieval drama based?
A stock Commedia character who who brags about his courage but really is a coward. He wears military clothing and has large eyes. He runs with little steps - walks with big steps

6. The first play performed in the Globe Theater was__
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)
Julius Caesar
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform
A famous Morality Play

7. John Dryden
A stock Commedia character who who brags about his courage but really is a coward. He wears military clothing and has large eyes. He runs with little steps - walks with big steps
Famous writer in the Restoration Period
Human
On What is most medieval drama based?

8. Dark Ages

9. Passion Play

10. During Shakespeare's time - all the women parts were played by__
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
Poet
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
Men

11. The Restoration
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564
This play is about a mix up between a newborn baby and a lamb

12. Allegory
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)
When a white flag was hung outside the theatre - it meant what genre of play?
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all

13. arlecchino
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
A famous Morality Play
A servant to pantalone or dottore or capitano. He is very intelligent and tries to trick his master. He is acrobatic - walks in a zig zag - his head follows an object and his body goes after it. He wears tight bright clothing

14. Miracle Play
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints
The greatest of all English dramatists
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
Poems and Sonnets

15. In__ -Shakespeare died on his birthday at the age of 52.
1616
A stock Commedia character who who brags about his courage but really is a coward. He wears military clothing and has large eyes. He runs with little steps - walks with big steps
A famous Morality Play
Another name for 'The Middle Ages' but it was the portion where the least happened culturally.

16. Puritans
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
Evolved during the late Middle Ages. It depicted scenes from Jesus Christ's life and death and resurrection.
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints

17. comedy
Shakespeare was born in
When a white flag was hung outside the theatre - it meant what genre of play?
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all

18. the pit
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
Bubonic plague
Plays performed on pageant wagons

19. Shakespeare described himself as a__ not a playwright.
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
Poet

20. Throughout the 1590's the__killed approximately 1 -00 people a week.
London
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.
1616
Bubonic plague

21. Everyman
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
A famous Morality Play

22. dottore
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
A stock Commedia character who who brags about his courage but really is a coward. He wears military clothing and has large eyes. He runs with little steps - walks with big steps
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.
High on social scale but a fake doctor and fat. He moves in a figure 8 and wears a black cloak - black skull cap - black shoes. His mask covers his forehead and nose

23. __reigned as queen during Shakespeare's writing career.
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
Queen Elizabeth
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
Men

24. Bible Stories
On What is most medieval drama based?
Another name for 'The Middle Ages' but it was the portion where the least happened culturally.
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
Rich old man who walks with his back hunched over. He wears a money purse and a black cloak. He has a long nose - small eyes - and a mustache

25. Pageant Wagons
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.
Bible stories re-enacted
When a white flag was hung outside the theatre - it meant what genre of play?

26. John Dryden
Famous writer in the Restoration Period
The Restoration ended in 1737 - when Parliament passed the ____ - which limited London's public playhouses to two: Covent Garden and Drury Lane. All others were illegal.
Julius Caesar
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564

27. pantalone
Queen Elizabeth
1613
The greatest of all English dramatists
Rich old man who walks with his back hunched over. He wears a money purse and a black cloak. He has a long nose - small eyes - and a mustache

28. Sarah Kemble Siddons
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)
Human
Shakespeare was born in
The greatest of all English dramatists

29. Ben Johnson
Rich old man who walks with his back hunched over. He wears a money purse and a black cloak. He has a long nose - small eyes - and a mustache
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
A classsical writer many musicals he directed

30. Besides plays Shakespeare also wrote__
1613
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)
Poems and Sonnets
A stock Commedia character who who brags about his courage but really is a coward. He wears military clothing and has large eyes. He runs with little steps - walks with big steps

31. men
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all
Poet
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
Backstage wher the actors changed

32. Shakespeare was born in (Place and date)
Backstage wher the actors changed
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564
The Restoration ended in 1737 - when Parliament passed the ____ - which limited London's public playhouses to two: Covent Garden and Drury Lane. All others were illegal.
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all

33. Mystery Plays
Bible stories re-enacted
Human
When a white flag was hung outside the theatre - it meant what genre of play?
Famous writer in the Restoration Period

34. Shakespeare wrote five types of plays__ -__ -__ -__ -__
London
Human
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.

35. Shakespeare described himself as a__ not a playwright.
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
Poet
Another name for 'The Middle Ages' but it was the portion where the least happened culturally.
High on social scale but a fake doctor and fat. He moves in a figure 8 and wears a black cloak - black skull cap - black shoes. His mask covers his forehead and nose

36. Licensing Act

37. dottore
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides
Richard Burbage
A servant to pantalone or dottore or capitano. He is very intelligent and tries to trick his master. He is acrobatic - walks in a zig zag - his head follows an object and his body goes after it. He wears tight bright clothing
High on social scale but a fake doctor and fat. He moves in a figure 8 and wears a black cloak - black skull cap - black shoes. His mask covers his forehead and nose

38. Charles

39. Licensing Act

40. Audience
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.
1613
The greatest of all English dramatists
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform

41. pantalone
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
Rich old man who walks with his back hunched over. He wears a money purse and a black cloak. He has a long nose - small eyes - and a mustache
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)

42. The first play performed in the Globe Theater was__
Julius Caesar
The greatest of all English dramatists
London
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony

43. In__ -Shakespeare died on his birthday at the age of 52.
A famous Morality Play
1616
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.
Plays performed on pageant wagons

44. tiring house
Backstage wher the actors changed
Famous writer in the Restoration Period
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona

45. Stratford upon Avon
Poet
Backstage wher the actors changed
Shakespeare was born in
Bubonic plague

46. the gallery
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
Richard Burbage
Backstage wher the actors changed
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony

47. __reigned as queen during Shakespeare's writing career.
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
Queen Elizabeth
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform

48. Ben Johnson
A classsical writer many musicals he directed
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides
Evolved during the late Middle Ages. It depicted scenes from Jesus Christ's life and death and resurrection.
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?

49. Groundlings
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all
Bubonic plague
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over

50. Throughout the 1590's the__killed approximately 1 -00 people a week.
Bubonic plague
He is a servant to pantalone or dottore or capitano. he does not do his job well. He wears a baggy white jumpsuit. His mask has a wrinkled forehead and a big nose with nose hair. His walk is exaggerated and he leads his body with his nose
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides
London