Theatre

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1. Bible Stories
Poems and Sonnets
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform
On What is most medieval drama based?
Evolved during the late Middle Ages. It depicted scenes from Jesus Christ's life and death and resurrection.


2. Allegory
Famous writer in the Restoration Period
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
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning


3. capitano
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
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
Backstage area
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)


4. The Restoration
1613
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.
Shakespeare was born in


5. zanni
Evolved during the late Middle Ages. It depicted scenes from Jesus Christ's life and death and resurrection.
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
Human
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. During Shakespeare's time - all the women parts were played by__
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all
Men
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides


7. The Restoration
Poet
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies


8. Puritans
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.
Men
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
Plays performed on pageant wagons


9. William Shakespeare
The greatest of all English dramatists
Backstage wher the actors changed
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.


10. grammar school

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11. Everyman
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
Backstage wher the actors changed
Julius Caesar
A famous Morality Play


12. Shakespeare built the Globe Theater along with__
London
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
Richard Burbage
Who closed down the theatre in 1642


13. Charles

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14. the lovers
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.
Bubonic plague
Bubonic plague


15. Pageant Wagons
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
Another name for 'The Middle Ages' but it was the portion where the least happened culturally.


16. Audience
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.
This play is about a mix up between a newborn baby and a lamb
Richard Burbage
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564


17. tiring house
Shakespeare was born in
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
Backstage area


18. the gallery
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
Bubonic plague
Queen Elizabeth


19. comedy
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
When a white flag was hung outside the theatre - it meant what genre of play?
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
Queen Elizabeth


20. the pit
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
The greatest of all English dramatists
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
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


21. Shakespeare was born in (Place and date)
Backstage area
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.


22. William Shakespeare
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
The greatest of all English dramatists
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
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform


23. Stratford upon Avon
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
Shakespeare was born in
The greatest of all English dramatists
When a white flag was hung outside the theatre - it meant what genre of play?


24. the gallery
London
Queen Elizabeth
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564


25. John Dryden
Bible stories re-enacted
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
Famous writer in the Restoration Period
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564


26. Throughout the 1590's the__killed approximately 1 -00 people a week.
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
Backstage wher the actors changed
Bubonic plague
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints


27. tiring house
Bible stories re-enacted
Backstage area
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies
Backstage wher the actors changed


28. Besides plays Shakespeare also wrote__
Poems and Sonnets
Backstage wher the actors changed
Backstage wher the actors changed
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?


29. grammar school

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30. Shakespeare is considered the greatest English author because of his insight into the ___experience.
Human
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over


31. arlecchino
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
A classsical writer many musicals he directed
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all
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


32. Allegory
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
Poems and Sonnets
Poems and Sonnets
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning


33. Shakespeare described himself as a__ not a playwright.
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
Poet
Famous writer in the Restoration Period


34. Groundlings
London
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
On What is most medieval drama based?
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform


35. dottore
On What is most medieval drama based?
Queen Elizabeth
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
Queen Elizabeth


36. pantalone
Backstage wher the actors changed
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
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
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.


37. Ben Johnson
A classsical writer many musicals he directed
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
1613
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


38. Groundlings
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform
1613
On What is most medieval drama based?


39. Shakespeare built the Globe Theater along with__
Richard Burbage
1613
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


40. men
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
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
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all
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


41. Shakespeare wrote five types of plays__ -__ -__ -__ -__
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
On What is most medieval drama based?
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over


42. Everyman
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
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
A famous Morality Play
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities


43. Shakespeare was born in (Place and date)
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564
When a white flag was hung outside the theatre - it meant what genre of play?


44. Passion Play

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45. Ben Johnson
A classsical writer many musicals he directed
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
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all
Julius Caesar


46. When was the Globe theater destroyed?
1613
Famous writer in the Restoration Period
Famous writer in the Restoration Period
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities


47. Charles

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48. Shakespeare wrote five types of plays__ -__ -__ -__ -__
Richard Burbage
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
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies


49. Audience
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
Human
1616


50. pantalone
A famous Morality Play
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)
Men