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1. The first play performed in the Globe Theater was__
1616
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
Julius Caesar
Backstage wher the actors changed

2. When was the Globe theater destroyed?
On What is most medieval drama based?
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
1613
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies

3. pantalone
Men
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
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

4. tiring house
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform
Backstage area
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
Who closed down the theatre in 1642

5. Shakespeare was born in (Place and date)
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564
1616
Shakespeare was born in
London

6. __reigned as queen during Shakespeare's writing career.
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
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies
Queen Elizabeth
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony

7. William Shakespeare
The greatest of all English dramatists
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies
On What is most medieval drama based?
Famous writer in the Restoration Period

8. Shakespeare described himself as a__ not a playwright.
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
Poet
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564
Was Shakespeare's only education

9. Shakespeare is considered the greatest English author because of his insight into the ___experience.
Human
Shakespeare was born in
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
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.

10. In 1592 Shakespeare left his family in Stratford and went to__to write plays.
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides
Queen Elizabeth
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
London

11. Puritans
This play is about a mix up between a newborn baby and a lamb
Backstage wher the actors changed
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints
Who closed down the theatre in 1642

12. The Restoration
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
The greatest of all English dramatists
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform

13. Allegory
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
Backstage wher the actors changed
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

14. Charles

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15. Mystery Plays
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
Bible stories re-enacted
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
Julius Caesar

16. Two of Shakespeares first plays were__
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
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

17. Morality Plays
Bubonic plague
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
Famous writer in the Restoration Period
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564

18. Stratford upon Avon
Bubonic plague
Queen Elizabeth
Shakespeare was born in
1616

19. Groundlings
Bible stories re-enacted
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform

20. When was the Globe theater destroyed?
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
On What is most medieval drama based?
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies
1613

21. tiring house
Shakespeare was born in
Another name for 'The Middle Ages' but it was the portion where the least happened culturally.
The greatest of all English dramatists
Backstage wher the actors changed

22. the gallery
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
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.
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony

23. Second Shepherd's Play
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
This play is about a mix up between a newborn baby and a lamb
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona

24. Puritans
On What is most medieval drama based?
A classsical writer many musicals he directed
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
The greatest of all English dramatists

25. Shakespeare built the Globe Theater along with__
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)
Richard Burbage
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
The greatest of all English dramatists

26. Two of Shakespeares first plays were__
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
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
Queen Elizabeth
1613

27. Stratford upon Avon
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
Julius Caesar
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
Shakespeare was born in

28. the pit
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
Famous writer in the Restoration Period
Bible stories re-enacted
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform

29. men
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
Backstage area
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

30. During Shakespeare's time - all the women parts were played by__
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
Men
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
Backstage area

31. dottore
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
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
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony

32. tiring house
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.
Backstage wher the actors changed
Was Shakespeare's only education
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning

33. __reigned as queen during Shakespeare's writing career.
A classsical writer many musicals he directed
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
Queen Elizabeth

34. Throughout the 1590's the__killed approximately 1 -00 people a week.
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
Bible stories re-enacted
Bubonic plague
Queen Elizabeth

35. Shakespeare wrote five types of plays__ -__ -__ -__ -__
A famous Morality Play
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform

36. Miracle Play
On What is most medieval drama based?
Queen Elizabeth
Backstage wher the actors changed
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints

37. William Shakespeare
On What is most medieval drama based?
When a white flag was hung outside the theatre - it meant what genre of play?
The greatest of all English dramatists
1616

38. capitano
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
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
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
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints

39. Ben Johnson
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
Backstage area
A classsical writer many musicals he directed

40. Pageant Wagons
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
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
Evolved during the late Middle Ages. It depicted scenes from Jesus Christ's life and death and resurrection.

41. John Dryden
Famous writer in the Restoration Period
Julius Caesar
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
Poet

42. 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
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints
Bubonic plague

43. Everyman
London
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
Poems and Sonnets
A famous Morality Play

44. Shakespeare described himself as a__ not a playwright.
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
Poet

45. During Shakespeare's time - all the women parts were played by__
This play is about a mix up between a newborn baby and a lamb
Men
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform

46. zanni
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
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform
Bubonic plague
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

47. Sarah Kemble Siddons
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)
Shakespeare was born in
Bubonic plague
Backstage wher the actors changed

48. comedy
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform
When a white flag was hung outside the theatre - it meant what genre of play?
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona

49. zanni
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
Bible stories re-enacted
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
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

50. In__ -Shakespeare died on his birthday at the age of 52.
On What is most medieval drama based?
1616
Backstage area
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies