Theatre

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1. Besides plays Shakespeare also wrote__
Bubonic plague
Poems and Sonnets
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Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints


2. arlecchino
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
Backstage wher the actors changed
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
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform


3. The Restoration
Evolved during the late Middle Ages. It depicted scenes from Jesus Christ's life and death and resurrection.
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.
Julius Caesar
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.


4. In 1592 Shakespeare left his family in Stratford and went to__to write plays.
London
1616
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


5. Passion Play

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6. Stratford upon Avon
Backstage wher the actors changed
Shakespeare was born in
Bible stories re-enacted
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints


7. The Restoration
Richard Burbage
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.
Bible stories re-enacted
Human


8. During Shakespeare's time - all the women parts were played by__
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
Men
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides
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


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


10. Dark Ages

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11. Morality Plays
Bible stories re-enacted
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
Backstage area
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.


12. arlecchino
Men
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.
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
Queen Elizabeth


13. zanni
1616
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
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.


14. William Shakespeare
Backstage area
The greatest of all English dramatists
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over


15. the lovers
Shakespeare was born in
London
Plays performed on pageant wagons
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.


16. Licensing Act

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17. Shakespeare wrote five types of plays__ -__ -__ -__ -__
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies
Queen Elizabeth
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.
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


18. William Shakespeare
The greatest of all English dramatists
1613
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564
A famous Morality Play


19. the gallery
Bible stories re-enacted
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
A classsical writer many musicals he directed
On What is most medieval drama based?


20. Licensing Act

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21. the pit
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies
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
Richard Burbage


22. Allegory
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
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
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


23. Puritans
Famous writer in the Restoration Period
Backstage wher the actors changed
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
This play is about a mix up between a newborn baby and a lamb


24. grammar school

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25. men
Famous writer in the Restoration Period
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
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?


26. men
Shakespeare was born in
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all
Bible stories re-enacted


27. Cycle
Plays performed on pageant wagons
Poet
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints
Men


28. Miracle Play
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints
A famous Morality Play
Famous writer in the Restoration Period
Evolved during the late Middle Ages. It depicted scenes from Jesus Christ's life and death and resurrection.


29. Mystery Plays
London
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
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides
Bible stories re-enacted


30. Wooden O's
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
Poet
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides


31. Shakespeare wrote five types of plays__ -__ -__ -__ -__
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints
When a white flag was hung outside the theatre - it meant what genre of play?
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies
1613


32. Pageant Wagons
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
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
Men
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning


33. Second Shepherd's Play
Backstage area
Famous writer in the Restoration Period
1616
This play is about a mix up between a newborn baby and a lamb


34. Shakespeare described himself as a__ not a playwright.
Shakespeare was born in
Poet
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
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


35. pantalone
Queen Elizabeth
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
The greatest of all English dramatists
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform


36. the gallery
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides
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


37. Shakespeare is considered the greatest English author because of his insight into the ___experience.
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
Human
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
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform


38. dottore
Bible stories re-enacted
Julius Caesar
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform
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


39. capitano
Another name for 'The Middle Ages' but it was the portion where the least happened culturally.
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
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


40. Charles

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41. John Dryden
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all
Bible stories re-enacted
Backstage wher the actors changed
Famous writer in the Restoration Period


42. Shakespeare built the Globe Theater along with__
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
Julius Caesar
Richard Burbage
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform


43. Sarah Kemble Siddons
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.
Was Shakespeare's only education
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)
Bubonic plague


44. Mystery Plays
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
Bible stories re-enacted
Poems and Sonnets
Shakespeare was born in


45. Groundlings
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
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?


46. Two of Shakespeares first plays were__
Poet
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
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


47. Shakespeare described himself as a__ not a playwright.
Poet
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
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.


48. Everyman
A famous Morality Play
Shakespeare was born in
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
A classsical writer many musicals he directed


49. Allegory
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides
Poet
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning


50. Shakespeare built the Globe Theater along with__
1613
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
Richard Burbage