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1. Licensing Act

2. Throughout the 1590's the__killed approximately 1 -00 people a week.
Bible stories re-enacted
A famous Morality Play
Bubonic plague
Evolved during the late Middle Ages. It depicted scenes from Jesus Christ's life and death and resurrection.

3. Groundlings
Poems and Sonnets
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
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform

4. Miracle Play
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints
Famous writer in the Restoration Period
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564

5. Puritans
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides
Famous writer in the Restoration Period

6. tiring house
When a white flag was hung outside the theatre - it meant what genre of play?
Backstage wher the actors changed
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over

7. Audience
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.
Bible stories re-enacted
Richard Burbage

8. Two of Shakespeares first plays were__
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
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
Poet

9. the gallery
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
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
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over

10. Audience
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
During the Restoration Period - the ____________ were very rude.
Shakespeare was born in
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.

11. capitano
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
Backstage wher the actors changed
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?

12. zanni
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
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
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

13. Passion Play

14. Shakespeare is considered the greatest English author because of his insight into the ___experience.
Human
Bubonic plague
Plays performed on pageant wagons
A classsical writer many musicals he directed

15. arlecchino
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
1613
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides

16. tiring house
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
Poet
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

17. In__ -Shakespeare died on his birthday at the age of 52.
Julius Caesar
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.
1616
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning

18. The first play performed in the Globe Theater was__
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.
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 writer in the Restoration Period
Julius Caesar

19. Dark Ages

20. the pit
Bubonic plague
This play is about a mix up between a newborn baby and a lamb
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
1616

21. Shakespeare was born in (Place and date)
Who was beheaded which caused the Puritan's to take over
Backstage wher the actors changed
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

22. Shakespeare was born in (Place and date)
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
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.
London

23. Shakespeare wrote five types of plays__ -__ -__ -__ -__
Was Shakespeare's only education
Backstage wher the actors changed
Men
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies

24. Bible Stories
On What is most medieval drama based?
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)

25. Everyman
Human
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides
A famous Morality Play
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564

26. the lovers
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
Shakespeare was born in
Woman actors and playwrights emerged during this period. It came about with the reestablishment of the monarchy in England in 1660 under Charles II.

27. During Shakespeare's time - all the women parts were played by__
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony
Men
Who closed down the theatre in 1642

28. Second Shepherd's Play
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
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform
This play is about a mix up between a newborn baby and a lamb
Human

29. Shakespeare wrote five types of plays__ -__ -__ -__ -__
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all

30. The first play performed in the Globe Theater was__
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
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
1613
Julius Caesar

31. the lovers
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
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
Backstage area

32. John Dryden
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform
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
Another name for 'The Middle Ages' but it was the portion where the least happened culturally.
Famous writer in the Restoration Period

33. Pageant Wagons
What were the wheeled stages from the medieval period called?
This play is about a mix up between a newborn baby and a lamb
Bible stories re-enacted
Men

34. Everyman
A famous Morality Play
Queen Elizabeth
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
Bubonic plague

35. Two of Shakespeares first plays were__
Bible stories re-enacted
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints
Human
Henry the 6th and Gentlemen of Verona

36. tiring house
Backstage area
1613
Evolved during the late Middle Ages. It depicted scenes from Jesus Christ's life and death and resurrection.
Another name for 'The Middle Ages' but it was the portion where the least happened culturally.

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

38. men
Famous writer in the Restoration Period
1613
Julius Caesar
During the Elizabethan Period - actors were all

39. dottore
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
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
Poems and Sonnets
Queen Elizabeth

40. Shakespeare built the Globe Theater along with__
Richard Burbage
A story in which people - things - and events have a hidden meaning
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564
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

41. Sarah Kemble Siddons
1616
Tragedies - histories - comedies - romances - and dark comedies
Poems and Sonnets
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)

42. Groundlings
This play is about a mix up between a newborn baby and a lamb
1616
Usually tradespeople - soldiers - apprectices and servants who paid a penny and stood in the pit around the acting platform
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints

43. Morality Plays
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
Stratford-upon-Avon - April 23 -1564
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities

44. the gallery
Backstage area
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
Backstage area
During the Elizabethan Period where the lords and ladies paid more and had seats in the balcony

45. Cycle
Famous female stage personality during the Restoration Period (brother was John Phillip Kemble)
Plays performed on pageant wagons
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
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints

46. pantalone
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
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.

47. Shakespeare described himself as a__ not a playwright.
Bubonic plague
Poet
Human
Bubonic plague

48. Puritans
Theatres were round or octagonal with two or three tiers of thatched roof gallleries surrounding an open court on three sides
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.
Who closed down the theatre in 1642
Around the platform where the tradesmen - soldiers - apprentices - and servants paid a penny and stood in the place around the platform

49. Morality Plays
A famous Morality Play
When a white flag was hung outside the theatre - it meant what genre of play?
Stories teaching right from wrong in which characters personified abstract qualities
Usually son or daughter of pantalone. Wears the latest Itallian costumes. A modern day example would be Paris Hilton.

50. Shakespeare is considered the greatest English author because of his insight into the ___experience.
Human
Type of play which en-acted the the lives of saints
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