Othello Context

Despite Venice being in many ways a "melting pot," which group experienced systemic racism there?

Venice was a fascinating setting because it...

In Elizabethan England (where a woman was the highest power in the land), women were encouraged to speak their mind.

Special effects at the time included all EXCEPT which dicey practice:

In his lifetime, Shakespeare was the most revered playwright, praised as exceptional for his work.

For night scenes, they would lower shades and cover the roof with an awning to make the stage dark.

There was no need for the role of "director" in Shakespeare's time.

In Shakespearean England, which metaphor applied to marriages?

The Ottoman Empire was Christian.

In the Elizabethan imagination, blackness was associated with...

Costuming was less important than scenery.

In late 16th/early 17th century, only the elite (and some upper-middle class folk) attended the theatre.

Most of Shakespeare's scenes could be performed on a bare stage.

In his lifetime, Shakespeare was the most prolific playwright (having written 38 plays).

In the play, the Turks (Ottoman Empire) take the island of Cyprus from Venice.

By 1601, Queen Elizabeth was publicly anxious about Black immigrants to England and tried to expel them.

Playwrights sometimes also took on which role...

The word "Moor" in Shakespeare's time denoted... (check all that apply)

A man's reputation was based on...

In reality, the Turks (Ottoman Empire) took the island of Cyprus from Venice.

In London (where Shakespeare's play were performed), the audience looked down on Venice as poor and backwards.

The Groundlings were called "groundlings" because...

Most of Shakespeare's scenes were performed on a bare stage.

A woman's reputation was based largely on...