Shakespeare Background Review

The ___ person to speak in a Shakespearean tragedy is the highest ranking person still living.

What religion did Queen Elizabeth I choose for England?

Shakespeare made most of his money as a ___, not as a writer.

The goal of most actors was to learn their lines and recite them without too much

In most comedies, ___ have to step away from their ordinary lives in order to succeed.

Shakespeare was considered to be the greatest dramatist of all time, and he was also know as _____.

When one piece of literature refers to something from another work of literature.

Act V in a Shakespearean tragedy is the

Queen Elizabeth I's time of rule became known as the

The complication happens in a Shakespearean tragedy in

The techincal climax happens in a Shakespearean tragedy in

What was the main religion in England when Henry VIII was first king before he changed it?

Early English Renaissance plays were staged in gardens, banquet halls, ___, and schools.

Shakespeare's chorus is made up of

___ were not allowed to act.

Exposition in a Shakespearean tragedy happens in

The playhouse was torn down and the wood was used to build

During the Renaissance, England was involved in several wars, but once ___took the throne, things got more stable.

Shakespeare's wife was

During the Elizabethan Era, most people bathed (submerged in water) only

What date is known as Shakespeare's birth and death day?

Robert ___ called Shakespeare an "upstart crow."

A Shakespearean ___ is a play that's not based on a recent historical figure, and that ends happily.

Queen Elizabeth I was known as the

What happened to the first Glode Theater?

In 1623, seven years after Shakespeare's death, two of his friends published a collection of Shakespeare's works ___.

What years did Queen Elizabeth I reign?

Thomas ___ is best known for writing "The Spanish Tragedy."

When a character speaks his thoughts aloud (usually while alone) on stage.

Two of the first English Renaissance plays were comedies written in

Christopher ___ was another well-known playwright during the Renaissance.

___ is a long passage spoken by one character (usually while others are with him) on stage.

______ built the Theatre in 1567.

A playhouse would announce the start of a play by

Plays were performed in the afternoon to take advantage of

Some of Shakespeare's earlier plays included Richard III, A Midsummer Night's Dream and ______.

William Shakespeare was born and raised in

Character on stage speaks directly to the audience or character speaks his thoughts aloud but only for the audience

The bubonic plague was spread by

What was the name of Skakespeare's acting company?

How many children did Shakespeare and his wife have?

Playhouses were closed for a short time due to

How many plays did William Shakespeare write?

Act IV in a Shakespearean tragedy is the

Booklets made up of pieces of paper printed on eight sides and folded up to become four double-sided pages.