Learning about Shakespeare

When an actor is on the stage with other characters and delivers a long speech, it is called a

Groundlings paid a penny to stand here to watch the plays

A saying which means that a person has lots of power is "He is a _____"

Because women were not allowed to act,

The language in this is most like the language of Shakespeare.

The nickname for Macbeth is 

What is it called when actors have more than one part?

This spread through Europe twice during Shakespeare's lifetime

This era was known as

When an actor stands alone on stage and gives a long speech, it is called a

A fourteen-line poem is called a

A bard is a

Who was Shakespeare's wife?

Queen Elizabeth I was the daughter of

Shakespeare put very little of this in his plays.

Acting companies were made up of

This was a history play about a Roman emperor

The plague was spread by _____ on rats.

Actors would sometimes

The name of this period that was used across Europe was _______ because of the arts.

Shakespeare's main rival was

What were three forms of entertainment during this time period?

The play which made Shakespeare famous was _______because it mixed tragedy and comedy.

The era was named after this famous queen

Shakespeare's mother was

This river runs through the town of Stratford.

The theater most associated with Shakespeare is

Based on what two types of evidence do most scholars use to agree that Shakespeare was indeed a real live person?

When the audience didn't like a play, they would

Plays were performed in the _______

Women were considered to be

The acting company that Shakespeare was a member of was called _____.

When an actor whispers something to the audience or another actor, it is called an ____.

The law which states that men may beat their wives is called

Shakespeare was married at age

One of the most famous Shakespearean actors was

Cannon balls were rolled down stairs to create

Shakespeare was known as

When an actor plays more than one part in a play, it is called_____.

The city where Shakespeare spent most of his life was