Shakespeare

Question 1

Comedies are Shakespearean plays that:

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are lighthearted and humorous, have happy endings and problems are resolved, often, though not always, ends in a wedding

Question 2

An example of a Comedy is

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Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Taming of the Shrew

Question 3

What caused all the theatresin London to be closed downbetween 1593 and 1594?

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The Black Plague, The Bubonic Plague

Question 4

In Shakespeare's time, the actors were:

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thought of as rogues and vagabonds, all men because it wasn't acceptable for women to be actors

Question 5

The Globe was one of the theatres people went to watch Shakespeare's plays. It had:

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three circular galleries, an eight-sided building, a 'yard' that had no roof

Question 6

An example of a tragedy is the play

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Romeo and Juliet

Question 7

People siting in the galleries had:

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seats and cushions, to pay a penny extra

Question 8

Shakespeare got his inspiration from:

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nature, Medieval writers, like Chaucer andPlutarch, history, Bible

Question 9

Tragedies are Shakespearean plays that:

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usually features death, often concerns the downfall of the main character, deal with themes of love and faithfulness, deal with dark themes, such as revenge, jealousy and hate

Question 10

What is Shakespeare's wife's name?

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Anne Hathaway

Question 11

The monarchs that ruled during Shakespeare's time were:

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Queen Elizabeth I and King James I

Question 12

The audience who were in the yard:

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got wet when it rained because there was no roof on the yard, paid one penny, were called 'groundlings', didn't get seats to sit on

Question 13

The Globe Theatre could hold

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3,000 people

Question 14

The Globe Theatre had a "tiring house"

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that had doors where actors made their entrances and exits, which is also known as a dressing room

Question 15

The Globe used a flag to announce the performance:

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If the flag was flying, it means the show was NOT canceled, If the flag was NOT flying, it means the show was canceled

Question 16

The Shakespearean word 'festinately' means:

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quickly

Question 17

Shakespeare owned a theatre, which one was it?

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The Globe

Question 18

One of the major form of entertainment during Elizabethan times was:

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going to the theatre to watch plays, bull-baiting, bear-baiting, drinking in the taverns

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