Romeo and Juliet background

questions from test

Edward de Vere

he was a member of Queen Elizabeth’s court, and supposedly based characters off real people

Christopher Marlowe

Spy for the crown and faked his death in a bar fight

Francis Bacon

memoirs and learning was similar to Shakespeare, but style and expression was very different

What does renaissance mean?

rebirth

Where and when did the Renaissance begin?

1375 in italy

What increased learning during the renaissance?

printed books

Did wealthy woman have the same rights and liberties as men?

no, they did not

Where is romeo and juliet set?

verona, italy

What is verona know as?

a city state

Who could go to school and have private tutors?

wealthy males

Did people bathe often during the plague?

no, even the rich barely bathed

Were there a lot of real docotors?

no, most of them were quacks

How would you describe the “renaissance man"

well rounded and nonchalant

How did the plague spread?

through flea carrying rats

When did william and his partners build the globe theater?

1599

What did a red flag mean?

history

What did a white flag mean?

comedy

What did a black flag mean?

tragedy

Sam wanamaker

financed his dream of a new and permanent globe where the original one was

Which famous play was not performed at the globe?

romeo and juliet

Penny stinkards

people who stood in the open courtyard

What play caused the theatre to burn down in 1613?

Henry VIII, a canon went off

What was a unique feature of the theatre?

the thacthed roof

Rhyme scheme for shakespearean sonnets

abab, cdcd, efef, gg

what meter are shakespearean sonnets written in?

iambic pentameter

How many sonnets did shakespeare write?

154

what type of sonnet is known as the italian sonnet?

the pratarchan

The dark lady

unknown person who shakespeare wrote 27 sonnets to

when and where was shakespeare born?

April 23, 1564, in Stratford-upon-avon

Who was “twelfth night” written for?

Queen Elizabeth I

Who was macbeth written for?

James I

How did shakespeare earn most of his income?

from being part owner of the Globe

What did the “lord chamerberlain’s men” changed their name to?

the king’s men

First folio

book where you will find first collected works of shakespeare

How many plays did shakespeare write?

37

Was Julius caesar a tragedie?

no, it was not one of his great tragedies