Shakespeare Background and R&J Background

Shakespeare was born ___ of eight children on April ____, 1564 in _______-Upon-Avon to Mary _____ (mom) and ____ Shakespeare (dad)

Shakespeare was born ___ of eight children on April ____, 1564 in _______-Upon-Avon to Mary _____ (mom) and ____ Shakespeare (dad)

3rd, 23, Stratford, Arden, John

Shakespeare attended only _______ ______ and no formal education

grammar school

When shakespeare was __ he married Anne ________ (26y) and had 3 children ______, Judith, and ______

18, Hathaway, Susana, Hamnet

Shakespeare's play writing success bagan with __________ works

historical

"Romea and Juliet" was written between ____ - ____.

1594, 1596

(Know some other plays shakespeare wrote (enter "..." as answer))

...

Shakespeare belonged to a theatrical copany known as ____ __________' ___, later changed to ___' ___

Lord chamberlain's men, King's men

He worked until the year ____ and returned to his hometown

1612

Shakespeare dies on April ____ 1616.

23rd

Shakespeare wrote __ plays, ___ sonnets, and _ long poems

37, 154, 2

Shakey is considered a Man for All _______.

Seasons

The three main men most associated with the Shakey debate are ______ De Vere, Francis _____, and Christopher ______.

Edward, Bacon, Marlow

The _____ was constructed in 1599 along the thames river in london in a _________ shape.

Globe, octagonal

Most plays lasted _ hours and were seen in the afternoon for _ penny.

2, 1

Three seeting levels:

1. ___ - general crowd

2. _________ - A small additional fee

3. ___ _____ - Royalty or noblemen

Pit, Galleries, Box Seats

The Globe could accomodate ,__ people.

3,000

Flag color representation:

1. Red - _______ play

2. White - ______ play

3. Black - _________ play

history, comedy, tragedies

The Pit

Sometimes referred to as "The Yard", where the "groundlings" (had to stand) watched the play for one-penny admissions.

The Stage

Major playing area jutted into The Pit, creating a sense of intimacy

Main Entrance

Here the doorkeeper greeted playgoers and collected one penny

Lord's Rooms

Private galleries; six pennies let a viewer sit here

Middle Gallery

Called "two-penny" rooms because the seats here were higher priced

Inner Stage

A recessed playing area often curtained off, then opened for appropriate scenes

Hut

A storage area that also held a wench system for lowering enthroned gods or other characters to the stage

Tiring House

The backstage area which provided space for storage and offices

Trap Door

Leading down to the hell area where equipment included a winch elevator that raised and lowered actors or properties. There was another trap door in the ceiling referred as "the heavens"

Hell

The area under the stage, used for ghostly comings and goings

Queen _________ ruled from ____ until ____

Elizabeth, 1558, 1603

Two names for the era Queen E. ruled

1. ___________ age

2. England's ______ age

Elizabethan, Golden

Miscellaneous facts abt England and Theatre

1. London was having a ___________ or rebirth of arts and sciences

2. Shakey gave __ performances at Queen E's court

Ranaissance, 32

Queen E's successor was King ____. 1/ of the plays he saw was written by shakey

James, 2

Know popular theatres during the time (Enter "..." as the answer)

...

Shakey based R&J off the poem by ______ Brook which had been based off another story

Arthur

All women's roles were playes by _____ ____, recruited from choirs First women appeared on stage in the years ____'s

Young boys, 1660

There were two versions of R&J (know the reason why and Enter "..." as answer)

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