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:
___ - general crowd
_________ - A small additional fee
___ _____ - Royalty or noblemen
Pit, Galleries, Box Seats
The Globe could accomodate ,__ people.
3,000
Flag color representation:
Red - _______ play
White - ______ play
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
___________ age
England's ______ age
Elizabethan, Golden
Miscellaneous facts abt England and Theatre
London was having a ___________ or rebirth of arts and sciences
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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