The Renaissance Period
Where did the Renaissance begin and in which century did it start?
In Italy, during the early 1330s.
Who is considered the "Father of English Tragedy"?
Christopher Marlowe
Who was Shakespeare's wife, and how old were they when they got married?
Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare was 18, Anne was 26).
Why are the years between 1660 and 1688 called the "Restoration"?
Because the monarchy was restored with Charles II ascending the throne in 1660
What are two other names for the Enlightenment period?
Age of Reason / Age of Classicism / Age of Elegance.
What Latin word does "Renaissance" come from, and what does it mean?
It means "Rebirth"
In Canterbury born, Cambridge-educated, and killed in a brawl at age 29 — who is this writer born in the same year as Shakespeare?
Christopher Marlowe.
Name Shakespeare's three children.
Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith.
Who headed the Parliamentary army (Puritans) that ended the monarchy in 1649?
Oliver Cromwell.
Who is known as the founder of the early realistic novel and father of modern English periodicals?
Daniel Defoe.
During the Middle Ages, theology was the main branch of learning, but what did Renaissance thinkers focus on instead?
The study of humanity.
Which work established Christopher Marlowe's theatrical reputation around 1587?
"Tamburlaine the Great".
How many plays, sonnets, and long narrative poems did Shakespeare write?
37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 5 long narrative poems
During the English Civil War in 1642, what were the two opposing sides called?
Cavaliers (king's followers) and Puritans (Parliament supporters).
What was the name of the 1st English newspaper founded by Daniel Defoe?
The Review.
What are the three period divisions of the Renaissance in England?
1) Early Tudor monarchs (1500–1558), 2) Elizabethan period (1558–1603), 3) Stuart monarchs (1603–1649).
Who was the host (owner) of a London inn mentioned in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales?
Harry Bailly.
What flag colors were used to represent Comedies, Tragedies, and Histories in the theatre?
Comedies = White flag, Tragedies = Black flag, Histories = Red flag
Name the three great epics written by John Milton in his third period.
Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes.
Who was the Scottish sailor whose real-life experience inspired Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe?
Alexander Selkirk (he spent 4 years and 4 months on an island).
Which period is known as the "golden age of English drama"?
The Elizabethan period (1558–1603).
Which famous Renaissance dramatist was known as a friend of Ben Jonson and was born in Stratford-upon-Avon?
William Shakespeare.
Which 11-year-old son's death inspired Shakespeare's Hamlet, and which line from it inspired Charles Dickens and Herman Melville?
Hamnet died at 11; inspired by the line "To be or not to be that is the question".
How many books or chapters does John Milton's Paradise Lost contain?
12 books or chapters.
Which 18th-century satirist wrote The Battle of the Books, A Tale of a Tub, and Journal to Stella?
Jonathan Swift