English Renaissance
This was the ruler of England during the English Renaissance. This ruler was a Patron of the arts. There is a form of theatre named after them.
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
This Theater held many of Shakespeare's performances and was rebuilt 3 times
What is the Globe Theatre?
Aimed to bring real life to texts and performance
What is realism?
what an actor wears on stage.
What is a Costume?
Algernon finds this item that starts the plot of the play.
What is a Cigarette case?
This is the most famous playwright in history, credited with over 38 plays and 1,700 words
Who is William Shakespeare?
In the aftermath of the death of Romeo and Juliet, the Montagues and the Capulets do this at the end of the play
What is making Peace?
focuses on the use of negative space, expresses what happens when human existence has no meaning or purpose.
What is Absurdism?
Any object used in a performance that isn't part of the set or worn by an actor.
What is a prop?
This is the Priest who is in love with Miss Prism, he also attempts to christen both Jack and Algernon as Earnest.
Who is Dr. Chasuble?
Violence, Supernatural Characters, Multiple plot lines, and Soliloquies are traditions of this era of Theatre
What is the English Renaissance?
These creatures are the subjects of King Oberon and Queen Titania. The trickster Puck is among them.
Who are the Fairies?
Simple, with the emphasis placed on the physical space occupied.
What is Minimalism?
Everything that the Audience hears
What is sound?
Cecily is Jack's young ward. She falls in love with Earnest, and she notes the date they got engaged in her
What is a Diary?
This is when a Character speaks their thoughts aloud to the audience. It is often confused with a monologue.
What is a Soliloquy?
In Twelfth Night, the trio Maria, Sir Toby, and Sir Andrew write this to trick Malvolio
What are Love letters?
What is the Design Movement in theatre where Set designs focus on technology, speed, violence, and show enthusiasm for modern-day
What is Futurism?
Illuminate the set so that the audience can see the performers and set pieces.
What are the lights?
Miss Prism misplaced her Manuscript by putting it into a Pram, which means the baby she was watching was placed in something else
What is a leather bag?
He was the first Playwright of the English Renaissance
Who is Charles Marlowe?
While plotting to kill Claudius, Hamlet ends up killing this person who is also the father of his ex-girlfriend.
Who is Polonius?
Accepted norms of seeing and representing the world are challenged and disregarded
What is Post-Modernism?
These are the physical items on the stage that make up the setting and location
What is the Scenery?
At the end of the Play the audience finds out that Jack's real name is Ernest and Algernon is his what
What is His brother?