Characters and Context
William Shakespeare
Theatre
Shakespeare and Friends
His Writings
100
A loyal friend and supporter of Caesar.
Who is Marc Antony.
100
His birthday.
What is April 23, 1564.
100
The Theatre.
What is the first playhouse built in Elizabethan London.
100
The company of actors formed in 1594, which included Shakespeare.
What is The Lord Chamberlain's Men.
100
Unrhymed lines comprised of ten syllables.
What is blank verse.
200
Brutus' wife.
Who is Portia.
200
His place of birth.
What is Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire.
200
The year the first playhouse was built in Elizabethan London.
What is 1576.
200
1603.
What is the year the acting company regrouped with the new name The King's Men.
200
Ten-syllables lines that alternate between unstressed and stressed syllables.
What is Iambic Pentameter.
300
The source material for the play.
What is North's translation of Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans.
300
His father's profession.
What is a wool and leather merchant.
300
The newly constructed theatre, located in Southwark.
What is The Globe.
300
A patron of the King's Men.
Who is James I.
300
Often used to indicate a scene ending.
What is rhyme.
400
The year that Julius Caesar was written.
What is 1599.
400
His wife.
Who is Ann Hathaway.
400
Circular.
What is the structural shape of The Globe.
400
Profession of James Burbage prior to his acting career.
What is carpentry.
400
Often reserved for servants, commoners, clowns and pedestrian matters.
What is prose.
500
The poet confused with one of Brutus' conspirators.
Who is Cinna.
500
Eight years.
What is the age difference between Shakespeare and his wife.
500
One penny and one shilling.
What are the respective admission fees for the pit and for the best seats in the theatre.
500
Publishers of the Folio.
Who are John Hemming and Henry Condell.
500
An element of Shakespeare's verse that distinguishes him from lesser playwrights.
What is poetic imagery.
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