Plays
Times
The Globe
Shakespeare
Language
100
Who announced the beginning of the plays?
Trumpeter
100
What utensil did they NOT use and what time of plates did they eat on?
A fork- wooded and pewter plates
100
What is the shape of the Globe and how many sides does it have?
Circular/ 20 sides
100
How many plays did he write?
37
100
How many different words and phrases did Shakespeare create?
2,000
200
What days of the week and from what time were plays shown?
Every day but Sunday from 2-5
200
What is the only book read more than Shakespeare? (be specific)
The King James Bible
200
What happened to the theater-goes when it rained?
2/3 got wet
200
What were his children's names?
Susannah, Judith and Hamnet
200
How many different words did Shakespeare use in his plays?
approximately 27,000
300
How much did theatre goers pay for a performance and what did the price depend on?
1 pence= groundlings, 2 pence=middle galleries and 6 pence=Lord's Room
300
What are 2 modern day conveniences which were missing, which caused some issues?
Electricity and plumbing
300
How did the Globe burn down (be specific?)
A prop cannon exploded during King Henry VIII
300
What did Shakespeare leave his wife in his will?
His second-best bed
300
What style of language were his plays written in and why?
Verse- it was easier for the actors to memorize and more pleasing to listen to
400
Where did the actors change?
The Tiring House
400
What was a common pre-performance entertainment?
Bear-Baiting
400
What were the "heavens?"
Part of the projecting roof that helped project the actors voices
400
What was the period of time called where we don't know what Shakespeare was doing and what is it called?
The Lost Years- 7 years
400
How many words did the average peasant use?
600
500
Who owned The Theatre?
James Burbage
500
Who opposed the theaters and why?
The Puritans because it was immoral
500
When did Shakespeare's acting company change names and what did they change to?
When King James took the throne from Lord Chamberlain's Men to The King's Men
500
Name the 2 main reasons skeptics do not believe Shakespeare could have written all of his plays.
He stopped going to school at the age of 13/14 and the amount of plays he was able to write
500
What language influenced 11-15th century England?
French
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