Shakespeare's Background
Shakespeare died on which day; his ----?
What is his birthday?
The Globe burned down within ----.
What is two hours?
This phrase means to observe the strength and integrity of a person's character and how they respond to times of stress and disappointment.
What is "to see the true measure of a man"?
This means to purge your emotions.
What is catharsis?
These were used to indicate that history plays were being performed that day.
What is red flags?
Shakespeare wrote in these genres: (3)
What is Tragedy, Comedy, and History?
These were reused from a rival theatre that was torn down.
What is the building materials for the Globe?
This phrase means a tragic figure who is "better than we are" due to their rank and how they face their tragedy with dignity.
What is "noble figures who are 'better than we are'"?
William Butler Yeats mentions this paradox
What is "Terrible Beauty"?
These were used to indicate that comedy plays were being performed that day.
What are white flags?
The quote Ben Johnson said about Shakespeare was ---
What is "not for an age, but for all time"?
----- were not allowed to act on stage during this time period.
What is female actors?
This phrase means that the tragic figure experiences tragedy on an enormous scale, but they face it with heroic grace and maturity that most people lack.
What is "face uncommon suffering with uncommon dignity"?
This is the purpose of a tragedy.
What is "to ennoble, intellectually enlarge, and to uplift the audience"?
These were used to indicated that tragedy plays were being performed that day.
What is black flags?
Not only was Shakespeare a writer, he was also a ---
What is a shareholder/businessman?
These people were on the ground during the play (summer term).
What is "the Stinkards"?
This phrase means that the character experiences a change in their circumstances. For example, going from being King to being an Outcast.
What is "suffer a reversal of fortune?"
This play was being performed when the Globe Theatre burned down.
What is Henry VII?
The acting group Shakespeare worked with was called ----.
What is the Lord Chamberlains Men?
Shakespeare's parents were --- (job positions/class status)
What is an ordinary business-class man and a landed heiress?
The people who bought the cheapest tickets were known as ---.
What is "Groundlings"?
This phrase means that the tragic figure accepts their situation and accepts responsibility to their errors and shortcomings and accepts what results naturally from this.
What is "they recognize the consequences of their actions"?
This is the reason Shakespeare's work was remarkable.
What is "it was authored by someone with a lackluster background and basic education who never left his homeland"?
Shakespeare referred to the Globe Theatre as the ----
What is "the Wooden O"?