Shakespeare and Royalty
Shakespeare's Influence and his History with Theatre
Actors and Appearance
The Globe Theatre
100
Is "Taming of the Shrew" a royalty-centric play?
No
100
The first Shakespearean play to use love as a tragedy
Romeo and Juliet
100
True or False? The three most important skill an actor needs have are: good voice, 'over-act' and good accent.
False
100
What River is the Globe theatre near?
The Thames River
200
Who was William Shakespeare first under patronage of?
The Lord Chamberlain
200
Captain Ahab has similar characteristics to this royal character in a Shakespeare play
King Lear
200
Actors (especially in the globe theatre) perform ____ performances of 10 different plays in less than 2 weeks
11
200
In the Globe theatre, there is a section above the stage, decorated with clouds, what is this called?
The Heavens
300
What play did Shakespeare right for James I?
MacBeth
300
This phrase, created by Shakespeare, means "in a predicament".
"In a pickle"
300
Who played the female roles?
young boys
300
The globe's main viewpoint was called the?
The pit
400
What was Shakespeare’s acting troupe granted after King James I ascended to the throne?
a Royal Patent
400
Apart from playwrites and literary pieces, Shakespeare wrote 156 of these.
A Sonnet
400
_______________ are the cheapest tickets.
Groundling Tickets
400
The Original Globe caught on fire, and burnt down quickly because of it's...?
A thatched roof
500
The opinions of royalty and ____ influenced the success of playwrights greatly.
Nobility
500
Shakespeare was the first to use these as an exploration of the characters mind.
A Soliloquy?
500
There are 26 ‘_______ actors’ in the Shakespeare Company.
"principle"
500
The timber used in building the Globe Theatre was previously used by?
"The Theatre"
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