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The monarch who reigned when Shakespeare first came to London in 1585.
Who was Queen Elizabeth I?
The name for the area south of the River Thames in London
Where is Southwark?
These people could become Shakespearian actors
ONLY MEN COULD ACT ON THE English stage in Shakespeare's time, so women's roles were performed by boys. Although these actors were called boy players, they probably played females until they were in their 20s.
Shakespeare's father was John and he mad a living from making these.
Who made a living from making gloves?
Plays at the Globe theatre were performed at this time of day
PLAYS AT THE which house were performed in the afternoons, by daylight?
These are the features of a comedy
Which genre of play is light hearted and usually ends with a wedding?
The 'City Fathers ' discouraged people from watching plays fro these three reasons.
(must get all three)
What encouraged working people
1.to idleness and taking time off from their work, ?
2.immoral behaviour (particularly in women!)?
3unhealthy- spread plague?
Playwright Robert Greene called Shakespeare this in 1595.
Greene wrote an attack on Shakespeare in the year, calling him an "upstart crow".
Shakespeare was born here.
Who was born in Stratford-upon-Avon?
These were two uses of the trapdoor in the stage.
How did the players represent a grave or someone appearing or disappearing suddenly?
The roof of Globe Theatre was made of this.
Which theater had a thatched roof made of layers and straw and reeds?
Many Londoners tried to protect themselves from the plague, whenLondon was dirty and smelly, and all sorts of rubbish was left to rot in the streets. People thought that there was a link between the plague and the bad air in the City and carried these decorative containers holding sweet smelling herbs.
Why did London citizens carry pomanders around during the plague?
This war created a mood of patriotism in England, and people wanted to see plays drawn from English history with battles on the stage.
The war So,
How did the war from between Protestant England and Catholic Spain, ruled by King Philip II.(1585 TO) 1604 affect the mood for plays in London?
WHEN THE LONDON playhouses reopened in 1594, after their long closure due to the plague, Shakespeare joined a new company called this
WHEN THE LONDON playhouses reopened in 1594, after their long closure due to the plague, Shakespeare joined a new company called the Lord Chamberlain's Men. He wrote about two plays a year for them, and also worked as an actor.
The monarch was carried around the streets of London on this covered litter.
What was a palanquin used for?
FLYING THE FLAG
The Globe also had playhouse had a flag, flown on days when a play was being performed and a sign above its entrance which depicted this.
The Globe had a sign and a flag above its entrance, Rose Swan Globe depicting Hercules carrying a globe.
A "beheaded man" could be shown on stage using this method
What illusion was set up using two actors and a special table in the "discovery space" at the back of the stage, where hidden hands would pull back the curtains, revealing to the audience what looked like the body of a man, with his head cut off and displayed at his feet.
These was a musical instruments from Shakespeare's day. (must be on list)
1. Hautboy 2. Bagpipes 3. Drone pipes 4. lute
Between 1592 and 1594, when the plague was so bad that the playhouses had to stay closed for just over two years there was no demand for Shakespeare to write new plays so he wrote these poems.
When and why did Shakespeaer start writing sonnets?
A Midsummer Night's Dream is set in an enchanted wood, home to this king and queen of the fairies.
Who are Oberon and Titania?
This was one of the popular dances from Shakespeare's day.
What era were were the popular dances 1. galliard a lively court dance with springing steps, leaps, and kicks;the 2.pavane a stately dance, performed by a row of couples. Using long, gliding steps, ladies and gentlemen advanced, retreated, bowed, and curtsied or formal dances, such as the 3.wild morris, danced with jangling bells strapped to the legs.
Theater audiences snacked on these at theatre
When did the theater audience eat Pippin apples William pears and hazelnuts?
The groundling s smelled of these two things
Who smelled of garlic and onions in the theatre?
This is one of the four main ingredients of black ink used by playwrights in Shakespeare's time.
What is one of the four main ingredients used to make the black ink used by playwrights?
Swellings called 1.galls found on oak trees. The galls were ground up and mixed with 2.water or vinegar and a chemical called green vitriol, which was produced by pouring acid over3. rusty nails. 4. The final ingredient was gum arabic, the dried sap of the acacia tree.
A cutpurse did this.
Who cut the strings that tied a purse to its owner's belt in the Playhouses? they were ideal places for the cutpurses to work because they were so crowded and everyone there was concentrating on the stage.