What was the name of the time period the Globe Theatre was built?
The Elizabethian Era
100
What architectural fault led the the burning of the original Globe Theatre?
Thatched Roof
100
The Pit of the stage was also referred to as what?
The Yard
100
How were the stage columns painted to look like Roman architecture?
Like marble
100
What time did plays usually start?
3
200
Was was the name of the Protestant group that destroyed the Globe Theatre?
The Puritans
200
Admire of Roman and Greek architecture led to the Globe Theatre being a smaller version of what famous monument?
The Roman Colosseum
200
A white flag represented which kind of play?
Comedy
200
Who would donate fancy costumes and props?
Rich Patrons
200
Name three of Shakespeare's plays
Much Ado about Nothing, Midsummer Nights Dream, Merchant of Venice, The Tempest, King Henry Vlll, Hamlet, Julius Ceasar, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo and Juliet
300
What was the name of Shakespeare's acting group that helped build the Globe theatre and eventually he would write most of the plays for?
Chamberlain's Men
300
What was the original Globe Theatre made out of?
Wood
300
Where could the wealthiest sit during a play
In chairs on the sides of the stage
300
Name the three parts of the stage
Outer stage, inner stage, blacony
300
What year was the Globe Theatre completed?
1599
400
The Latin phrase that was the motto of the Globe Theatre, "Totus mundus agit histrionem", means what?
The whole world is a playhouse
400
The Globe Theatre could hold up to how many people?
3000
400
What did King James l do to the Chamberlain's Men?
Took them under Royal Patronage
400
What were above and below the stage sometimes referred to due to appearances in performances?
Heaven and Hell
400
What color flag would fly on a day when the play was a tragedy?
Black
500
What is the name of the river that runs through London that the Globe Theatre had to be built on the other side of?
River Thames
500
What material replaced the thatched straw roof when the Globe Theatre was rebuilt?
Tile
500
Describe the how trapdoors were used.
Actors could appear up from a trap door in the stage, which could represent them coming up from the ground or coming back from the dead. They could also appear on ropes from a trapdoor in the ceiling which could represent them as angels or flying.
500
Name five props used during a play
Swords and daggers
Goblets and plates
Chairs and stools
Candles and torches
Blood soaked handkerchiefs
Writing materials
Manuscripts
Bottles of Wine or ale
Whips
Books
Blankets
Helmets
Armor
False jewels
Crowns
Skulls and bones
Animal furs
Flags and banners
Caskets and containers
Flowers and petals
500
What was the name of the man that built the original Theatre in London?