PEOPLE
THEATER
GEOGRAPHY
PLAYS
MISCELLANEOUS
100
Who wrote Hamlet and was greatly supported by Elizabeth I?
William Shakespeare
100
Where did Shakespeare originally build his Old Globe theater?
London, England
100
What is the name of the river that splits London in half.
The Thames River
100
How typically long were plays during the Elizabethan Era?
Three hours
100
What is the name of the play where this quote comes from "To be, or not to be:that is the question" (ActIII, SceneII)
Hamlet
200
Who was the king/queen during the Elizabethan Ere that encouraged acting?
Queen Elizabeth I
200
What was a main concern of many people who went to the theaters?
The Plague
200
Where did actors perform before theaters were built?
In hotels/inns or outside
200
Where in the theaters did the poor watch the plays?
On the ground in front of the stage
200
Who wrote Romeo and Julliet
William Shakespeare
300
Who owned the land the Old Globe was built on?
Giles Allen
300
What part of someone's clothing distinguished their social class?
Color and fabric
300
Where did Shakespeare build his famous Old Globe theater after a law was passed banning playhouses in London?
Southwark
300
What is the name of Shakespeare's play that discusses the rise and fall of Richard II?
Richard II
300
What color was the flag outside of the theater when they were to preform a tragedy?
Black
400
Who was the mother of Elizabeth I?
Anne Boleyn
400
What is the term for a fancy play often performed by nobility?
A Masque
400
About how many people fit inside the Old Globe at once?
About 3,000
400
Since Southwark was where London's rules didn't apply, people would watch ___ and ___ fight against each other for fun.
dogs and bears
400
When did Shakespeare write Much Ado About Nothing?
1598
500
Who wrote the Isle of Dogs?
Thomas Nash and Ben Jonson
500
During what year did it become illegal for women to act in plays?
1660
500
Who commissioned the play Richard II and then led a revolt the following day?
The Earl of Essex
500
If you were watching Romeo and Julliete in 1668 Juliette would have actually been...
A man
500
Who built the first theater in England, simply know as "The Theater"?
James Burbage
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