Elizabethan Period
What kind of influence did the Renaissance have to the people from the age of Shakespeare?
It liberated human thinking from the irrationality of medieval times.
Mention the three religious groups in conflict.
Catholics, Protestants and Puritans
Romeo and Juliet: Who faked their dead?
Juliet
What is the most famous line from Shakespeare?
Could women work as actresses in plays of the time?
No
Was Queen Elizabeth the First excommunicated from the Catholic Church?
Yes
How was called the Spanish naval force?
The Spanish Armada
Why did Othello kill his wife?
Jealousy
Which type of prose first appeared during the Age of Shakespeare?
Poetic prose
What was the most important theater?
The Globe
Who was the first to translate the bible into English?
William Tyndale
The third stage in the Social Order of Elizabethan Times
Nobility
What are the 3 most important poets of this period?
Ben Jonson, Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare
How many words in the English language were invented by Shakespeare?
1,500 - 1,700
What kinds of characters did the young boys play?
Female characters
How old was William Shakespeare when he died?
52
Where does the term "euphuism" come from?
John Lyly's Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit
Mention 2 of the iconic works of Christopher Marlow.
Dr Faustus
Dide Queen of Cartago
The jew of Malta
Massacre at Paris