Renaissance Drama
William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet
Wild Card
100

What two genres of drama were the most popular during the English Renaissance?

What are comedy and tragedy?

100

What was the name of William Shakespeare's wife?

Who is Anne Hathaway?

100

What is Romeo's last name?

What is Montague?

100

The word "playwright" did not exist in early modern English, so playwrights were called...

What are poets?

200

About how many plays survive from the English Renaissance?

What is 500?

200

What was the name of the company that William Shakespeare worked with for his entire career?

The Lord Chamberlain's Men

200

How old is Juliet?

What is 13?

200

"Renaissance" means...

What is "rebirth"?
300

During what century did the English Renaissance START?

What is the 16th century?

300

How many plays did William Shakespeare write?

What is 38?

300

Where does the story take place?

What is Verona, Italy?

300
What were two two methods of lighting an English Renaissance playhouse?

What are candles and sunlight?

400

What was the structure behind the Renaissance stage called?

What is the tiring house?

400

How many sonnets did William Shakespeare write?

What is 154?

400

Who dies first: Romeo or Juliet?

Who is Romeo?
400

What is another name for Engish Renaissance Theatre?

What is Elizabethan Theatre?

500

English Renaissance plays were often criticized when they did not conform to the expectations set by the theatre of ___________.

What is Classical Rome?

500
What year was William Shakespeare born?

What is 1564?

500

What year was Romeo and Juliet written?

What is 1595?

500

In what town was William Shakespeare born?

What is Stratford-Upon Avon?