Shakespeare
Shakespeare was more than a playwright. Name ONE other job or role he had in the theatre.
Actor, businessman or shareholder.
What was the famous theatre associated with Shakespeare and his company?
The Globe Theatre.
Who was Queen of England during most of Shakespeare's early life and career?
Queen Elizabeth I.
Which humor was associated with blood and a cheerful, energetic personality?
Sanguine.
Two young people from feuding families fall in love in this famous tragedy.
What is Romeo and Juliet
What was the original name of Shakespeare's acting company?
The Lord Chamberlain's Men.
What nickname is commonly used for spectators who stood in the yard near the stage?
Groundlings.
What disease repeatedly caused London's theatres to close?
The plague.
Which humor was associated with yellow bile and an ambitious, forceful personality?
Choleric.
Fairies, a magical love potion, confused lovers, and a man with a donkey's head appear in this comedy.
What is A Midsummer Night's Dream
Who was the famous leading actor in Shakespeare's company associated with Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Richard III?
Richard Burbage.
Why were Globe performances commonly held during daylight?
The Globe was open-air and did not have modern stage lighting.
What enormous Spanish fleet threatened England in 1588?
The Spanish Armada.
Which humor was associated with black bile and a thoughtful, serious personality?
Melancholic.
Three witches tell a Scottish nobleman that he will become king in this tragedy.
What is Macbeth
After King James I became the company's royal patron, what did the Lord Chamberlain's Men become?
The King's Men.
Who generally performed female characters on Shakespeare's professional public stage?
Boys or young men.
What English settlement was established in Virginia in 1607 while Shakespeare was alive?
Jamestown.
Which humor was associated with phlegm and a calm, patient personality?
Phlegmatic.
This character asks the famous question, “To be, or not to be?”
Who is Hamlet
Name the three traditional major categories of Shakespeare's plays.
Comedies, tragedies and histories.
What caused the Globe to burn down in 1613?
A theatrical cannon effect ignited the thatched roof.
What was the name of the 1605 conspiracy to blow up Parliament and kill King James I?
The Gunpowder Plot.
Which ancient civilization's medical tradition is associated with the origins of the Four Humors?
Ancient Greece.
This famous sonnet begins by asking whether the person should be compared to a summer's day.
What is Sonnet 18