Queen Elizabeth I and Theatre Support
Theatres and Performance Style
Play Themes and Style
Famous People
Rules and Society
100
This monarch helped the theatre become a respected part of English culture.
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
100
Plays were done during the day using this kind of light.
What is sunlight (natural light)?
100
Who were plays written for?
What is both rich and poor?
100
The most famous playwright of the Elizabethan era, known for his powerful storytelling and poetic language.
Who is William Shakespeare?
100
Why weren’t women allowed to act?
What is sexism or unfair rules for women?
200
Queen Elizabeth I used theatre to promote these three things in her kingdom. (THREE)
What are loyalty, unity, and national pride?
200
The stage stuck out into the crowd.
What is a thrust stage?
200
How many parts did most plays have?
What is Five?
200
Who wrote serious plays like Doctor Faustus?
Who is Christopher Marlowe?
200
Who played the women in the plays?
Who are Men and Boys...
300
Her passion for this art form made it thrive during her reign.
What is theatre?
300
Elizabethan theatres were this shape and didn’t have a roof in the middle.
What is round and open-air?
300
Name the popular topic used in plays.
What is love, power, revenge, or betrayal?
300
Who wrote Volpone and went to jail for his plays?
Who is Ben Jonson?
300
What type of ideas had to be hidden in the plays?
What is political or religious ideas?
400
Queen Elizabeth I ruled England during these years.
What are 1558 to 1603?
400
These three things helped people imagine the setting.
What are words, costumes, and imagination?
400
This is a type of poetry with no rhyming that many plays used.
What is Blank Verse
400
Which actor was known for a deep, powerful voice? (Star Actor)
Who is Edward Alleyn?
400
What type of ideas had to be hidden in the plays?
What is political or religious ideas?
500
This form of official financial or political support was given to actors and playwrights by Queen Elizabeth I.
What is patronage?
500
This was one of the first big theatres in London 1587.
What is the Rose Theatre?
500
This is when a character talks alone to show their feelings.
What is a soliloquy?
500
Who was a great actor and helped run the Globe Theatre?
Who is Richard Burbage?
500
What law or rule did all plays have to follow?
What is No Catholic or slander towards the Churches of England?