general
what does the term "renaissance" actually mean?
rebirth
what kind of stage did elizabethan theaters use?
thrust; audience on three sides
ben jonson is known for writing masques. what is a masque?
a play with song and dance
what do we call the 7 years in which we have no official record of shakespeare's whereabouts?
the lost years
who kills macbeth at the end of the play?
macduff
which person held the throne of england during this time?
queen elizabeth i
what part of elizabethan theaters were more about being seen than actually watching the performances?
boxes
how many tragedies did christopher marlowe write?
six
what was the name of the theater owned by shakespeare?
the globe
what is the title given to macbeth after his victory in battle at the beginning of the play?
thane of cawdor
what church did king henry viii found so that he may divorce his wife?
the church of england
how did the globe theater originally burn down?
a stage cannon misfired
what is the name of the playwright who joined the army to escape a life of laying bricks and then became an actor and a playwright known for his comedies?
ben jonson
what was the name of the acting troupe that shakespeare was part of?
the lord chamberlain's men
what is the witches final prophecy given to macbeth that gives him false confidence?
that no man born of a woman will harm him and that he will not be defeated until the woods begin to walk
during this time, women were not allowed to perform on stage. so, who would play female roles in performances?
young boys
what did they call the patrons who sat on the ground level of elizabethan theaters?
groundlings
about how many playwrights were writing plays during the elizabethan and jacobean eras?
more than 80
how many plays did shakespeare write?
thirty-seven
which character flees to england upon hearing about the death of his father, king duncan?
malcolm
which form of poetry, consisting of 14 lines, became especially popular during the english renaissance?
sonnet
what is the name of the first theater built in england?
the red lion
what is the name of the playwright who is the son of a merchant, born the same year as shakespeare, and is famous for being shakespeare's rival?
christopher marlowe
what is shakespeare's nickname?
the bard
what supernatural element appears at macbeth's banquet, causing him to panic?
the ghost of banquo