Pre-Renaissance
This Greek god was worshipped at their theatre festivals.
Who was Dionysus?
Renaissance means:
What is Rebirth/Enlightening. A revival of art and literature.
Shakespeare's theatre
What is The Globe?
What is a modern example of Pantalone?
Mr. Krabs, Scrooge, Mr. Burns, etc.
What queen was the Elizabethan period named after?
Queen Elizabeth I
He created the printing press.
Who was Johannes Guttenberg?
The people of the Renaissance used this device to light the stage.
What are candles?
Shakespeare's job before he was a writer.
What is an actor?
Who is the Harlequin?
The fool
This playwright was killed in a bar fight and thought to be a spy for the Queen.
Who is Christopher Marlowe?
Aristotle wrote this book which included the "recipe" for great tragedies.
What is The Poetics
Name one of the two Spanish Golden Age playwrights we discussed and provide one of his non-playwright jobs.
Who are Lope de Vega and Calderon de la Barca? Calderon was a priest and soldier.
Shape of the Globe theatre.
What is Circular?
This commedia stock character is a braggart but is secretly cowardly.
Who is Il Capitano?
The godfathers of the Renaissance.
Who were the Medici Family?
Name two of the six elements Aristotle stated were necessary for great tragedies.
What are plot, character, thought, diction, music, and spectacle?
The style of stage which became popular during the Renaissance and spread throughout European theatres (except England).
What is the proscenium stage?
What actor did Shakespeare write his best plays for?
Who was Richard Burbage?
What is a stock character?
A character that stays the same through many "episodes" and is used in many different shows
Shakespeare wrote the role of Bottom for this actor. Name the actor and tell us why.
Who was Will Kempe and because Shakespeare hated that Will Kempe improvised too much?
Name two of the three great Greek tragedians.
Who are Euripides, Aeschylus, and Sophocles?
The Italian Universities produced this type of play during the Renaissance.
What are Greek plays
The kind of meter Shakespeare used in his verse.
What is Iambic Pentameter?
Define Lazzi
Stage business
The birthplace of the Renaissance (city and country).
What is Florence, Italy?