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Renaissance Theater
Will's Life and Bio
Actors
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History
100
This is the shape of a Renaissance theater.
What is a hexagon, doughnut, or circle?
100
This is unique or strange about Shakespeare's date of birth and date of death.
What is the face that they are the same day?
100
Most actors were from which economic background: Rich, Middle-class, or Poor
What is Poor?
100
Hath thee ne'er read Shakespeare before?
What is Have you never read Shakespeare before?
100
In what century did most Renaissance theater take place: a. 1250-1350 b. 1450-1550 c. 1550-1650 d. 1750-1850
What is C - 1550-1650?
200
These are the materials (3) that playhouses were made of.
What is wood, straw, and plaster?
200
This is the highest level of education that Shakespeare attained? (Elem, Middle, High school, or college)
What is elementary school?
200
This is the reason why boys and young men played women's roles.
What is women were forbidden to act?
200
Thou art oft late to class; wherefore art thee late?
What is: "You are often late to class; why are you late?
200
These are places that were usually near theaters.
What are casinos and brothels?
300
This is the reason why Renaissance theaters had to have open roofs.
What is no artificial light, the sun needed to go through the top?
300
There are the three kinds of plays Shakespeare wrote.
What is Tragedy, Comedy, and History
300
This is the number of days per week actors worked.
What is six?
300
Thy sauciness is ne'er a good idea to get a favor from thy friend.
What is: "You rudeness is never a good idea to get a favor from your friend."
300
This is the name of ONE of the kings/queens that supported Shakespeare.
What is Elizabeth, James, or Charles?
400
This is the name of the place where the poor theatergoers stood during the performance.
What is the pit or the yard?
400
This is the place where Shakespeare was born.
What is Stratford-upon-Avon, England?
400
This is the definition of a minstrel and where they performed.
What is a wandering singer and actor that acted in taverns and inns?
400
I command thee to go away, for thou hath oft annoyed me.
What is "I command you to go away, for you have often annoyed me."
400
Give three reasons why acting was not a good profession.
What is low pay, unreliable work, and that actors had bad reputations?
500
These are the two nicknames of the poor people that stood in front of the stage.
What are the penny stinkers and the groundlings?
500
These are 4 plays that Shakespeare wrote.
What is R+J, Hamlet, Othello, Julius Caesar, King Lear...etc.
500
This is why plays weren't published during Shakespeare's time.
What is other play companies could perform them without permission?
500
'tis thou that oft is away; wherefore art thee, art thee saucy?
What is: "it is you that often is away; why are you, are you angry/rude?"
500
This is the name of the religious group that banned theaters in 1642.
What is the Puritans?