Ancient Greek Theater
Ancient Roman Theater/Stock Characters
Elizabethan Theater
Shakespeare
Twelfth Night
100
What gender was never allowed onstage?
Women
100
Who did the Romans steal the idea of theater from?
The Greeks
100
Elizabeth I was a huge supporter of what?
Theater
100
What is Shakespeare's first name?
William
100
Whose brother was lost in a shipwreck?
Viola's
200
In Greek theater, this thing was always offstage and was never shown to the audience.
Violence/Death
200
What special material did Rome use to build its theaters?
Concrete
200
True or False: A playwright was always the owner of his work
False
200
Name one of Shakespeare's plays.
Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Comedy of Errors, Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing
200
Who is mourning the loss of their brother?
Olivia
300
Who is the Greek God of Theater and Wine?
Dionysus
300
What is so special about Roman concrete?
It's self repairing
300
What is a tiring house?
A dressing room
300
What was Shakespeare's theater called?
The Globe
300
What is Viola's male name?
Cesario
400
In what century did theater begin?
6th
400
What did Romans do that was different from Greeks?
They had lots of violence!
400
Who was Queen Elizabeth's father?
Henry VIII
400
Translate this sentence into modern English:
Wherefore art thou Romeo?
Why are you Romeo
400
What is the fools name?
Feste
500
Coliseums were often cut into what?
Hillsides
500
What character is The Matrona like?
Marge Simpson/Claire Dunphy
The nagging wife
500
Name 1 of the 4 popular theaters in Elizabethan England
The Rose, The Globe, The Swan, or The Fortune
500
Name 1 word that Shakespeare invented?
Bedroom, Eyeball, Swagger, Kissing, Worthless, Lonely, Skim Milk
500
Who does Maria and Toby plan to get revenge on?
Malvolio
600
Coliseums are typically in what shape?
Semi-circles
600
What Roman stock character is no longer used?
The Leno/The Slave Owner
600
What is the door underneath the stage called?
Trap Door
600
What is 1 phrase Shakespeare came up with?
Eaten out of house and home, heart on your sleep, flesh and blood, what's done is done, star crossed lovers, break the ice
600
What is Toby Belch always doing?
Drinking
700
Greek theater is the ____________ upon which all modern entertainment is based.
Foundation
700
What is the name of the female love interest in Roman stock characters
The Virgo
700
What is #4?
The Hut
700
What scheme did Shakespeare write his poems in?
Iambic Pentameter
700
Explain our love square in Twelfth Night
Duke loves Olivia, Olivia loves Cesario, who is really Viola, and Viola loves the Duke.