Liturgical Drama
What was the title of the first playlet in a church service?
Quem Quaeritis
What genre was being created in Italy while cycle plays were popular in the rest of mainland Europe?
Neoclassicalism
Why did the English renaissance start so much later than the Italian renaissance?
A series of wars in England
What was Shakespeare's life span?
1564-1616
What is the first element on the periodic table?
Hydrogen
What Genre did Hrotsvitha create?
Comaedia Sacrae or Sacred Comedy
Which Roman playwright heavily influenced the early works of the Neoclassical movement?
Plautus
What group of people end up taking control of the throne in England?
The Tudors
What was the first book of Shakespeare's plays called?
The First Folio
What painting technique became popular in Italian Reissuance play sets?
Single point perspecitve
What genre did Hildegard create?
Morality Play
What were the early comedies in the neoclassical movement called?
Comedia Erudita
What led to the demise of the cycle play?
Queen Elizabeth 1 outlawing religious plays.
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
38
What was the name of the first completely indoor theater?
Black Friar
What genre of theater is an ambitious genre of medieval drama that depicts the whole history of the Christian universe, starting with the creation of the world and ending with the death and resurrection of Christ, skimming most of the Old and New Testaments in between.
Cycle Play
What genre of play when translated to English means artful comedy
Commedia dell'arte
describe the difference between a public and a private theater
Public theater were open air and significantly cheaper to attend, Private theaters were completely indoor spaces that tended to attract a wealthier crowd?
What are the three Genres of Plays The Shakespeare wrote?
Comedy, History, Tragedy
Describe the general makeup of a theater company
These companies were usually made up of 8-12 shareholders and 3-4 young boys. Some of the roles available in these companies were those of musician, stage hands, and players
What other genres outside of the cycle play were popular during this time period and list one play from each genre. (not cycle play)
Morality play, Everyman; Secular play, The Play of Robin and Marion
Brighella, Pantalone, , Arlecchino, Capaitano, Innamorata and Innamorato are all examples of what?
Stock characters used in commedia dell'arte
Who were the University Wits?
A group of writers who wrote plays for the private theaters that all attended prestigious universities.
What genre of play is comprised mostly of Shakespeare's earliest works?
History
What element has the chemical symbol Ag?
silver