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1
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Married who?

A

Anne Hathaway

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2
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Married at what age? Anne’s age?

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He was 24. She was 18.

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3
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Name/info of children?

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Susanna- (already in womb pre-marriage)
Judith-twin with hamnet
Hamnet- died in 1596

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4
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Acting companies?

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  • Lord Chamberlains men
  • the Queens men
  • the Kings men
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5
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Romeo/Juliet first preformed?

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1595

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6
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When was the globe theatre built?

A

1599

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7
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When was the globe theatre burned down?

A

1613

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8
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How did the globe theatre burn down?

A

A cannon in the play

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9
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What does the globe theatre resemble?

A

A wooden “o”

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10
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How many people did the globe theatre seat?

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3000

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11
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How much did it cost to stand in the pit?

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1 penny

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12
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What kind of people stood in the pit?

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Poor people

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13
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How much did it cost to sit in the balcony?

A

2 pennies

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14
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Who sat in the balconies?

A

Rich people

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15
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What notified the town that there was a play?

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By raising a flag at the top of the theater

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16
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What color flag did white represent?

A

Comedy

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17
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What color flag did red represent?

A

History

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18
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What color flag did black represent?

A

Tragedy.

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19
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What did Shakespeare father do?

A

He made gloves and owned land.

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20
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What two types of plays did Shakespeare blossom in?

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Comedies and tragedies

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21
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Who was the queen of England?

A

Elizabeth the first

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22
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Who was queen Elizabeth’s successor?

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James the first

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23
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What acting company did James the first change and to what?

A

The lord chamberlains men - the Kings men

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24
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Who closed all the theatres?

A

Puritans

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25
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How much of the globe theatre did Shakespeare own?

A

10%

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26
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In the plays women’s roles were performed by whom?

A

Boys

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27
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What did the Elizabethans believe about fate?

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Fate was in control and no one could change it.

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28
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What did Elizabethans believe about marriages?

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They were to be arranged by the parents

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29
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What did the Elizabethans believe about superstitions?

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They believed in witches/supernatural/astrology/omens/signs

They also believed in love at first sight

30
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What did Elizabethans believe about women?

A

They did not work outside the home unless they were nannies

31
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Elizabethans believed what about spoken English?

A

Poor people= rough/vulgar

Rich people= polished/poetic

32
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Shakespeare was an established actor and playwrighter when?

A

1592

33
Q

When did Shakespeare die?

A

April 23, 1616

34
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Why is Shakespeare still performed?

A

He understood what made people tick and how to put it into works

35
Q

Where was he christened?

A

Stratford

36
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When was daughter Susanna christened?

A

May 26, 1583

37
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The twins hamnet and Judith were christened when?

A

February 2, 1585

38
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Shakespeare’s name was first printed when?

A

1592

39
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We know more about him through what?

A

Plays and poems

40
Q

His universal understanding of what has made his work seem contemporary?

A

Human condition

41
Q

His 4 most popular topics are?

A

Power/war/violence/passion

42
Q

London of 1593 was a world of what?

A

Dramatic contrasts

43
Q

What was the common denominator in the unruly society?

A

Playgoing

44
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How long did plays generally last?

A

Several hours

45
Q

1593 the two major theaters were?

A

The curtain and the rose

46
Q

Playhouses rely on what to set the scenes?

A

Playwrights

47
Q

Costumes were often what?

A

Elegant and flamboyant

48
Q

Costumes were generally what from wealthy benefactors?

A

Gifts

49
Q

It was illegal for anyone below countess/count to wear what color?

A

Purple

50
Q

Purple could only be created by crushing what?

A

Tiny sea snails

51
Q

City officials wanted to claw down the theatres because ?

A

They spread the plague and attracted the “wrong” crowd.

52
Q

A good play could change a theatre fortune when?

A

Overnight

53
Q

4 ingredients for commercial success included ?

A

Pirate King
Shipwreck
Romance
Dog

54
Q

Lots of critics wouldn’t go to a play unless it had what?

A

One good stabbing

55
Q

What brought in audiences more than plays?

A

Stars

56
Q

1593 who was the most popular playwright?

A

Christopher Marlowe

57
Q

Ned Allen led an acting group called ?

A

The admirals men

58
Q

Who was considered to be the tom cruise of his time?

A

Ned Allen

59
Q

Plays usually ran for how many days?

A

3-4

60
Q

Women were educated in ?

A

Piaty
Chastity
Domestic skills

61
Q

The #1 job for women was what?

A

Marriage

62
Q

Marriage was for what?

A

Property and family alliances

63
Q

Daughters were expected to treat their parents how?

A

By obeying them

64
Q

The most powerful individual in society was?

A

Queen Elizabeth the first

65
Q

By 1593 she had been on the throne for how many years?

A

40

66
Q

How was queen vital to the theatre?

A

By attending them she kept them playing and not being shut down

67
Q

Queens nickname was?

A

Virgin queen

68
Q

Theatre was as much what as it was a diversion?

A

A learning experience

69
Q

The queen never married because it served her well in what?

A

Foreign policy

70
Q

What was Shakespeare’s way of commenting on the lowly status of women in society?

A

Cross dressing

71
Q

Romeo and Juliet starts out as a what but ends up with what?

A

A comedy and ends with them both committing suicide

72
Q

Birthdate?

A

April 23, 1564

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