Elizabeth 5 - Theatres and their opponents

Question 1

What was there instead of theatres?

Answer 1

Instead, actors toured the country, performing at alehouses and parish ales

Question 2

What happened when the government started arresting actors as vagrants?

Answer 2

When the government began arresting actors as vagrants, they formed theatre companies
The theatre companies built theatres in London to perform plays written by playwrights

Question 3

What opposition was there to theatres(1)?

Answer 3

Puritan ministers opposed the theatres because plays encouraged unholy behaviour and distracted ordinary people from prayer and bible reading

Question 4

What opposition was there to theatres(2)?

Answer 4

The London city authorities opposed the theatre because they feared crowds of spectators would spread the plague or commit crimes

Question 5

Who supported the theatres(1)?

Answer 5

The Queen enjoyed the theatre and invited Shakespeare to perform at the Royal Court

Question 6

Who supported theatres (2)?

Answer 6

Ordinary people loved the theatre because it provided cheap entertainment