Elizabethan Drama

Question 1

​ ​discourse​ ​in​ ​which​ ​a​ ​character,​ ​alone​ ​in​ ​front​ ​of​ ​an​ ​audience, communicates​ ​his​ ​or​ ​her​ ​mind​ ​out​ ​loud

Answer 1

SOLILOQUY

Question 2

a ​religious​ ​theory or idea​ ​that​ goes against common​ ​conventions

Answer 2

HERESY

Question 3

a​ literary device in which ​characters, events,​ ​or​ objects serve as representations of principles or ideas

Answer 3

ALLEGORY

Question 4

a​ ​play​ ​portraying​ ​a​ ​scene​ ​or​ ​scenes​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Bible

Answer 4

MYSTERY PLAY

Question 5

a​ ​dramatic​ ​presentation,​ ​such as​ ​a
play​ ​that​ often ​shows​ ​
a​ historical or​ ​a​ ​religious​ ​event

Answer 5

PAGEANT

Question 6

​ ​a play​ in which the primary ​motive

of the protagonist is revenge

Answer 6

REVENGE TRAGEDY

Question 7

a​ ​kind​ ​of​ ​poetry​ ​with​ ​

regular​ ​meter​ ​yet​ ​no​ ​rhyme

Answer 7

BLANK VERSE

Question 8

an​ ​expansive,​ ​semi-round​ ​open-air​ ​theater​ ​
with​ ​seats​ ​ascending​ ​in​ ​levels from​ ​a​ ​stage
in the center​

Answer 8

AMPHITHEATER

Question 9

a​ ​literary​ ​work​ ​about​ ​unrealistic​ events ​including​ ​characters​ ​that​ ​are unique​ ​in​ ​relation​ ​to​ ​normal​ ​individuals

Answer 9

ROMANCE

Question 10

a​ ​play​ based on​ ​

exceptional​ ​individuals​ ​or​ events

Answer 10

HISTORY CHRONICLE

Question 11

type of comedy​ ​that​ ​uses​ ​preposterous​ ​characters​ ​and​ ​scenes​ ​to incite​ ​the​ ​audience​ ​to​ ​laugh

Answer 11

FARCE

Question 12

1558-1603

Answer 12

Golden Age

Question 13

Who ruled in England during Elizabethan Era?

Answer 13

Elizabeth I

Question 14

Facts About the Elizabethan Era

Answer 14

LASTED 45 YEARS
CLASS-BASED
SUPREME NAVAL POWER
NO USE OF PAPER MONEY
THE QUEEN HAS NO CHILD NOR HUSBAND
GREATEST PLAYWRIGHTS
WITCH HYSTERIA
BELIEF IN GHOST
LOVE FOR POETRY
FAMOUS FOR ITS THEATER

Question 15

mostly religious and instructional

Answer 15

Elizabethan Drama

Question 16

two main structures: miracle plays and morality plays

Answer 16

Elizabethan Drama

Question 17

enactments of stories from the bible and lives of holy people

Answer 17

miracle plays

Question 18

portrayed the struggle of good and evil; aimed to positively affect the behavior of the audience

Answer 18

morality plays

Question 19

Characteristics of Tragedy

Answer 19

UNHAPPY CONCLUSION
TRAGIC FLAW
NOT BY ACCIDENT

Question 20

NOTABLE PLAYWRIGHTS OF TRAGEDY

Answer 20

Hamlet
King Lear
Macbeth
Othello

Edward II
The Jew of Malta
Dr. Faustus
Tamburlaine

Women Beware Women
The Changeling

Question 21

Characteristics of Comedy

Answer 21

LOVE & HAPPY ENDING
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
OVERCOMING STRUGGLES

Question 22

NOTABLE PLAYWRIGHTS OF COMEDY

Answer 22

Comedy of Errors
Midsummer Night’s Dream
You Like It
Twelfth Night
The Tempest
Much Ado About Nothing

Friar Bacon &
Friar Bungay

The Alchemist

The Shoemaker’s Holiday

Question 23

6 Elements of Drama

Answer 23

Plot
Characters
Theme
Language
Spectacle
Rhythm and Timing

Question 24

Spare space at the top for actors’ entrances or flying effects

Answer 24

The Heavens

Question 25

Where the groundlings stand near to the actors

Answer 25

The Pit or Yard

Question 26

Raised by bolster pillars; has trap doors for smoke effects; has wooden floors

Answer 26

The Stage

Question 27

Had wooden seats and rooftop that offered cover to viewers from harsh weather

Answer 27

The Galleries

Question 28

Used for smooth entrance and exits among actors and viewers

Answer 28

Stairs and Access

Question 29

Stage wall behind pillars

Answer 29

Frons Scenae

Question 30

used by actors and by the upper classes and the nobility; offers best seats

Answer 30

Lord’s Room

Question 31

Where actors change clothes and also utilized as storage room

Answer 31

Tiring House and Hut

Question 32

For wealthy supporters of the Globe Theater

Answer 32

Gentleman’s Room