Elizabethan Topic 3 - Popular Entertainment Flashcards
In Tudor times was the purpose of Sundays
A day of Worship
What was the importance of entertainment
It countered the hard life of most which was a result of plague and low life expectancy
What were Cruel sports
Blood sports which included cockfighting and bear and bull baiting, they attracted large audiences and enjoyed by all sections of society
What was Bear and Bull baiting
Bears would be chained to a stake and dogs would be released to make it angry. People betted on which dog would survive the longest.
What was a popular baiting arena in London
Bear garden
What is cockfighting
Fight between as many as 20 birds in a cockfighting pit
What were the popular forms of entertainment enjoyed by the rich
Hunting hawking archery dancing music singing and ball games
What was hawking
A trained Falcon or hawk would kill selected prey and return it
When would men play archery
On a Sunday after church
What type of dancing was enjoyed by the lower classes
Country dances
What type of dancing would the higher classes perform
Foreign dancers including the slow Pavan and galliard
What sport was popular from the rich
Tennis
What are the bands of strolling players
Wandering bands that toured the country
Who would the strolling players perform to
Farmers tradesmen women and children
What was a common theme played by the strolling players
Robin Hood because it told the story of the poor triumphing over the rich
Why did the authorities fear the bands of strolling players
They encourage people to rebel
Mass gatherings cause the spread of plague
What year were the bands of strolling players banned
1572
What was the condition that allowed the bands of strolling players to continue performing
They could continue performing if they had been granted a license by the lord Chamberlain
Name two leading theatre companies
Queens men
The Lord Chamberlains men
Who built the first theatre and in what year
James Burbage created ‘the theatre’ in 1576
What did the floor of the theatre mirror
Hell as devils emerged from the trap door
Where did the poor buy tickets in
The pit
Where did the rich buy tickets in
The galleries as they had protection against the rain
Name two famous playwrights in Elizabethan England
Shakespeare
Marlowe
Who supported the theatre
- The Queen he also became an important patron
- The lower classes as it provided cheap entertainment
Who opposed the theatre
- The authorities because large crowds cause disturbance
- The authorities because it allowed crime and pickpocketing
- The puritans because they considered the theatre to be the work of the devil as it encouraged sinfulness
