Popular Entertainment (ER)

Question 1

Why was entertainment important?

Answer 1

It kept people busy

Provided jobs and pleasure

Question 2

Name 2 cruel sports

Answer 2

Bear and bull-baiting: Bears/Bulls would be chained to a stake and attacked by dogs, people would bet on which dog would survive the longest
Cock-fighting: People bet on which chicken would win in a fight

Question 3

What type of entertainment did the rich enjoy?

Answer 3

Archery
Hawking
Hunting
Dancing, singing, other music
Games like tennis, bowls, skittles

Question 4

What type of entertainment did the poor enjoy?

Answer 4

Football

Cruel sports

Question 5

Name 4 Playwrights

Answer 5

William Shakespeare -tragedies
Christophe Marlowe -tragedies
Thomas Kyd -dramas
Thomas Dekker -mainly comedies

Question 6

Name 2 theatres and when they were built

Answer 6

The Rose (1587)
The Globe (1599)

Question 7

Name 3 leading theatres companies and when they were formed

Answer 7

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men (1594)
Earl of Leicester’s Players (1574)
The Queen’s Men (1583)

Question 8

What were reasons for support towards the theatre?

Answer 8

Cheap entertainment for all to enjoy
Gripping storylines and detailed characters
Gave messages of loyalty

Question 9

What were reasons that opposed the theatre?

Answer 9

Authorities saw it as a threat
Risk of spreading diseases
Puritans thought it encouraged sinful behaviour
Allowed petty crime to take place

Question 10

What was the 1572 theatre law?

Answer 10

A law that banned strolling players from touring the country unless they had a license