The Elizabethans: An Indroduction Elizabethan England Flashcards
Elizabethan England was in the 16th century (___), it was a ___ society
1500s
agriculture
In Elizabethan England there was a struggle for ___
survival
In Elizabethan England the majority of the population lived in the ___
south
Approximately 120,000 people lived in ___
London
in Elizabethan England, the houses were beautiful on the exterior, but the inside had ___, dark, dingey, lit by candles
no running water or proper drainage
Population ___ by 1 million during Elizabeth’s reign
increased
1561 - ___ plague kills 17,000 in London
bubonic
dusty roads, travel by ___
horseback or boat
major industry: ___ exported as ___ to Europe
wool
cloth
Queen Elizabeth I was the daughter of ___ - 2nd marriage to ___
Henry VIII’s
Anne Boleyn
Queen Elizabeth I was known as the ___ because she never married
Virgin Queen
Queen Elizabeth I never married because…
she liked the power of being Queen and didn’t want to share
Queen Elizabeth I was born in ___
1533
Queen Elizabeth I’s mother was executed in ___, Elizabeth declared ___ and ___ from court
1536
illegitimate
banished
Queen Elizabeth I befriends ___, ___ and lives with her after his death in 1547
Catherine Parr
Henry’s 6th wife
Upon her half-sisters death, Queen Elizabeth I …
becomes Queen in 1558 at 25 years old
Queen Elizabeth I was ___ for the enormity of the task which lay ahead and had to maintain a ____
ill-prepared
politically low profile
What was Queen Elizabeth I’s greatest talent?
an ability to choose and inspire capable men to govern her kingdom
Queen Elizabeth I inherited a ___ at a time when profound ___ changes were sweeping
weak, divided, dispirited nation
political and social
powerful neighboring countries were ____ as ___ tore at the very hearts and souls of her subjects
threatening invasion
conflicting old and new ideologies
When was Elizabeth’s Reign
1558-1603
Current state during Elizabeth’s Reign:
England at war with France, who is allied with Scotland
Religious differences during Elizabeth’s Reign:
___(1509-1547) - broke with Rome, dissolved all monasteries, and established the ___
Henry VIII
Church of England
Religious differences during Elizabeth’s Reign:
___ (1547-1553) - ___
Edward
hard-line Protestant
Religious differences during Elizabeth’s Reign:
___ (1553 - 1558) - ___, publicly burned heretics at the stake
Mary I
Catholic
William Shakespeare is believed to be the ___ in history
greatest playwright
William Shakespeare was known for his…
ability to depict human character
William Shakespeare was born ___
April 23 1564 in Stratford upon Avon
William Shakespeare married ___
Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway was ___ like most women
illiterate
Where did William Shakespeare spend most of his time
London
William Shakespeare died on ___ at ___
April 23 1616
52 years old
___ paid Shakespeare’s theater company the highest possible compliment by endowing its members with the status of ___
King James
King’s Players
There is very little ___ on Shakespeare so some believe that his plays were written by someone else
factual biographical information
Shakespeare is said to have written __ plays and __ sonnets
37
154
When did William Shakespeare gain the bulk of his fame
posthumously
In the late 1580’s William Shakespeare becomes involved with a ___ and moves to ___
travelling group of actors
london
1594 - William Shakespeare was a founding member of the ___, an acting company
Lord Chamberlain’s Men
1598-1599 - ___ built on Bankside; Shakespeare is a shareholder
Globe Theater
16th century theater was staged in ___
the open air
in 16th century theater only ___ wore costumes
principle actors
in 16th century theater, there were no ___,___,___, minimal ___ and ___
women
probs
curtains
music
sound effects
in 16th century theater there were strong ___ and power of ___ which had a ___
storylines
verse
universal appeal
What was Julius Caesar’s full name?
Gaius Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was born july 12, ___
100BC
Julius Caesar was considered ot be a ____
military genius and brilliant politician
Julius Caesar was supposedly a direct decendant of the ___
Trojan Prince Aeneas (son of Venus)
Julius Caesar lived during the harsh dictatorshop of ___
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Julius Caesar ___ when father-in-law Cinna is killed
fled to asia
Julius Caesar joined army where he became a ___
decorated war hero
Julius Caesar returns to Rome where he begins his political carrer after ___
sulla dies
Julius Caesar formed the first ___ with ___ and ___
triumvirate
Pompey the Great
Marcus Licinus Crassus
___BC - ___BC, ___ War occurs, which was started by Caesar
58-49
Gallic
In 50BC Pompey ordered Ceasar to ___ his army and return to Rome. Ceasar ___ and is accused of ___.
disband
refuses
treason
Julius Caesar returns in 49BC and ___
ignites a civil war
48BC, Julius Caesar defeats ___ and is ___
Pompey
appointed sole ruler of Rome
Julius Caesar became a ___ and a ___ to the Romans who immediately built ___ and minted ___ of his profile, which only ___
an icon
god
statues
coins
inflated his ego
Julius Caesar completely disregarded the ___ in Rome and became an enemy of ___
electoral system
the state
___ (once close friend and confidant ) began to conspire with his brother-in-law and friend (___) and others
Marcus Brutus
Cassius
Marcus Brutus and Cassius called themselves the ___ and masterminded a plan to ___ Ceasar
Liberators
assasinate
___, Ceasar was lured to the forum to discuss a fake petition
March 15 (Ides of March)
how did Julius Caesar die
he was stabbed to death by his conspirators
most accounts say Julius Caesar was stabbed __ times
23
Shakespeare said Julius Caesar was stabbed __ times
33
Over __ men witnessed or participated in the assasination
60
Julius Caesar the play takes place in ___ when ___
ancient Rome in 44BC
Rome was the center of an empire form Britain tp North America and from Persia to Spain
The empire suffered from a ___ (wealthy vs plebeian)
sharp division between citzens
many men attempted to become the ___, but only Julius Caesar seemed to achieve this status
absolute ruler of Rome
Those favoring more ___ feared that Caesar’s power would lead to the ___ of Roman citizens by one of their own
democratic rule
enslavement
Shakespeare’s play includes ___ as well as much of the ___
the events leading up to the assassination of Ceasar
much of the subsequent war
Julius Ceasar portrays the shift from ___ to ___ and the Elizabethan era’s trend toward ___
republican
imperial Rome
consolidated monarchical power
In 1599, when the play was first performed, Queen Elizabeth had already reigned for almost __ years, but because of her age (66), many believed her reign would soon end and she lacked ___ (as didi Julius Caesar) causing much distress
40
any heirs
