Theatre! Flashcards
State 2 reasons of why theatre became popular in Elizabeth England!
2 marks
- Growth of London (1)
- Protestant Reformation (1)
Other valid answers will be accepted
Growth of London!
3 marks
London’s population doubled(1), this created a new audience thirsty for theatres(1), as a result theatres could be set up south of the Thames in an area known as the Liberties(1)
Protestant Reformation!
3 marks
End of Catholic England(1) created blank canvas for new literacy art forms.(1) Bible plays were banned, but people still wanted to watch plays!(1)
List 2 Features of Elizabethan theatre!
4 marks
1.Only men could be employed as actors(1), therefore female parts were played by young men or boys.(1)
2.All classess loved the theatres(1) because they are cheap (e.g 1 penny to stand on the pit)(1)
Mark Scheme!
Other valid answers will be accepted
London’s population… during Elizabethan England
A:Decreased
B:Stays the same
C:Doubled
D:Tripled
1 mark
C
Can women by employed as actors during Elizabethan England!
1 mark
No!
Who played women roles, if women couldn’t be employed as actors?
1 mark
Young men/boys!
How much it cost to stand on the pit?
1 mark
a penny
Why theatres could be set up in the south of the thames?
2 marks!
London’s population doubled,(1) therefore created new audience thirsty for theatres. (1)
