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1
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Married who?

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Anne Hathaway

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Married at what age? Anne’s age?

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He was 24. She was 18.

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Name/info of children?

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Susanna- (already in womb pre-marriage)
Judith-twin with hamnet
Hamnet- died in 1596

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Acting companies?

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  • Lord Chamberlains men
  • the Queens men
  • the Kings men
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Romeo/Juliet first preformed?

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1595

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When was the globe theatre built?

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1599

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When was the globe theatre burned down?

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1613

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How did the globe theatre burn down?

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A cannon in the play

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What does the globe theatre resemble?

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A wooden “o”

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How many people did the globe theatre seat?

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3000

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How much did it cost to stand in the pit?

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1 penny

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What kind of people stood in the pit?

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Poor people

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How much did it cost to sit in the balcony?

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2 pennies

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Who sat in the balconies?

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Rich people

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What notified the town that there was a play?

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By raising a flag at the top of the theater

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What color flag did white represent?

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Comedy

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What color flag did red represent?

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History

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What color flag did black represent?

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Tragedy.

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What did Shakespeare father do?

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He made gloves and owned land.

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What two types of plays did Shakespeare blossom in?

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Comedies and tragedies

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Who was the queen of England?

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Elizabeth the first

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Who was queen Elizabeth’s successor?

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James the first

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What acting company did James the first change and to what?

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The lord chamberlains men - the Kings men

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Who closed all the theatres?

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Puritans

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How much of the globe theatre did Shakespeare own?
10%
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In the plays women's roles were performed by whom?
Boys
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What did the Elizabethans believe about fate?
Fate was in control and no one could change it.
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What did Elizabethans believe about marriages?
They were to be arranged by the parents
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What did the Elizabethans believe about superstitions?
They believed in witches/supernatural/astrology/omens/signs They also believed in love at first sight
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What did Elizabethans believe about women?
They did not work outside the home unless they were nannies
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Elizabethans believed what about spoken English?
Poor people= rough/vulgar Rich people= polished/poetic
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Shakespeare was an established actor and playwrighter when?
1592
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When did Shakespeare die?
April 23, 1616
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Why is Shakespeare still performed?
He understood what made people tick and how to put it into works
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Where was he christened?
Stratford
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When was daughter Susanna christened?
May 26, 1583
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The twins hamnet and Judith were christened when?
February 2, 1585
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Shakespeare's name was first printed when?
1592
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We know more about him through what?
Plays and poems
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His universal understanding of what has made his work seem contemporary?
Human condition
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His 4 most popular topics are?
Power/war/violence/passion
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London of 1593 was a world of what?
Dramatic contrasts
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What was the common denominator in the unruly society?
Playgoing
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How long did plays generally last?
Several hours
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1593 the two major theaters were?
The curtain and the rose
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Playhouses rely on what to set the scenes?
Playwrights
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Costumes were often what?
Elegant and flamboyant
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Costumes were generally what from wealthy benefactors?
Gifts
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It was illegal for anyone below countess/count to wear what color?
Purple
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Purple could only be created by crushing what?
Tiny sea snails
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City officials wanted to claw down the theatres because ?
They spread the plague and attracted the "wrong" crowd.
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A good play could change a theatre fortune when?
Overnight
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4 ingredients for commercial success included ?
Pirate King Shipwreck Romance Dog
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Lots of critics wouldn't go to a play unless it had what?
One good stabbing
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What brought in audiences more than plays?
Stars
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1593 who was the most popular playwright?
Christopher Marlowe
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Ned Allen led an acting group called ?
The admirals men
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Who was considered to be the tom cruise of his time?
Ned Allen
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Plays usually ran for how many days?
3-4
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Women were educated in ?
Piaty Chastity Domestic skills
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The #1 job for women was what?
Marriage
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Marriage was for what?
Property and family alliances
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Daughters were expected to treat their parents how?
By obeying them
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The most powerful individual in society was?
Queen Elizabeth the first
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By 1593 she had been on the throne for how many years?
40
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How was queen vital to the theatre?
By attending them she kept them playing and not being shut down
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Queens nickname was?
Virgin queen
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Theatre was as much what as it was a diversion?
A learning experience
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The queen never married because it served her well in what?
Foreign policy
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What was Shakespeare's way of commenting on the lowly status of women in society?
Cross dressing
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Romeo and Juliet starts out as a what but ends up with what?
A comedy and ends with them both committing suicide
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Birthdate?
April 23, 1564

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