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Worksheet 6 Flashcards

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What is man’s immediate society?

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It in turns affect his family, friends, those immediately around him

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What is the 3 spheres of man?

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Man himself
Mans immediate society
Man’s universe

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What is man’s universe?

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Has consequences on and affects the world and universe

War begins, borders change, etc

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What is man himself?

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What man does affects himself

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The public theater was….

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Put on plays for entertainment. Up until this point all theater was part of festivals. There was a need for secular plays, they were for profit because there was no more government money

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William Shakespeare…

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Greatest playwright of the English language
From Stratford and Avon 
Son of a glove maker
Known for his early point of attack
Wrote universal themes
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What are some tragedy plays written by Shakespeare?

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Romeo and Juliet 
Macbeth (the Scottish play)
Julia ceaser
Hamlet
Othello
King Lear
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What are some comedy plays written by Shakespeare?

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As you like it
Taming of the shots
Winters tale
Mid summer
Night dream
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What are some history plays written by Shakespeare?

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Richard III
King John
King Henry VIII, IV, VI
Anthony and Cleopatra

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What is iambic pentameter?

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10 syllables per line- unstressed followed by stressed

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Who is Inigo jones?

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First important English scenic designer
Studied in Italy and brought Italian stages and ideas to England
Lots of singing and dancing

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What is Blackfriars?

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Indoor theater
Private theater
Winter home for the King's Men
Lit by candlelight
Used children
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What is the groundlings?

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The pit
General admission
Area around the stage

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What is spoken décor?

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Characters would announce location changes

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Tiring house was…

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Used to indicate indoor scenes

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What is the inner above?

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Area behind balcony used for outdoor scenes

Second level

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What are apprentices?

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4 - 6 boys who played the female roles

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Who is Richard Burbage?

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THE MAN!!

He first played Hamlet and King Lear

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Who are sharers?

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They invested in the company, part owners of the companies assets
They are the producers, they put in money

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What are journeymen?

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Established actors who played the main roles

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What is the name of Shakespeare’s acting company?

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The King’s Men
Lord Chamberlain’s Men
Both the same company just different names

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Renaissance means

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Rebirth

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Renaissance….

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was educated people with perceived alternatives to medical practices

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The concept of Renaissance

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Man’s universe and the theory of the 3 spheres of man

Philosophy - everything is connected

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