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26 Cards in this Set
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Flag
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Flag waving meant a play that day
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Hut
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actors hid here and could be lowered down onto the stage
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Heavens
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roof over stage- after painted with zodiac constellations (stars)
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Hell
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area beneath stage- actors waited here to rise up onto stage
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Trap door
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actors entered from "hell" through here
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Pit
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groundlings stood for a penny to see the play
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Tiring house
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dressing rooms (actors got "attired" here)
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groundling in a day is written in
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first person
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The author in groundling in a day worried about the possible effects of rain during the performance, why?
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The pit wasn't roofed, or it was open to the sky
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In shakespear's time, the Globe was destroyed twice. What cause d the destruction each time?
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1) cannon- fire 2) first closed by parliment and than razed by the Puritans
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What were the years of Queen Elizabeths reign?
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1558- 1603
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What were some of Queen Elizabeths achievements? What were some of the successes during her reign?
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1) commerce the arts, flourished
2) Became a first-rate power with strong navy under her reign |
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Who was Queen Elizabeths father? Describe him
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Henry VIII- brudal ruler, beheaded Elizabeths mother for treason and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate. Did horrible things-killed
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During Elizabeth's reign, there was a "rebirth of the arts." Another word for this is
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English Renaissance
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English author, Edmund Spencer, wrote a poem dedicated to Elizabeth. This poem was called
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The Faerie Queene
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Describe the "two Marys" in Elizabet's life. Who were they and what was their relationships like with Elizabeth
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1) half sister Tudor- Queen of England before Elizabeth, kept Elizabeth under arrest but didn't kill her, Paranold in a cottage- Elizabeth succeeded her
2) Her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots- a prisoner for 18 years- accused of being port of a murder plot/ Liz beheads Mary |
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Who succeed Queen Elizabeth? What did Shakespeare's acting company do as a result of this succession?
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King James VI of Scotland-acting company was renamed the kings men. Became King James I
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What country was William Shakespeare from? Who was the ruler at the time?
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He was from England and Queen Elizabeth I was ruler at that time
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When was Shakespeare born?
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1564- spring
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What city did he and his family live in?
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Stratford- upon- avon
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What was happening in this area that was killing the population?
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plague
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Who were Shakespeare's parents?
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John and Mary
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Did William have any siblings? Describe their relationship to William
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2 sisters- he never met them because they died
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What did his father do for a living?
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bailiff- glover, leather worker, wool dealer, money lending
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What was him mothers job?
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Took care of William- disciplined him and looked over the house
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How did the family feel about education?
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extremely seriously
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