1. How much do we know about Shakespeare's life? Why?
- We know little about him and there are gaps in his life because there are just two main sources of information, but his stories talked a lot about him.
2. Where was Shakespeare born?
- Stratford-upon-Avon
3. What date was he born on?
- April 23, 1564
4. Did Shakespeare ever get married? If so, to whom?
- Anne Hathaway
5. Shakespeare established himself as an ____________ and _________________
-Actor and play-writer
6. What day did he die? What is unusual about this date?
- April 23, 1616.
7. What did he leave his wife in his will?
- Bed
8. What were the two major religions in Elizabethan England?
- Protestant and Catholic
9. Who dictated the favored religion?
-Reigning Monarchs
10. Which Monarchs reigned during this time? When?
- Queen Mary I (1553-1558) - Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
11. Which religion did each Monarch believe in?
- Queen Mary was a passionate Catholic and Queen Elizabeth I was Protestant
12. How did each Monarch treat those who did not follow their favored religion?
- Mary persecuted Protestants and they were burned alive. Elizabeth allowed Catholic practice as long as it presented no threat to her rule.
13. Why did Queen Elizabeth I ban all performances of religious plays and stories?
- To help stop the violence over religion.
14. What was the Elizabethan Period?
-The age of the Renaissance, of new ideas and new thinking
15. When was this period? 1558
- Renaissance
16. What was the most significant invention of this time and why?
-The printing press because it increased knowledge and learning.
17. What did this lead to a renewed interest in?
- It led to a renewed interest in the supernatural including witches, witchcraft and ghosts which led to belief in superstitions and the supernatural
18. During this period, what were unexplained events blamed on?
- As the work of witches
19. Why were people of this period superstitious?
- Fear of the supernatural and forces of nature or God
20. What were the four humours and what were they associated with?
21. How was Elizabethan class structure maintained?
22. What was the Chain of Being and what did it uphold?
23. What is the Rotae Fortuna?
- Its a concept in medieval and ancient philosophies referring to the capricious nature of Fate. 24. What did education depend on?
- On the financial standing, and the social class of the family.
25. What was the main purpose of schooling?
- To teach children appropriate behavior for their social class and to make them useful members of society.
26. Why were students taught Latin?
- Was the language educated in Europe.
27. What were girls from wealthy families educated in?
-Reading, writing, keeping accounts, manage a household and state, make salves and practice surgeries.
29. Why were courses in university conducted in Latin?
-Is because latin is the language of the international affairs.
30. What was the general feeling towards plays during this period in time?
- Had an unsavory reputation
31. What was the name of the first theatre?
- Theatre, at Shoreditch in 1576
32. What was the name of them most famous theatre?
- The Globe
33. What happened to this theatre?
- A canon fired during a performance caught the roof on fire and the building burned to the ground
34. Where did people sit or not sit?
- Rich nobles sat on a side of the stage and most people would stand in the open pit before the stage
35. When did they have performances? Why?
- In the afternoon because there was no artificial lighting
36. How many women performed in these plays?
- No women performed in the plays
37. What did the audience do if they didn't like the performance?
- The booed and threw things at the actors. The started to smoke, eat, and talk; ignored the play completely.
38. What does Shakespeare's work provide reference for?
- For life in his time for us to view today
39. What were Shakespeare's histories a tribute to?
- To the British Monarchy and to Britain itself.
40. What was Shakespeare attempting to do with these tributes?
- To legitimize Elizabeth´s position on the throne and his position as a "favored" playwright.
41. How many words did Shakespeare invent?
- Near 1,700
42. Give an example of a word or phrase we have gotten from Shakespeare.
- The seven ages of man.
43. Name one poet who was influenced by Shakespeare.
- Romeo and Juliete.
- We know little about him and there are gaps in his life because there are just two main sources of information, but his stories talked a lot about him.
2. Where was Shakespeare born?
- Stratford-upon-Avon
3. What date was he born on?
- April 23, 1564
4. Did Shakespeare ever get married? If so, to whom?
- Anne Hathaway
5. Shakespeare established himself as an ____________ and _________________
-Actor and play-writer
6. What day did he die? What is unusual about this date?
- April 23, 1616.
7. What did he leave his wife in his will?
- Bed
8. What were the two major religions in Elizabethan England?
- Protestant and Catholic
9. Who dictated the favored religion?
-Reigning Monarchs
10. Which Monarchs reigned during this time? When?
- Queen Mary I (1553-1558) - Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603)
11. Which religion did each Monarch believe in?
- Queen Mary was a passionate Catholic and Queen Elizabeth I was Protestant
12. How did each Monarch treat those who did not follow their favored religion?
- Mary persecuted Protestants and they were burned alive. Elizabeth allowed Catholic practice as long as it presented no threat to her rule.
13. Why did Queen Elizabeth I ban all performances of religious plays and stories?
- To help stop the violence over religion.
14. What was the Elizabethan Period?
-The age of the Renaissance, of new ideas and new thinking
15. When was this period? 1558
- Renaissance
16. What was the most significant invention of this time and why?
-The printing press because it increased knowledge and learning.
17. What did this lead to a renewed interest in?
- It led to a renewed interest in the supernatural including witches, witchcraft and ghosts which led to belief in superstitions and the supernatural
18. During this period, what were unexplained events blamed on?
- As the work of witches
19. Why were people of this period superstitious?
- Fear of the supernatural and forces of nature or God
20. What were the four humours and what were they associated with?
21. How was Elizabethan class structure maintained?
22. What was the Chain of Being and what did it uphold?
23. What is the Rotae Fortuna?
- Its a concept in medieval and ancient philosophies referring to the capricious nature of Fate. 24. What did education depend on?
- On the financial standing, and the social class of the family.
25. What was the main purpose of schooling?
- To teach children appropriate behavior for their social class and to make them useful members of society.
26. Why were students taught Latin?
- Was the language educated in Europe.
27. What were girls from wealthy families educated in?
-Reading, writing, keeping accounts, manage a household and state, make salves and practice surgeries.
29. Why were courses in university conducted in Latin?
-Is because latin is the language of the international affairs.
30. What was the general feeling towards plays during this period in time?
- Had an unsavory reputation
31. What was the name of the first theatre?
- Theatre, at Shoreditch in 1576
32. What was the name of them most famous theatre?
- The Globe
33. What happened to this theatre?
- A canon fired during a performance caught the roof on fire and the building burned to the ground
34. Where did people sit or not sit?
- Rich nobles sat on a side of the stage and most people would stand in the open pit before the stage
35. When did they have performances? Why?
- In the afternoon because there was no artificial lighting
36. How many women performed in these plays?
- No women performed in the plays
37. What did the audience do if they didn't like the performance?
- The booed and threw things at the actors. The started to smoke, eat, and talk; ignored the play completely.
38. What does Shakespeare's work provide reference for?
- For life in his time for us to view today
39. What were Shakespeare's histories a tribute to?
- To the British Monarchy and to Britain itself.
40. What was Shakespeare attempting to do with these tributes?
- To legitimize Elizabeth´s position on the throne and his position as a "favored" playwright.
41. How many words did Shakespeare invent?
- Near 1,700
42. Give an example of a word or phrase we have gotten from Shakespeare.
- The seven ages of man.
43. Name one poet who was influenced by Shakespeare.
- Romeo and Juliete.