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bowls, shuttlecock: what were two elizabethan sports OTHER than tennis?
covered, completely: early in the elizabethan era, women would wear clothes that __ them ___
john: what is shakespeare's father's name?
plumbing: london during the elizabethan era lacked __
blood, phlegm, choler, melancholy: it was believed that these four humours (or fluids) entered into man
drunkard's cloak: a barrel drunks were forced to wear in public
first folio: in 1623, what was published?
jolly: blood makes someone ...
2: at least how many hours were plays?
barber surgeon: you get dentistry from the
bastards: __ can't inherit, hold offices, or marry
personally, expensive: shakespeare included no stage directions because he knew he would be able to give them ____ and also, paper was ___
sing: during their free time, people would _, but they had to practice
nurse: takes care of the infants and young
milliner: you get hats from the ___
fruits: meats were often cooked with ...
pericles, the two noble kinsmen: which 2 shakespeare plays were not originally published with the first folio?
factor: does business for someone in london or another country
600 bc: what year did drama originate?
sinful: british politicians condemned theaters and temporarily closed them because of plague outbreaks and plays/actors were though of as
susannah: what is the name of shakespeare's first child?
culture renaissance: what ended with king james's death?
Roger Ascham: who tutored Queen Elizabeth as a girl?
henry vi: whats the name of shakespeares first play?
blackfriar theater: what is the name of shakespeares troupe's new theater that allowed them to perform year-round?
draper: you get ready made clothes from the
dancing, fencing, language: what 3 kinds of lessons would people take?
mercer: you get cloth from the __
natural: what kind of lighting was there at the globe?
minimal: the sets in the globe were ___.
cousins: how were elizabeth & james related?
1660: in what year could women finally act in theaters?
retire: what did shakespeare do in 1612-13?
1596: what year did hamnet die & shakespeare got a family crest?
pearls: the only earrings women wore were...
mary: what is shakespeare's mother's name?
evening: when is supper eaten?
bear pits: what were places where crazy dogs were let loose on chained bears?
stationer: you get books from the ___
tomatoes: ___ are considered poisonous, but are in some southern european cooking
divorce: __ is difficult to obtain, because it must be granted by parliament
exploration of the world: the third main cause for disease was the ____ _ _ _
shakespeare, the london theater: drama gained recognition by the end of the 17th century due to __ and _ __ __.
public education: __ ____ refers to going out to school instead of being tutored at home
fletcher: you get arrows from the
human action: aristotle's definition of drama is that it is "imitated __ __."
1585: what year marks the start of the lost years?
madera: the finest sugar used is from ___
37: how many plays did shakespeare write?
lord chamberlain's men: in 1594, shakespeare joined what acting troupe?
portraits: when they were bored, people would sit for ___
gloves: men eventually carried perfumed _.
dark: women wore clothes of __ colors
lord's room: at the globe, wealthy people sat in terraces or the __ __.
sir francis drake: who was the first person to circumnavigate the globe during the elizabethan age?
wherever possible: before theaters, plays were performed ___ ___.
london: where did shakespeare move after getting married?
property: children are ___ of their parents, equal to servants
154: how many sonnets of shakespeares were published?
45: how many years did queen elizabeth rule?
latin: the primary study of grammar school is __
angry: choler makes someone ...
ben johnson: who compiled the first folio?
1582: what year did shakespeare get married?
stomach: the __ is the source of courage
wool, silk, linen: a stapler buys/sells...
the thames: what is the name of the river in the city of london?
stocks: like the pillory, but instead feet are locked between wood instead of hands
presentations: during their free time, people would prepare ____
spleen: what was the source of someone's anger?
petty school: the most elementary level of schooling is called __ _
grammar school: after petty school is __ _
cates: sweet cakes, or _, were often eaten in various kinds
brank: a cage placed on the head of a gossipy woman, where spikes were inserted into their mouths
armorer: you get armor from the
robert greene: who criticized shakespeare in 1592 & ended the lost years?
potato: the ___ was a novelty; it was not found in ireland, and not in most stews
lawyer: you get legal service from the
stage directions: shakespeares plays can be interpreted many ways because there are no _ ___
king james: in 1625, who dies?
1558: what year did the elizabethan era start?
1/3, all: a widow is entitled to _/_ of her husbands affairs if he has heirs; she gets __ if he does not
book of nature: hugh rode's wrote a book about behaviour expected from children
swaddling bands: infants are wrapped in __ _ from 6-12 months to limit their movement
52: at what age did shakespeare die?
gingerbread husbands: what are gingerbread men called in elizabethan england?
slow: phlegm makes someone ..
bowyer: you get bows from the
limner: you get a portrait from the
tailor: you get a suit of clothes from the __
1564: what year was shakespeare born & baptized?
1585: what year were shakespeare's twins born?
blacksmith: you get iron work from the
wrote letters: what did people do to communicate?
aristotle: ____ gave one of the earliest definitions of drama
gossip: in elizabethan england, like flirting, you can __ anywhere.
tragedy and comedy: what were the first two types of drama?
1616: what year did shakespeare die?
pillory: wooden post with wooden block with holes for heads & hands to go
tennis: what was the most popular elizabethan sport?
hair: what were elizabethan tennis balls filled with?
vitamin c: scurvy was cured by taking some ___ _
king james: who did shakespeare acting troupe change their name in honor of?
3: how many stages does the globe have?
adult: children wore smaller versions of __ clothing
round: how is the globe shaped?
earl of southampton: who was shakespeare's rumored lover?
Mary I: who ruled england before elizabeth?
unimportant: shoes women wore were ____
the tempest: what is shakespeares last play, written in 1611?
1567: the year red lion playhouse was built
red lion playhouse: the world's first permanent theater
farrier: you get horseshoes from the
apothecary: you get drugs/medicine from the
25: how old was queen elizabeth when she came to the throne?
midday: when is dinner eaten?
henry viii: who was queen elizabeth's father?
high bailiff: what was john shakespeare's job?
flag: with what would shakespeare notify people there was a play going on?
the dark lady: who did shakespeare write poems to about a miserable love?
yersinia pests: bubonic plague caused bacteria called
liver: the __ is the source of human emotions
queen elizabeth: who died in 1603?
read: most everyone in england could __.
severed heads: what lined the london bridge & thames river?
no: were the groundlings quiet and polite while plays were being performed?
diet: the second main cause for disease was elizabethan's __
3 stories: how high was the globe?
end-stopped, run-on: what kinds of lines do shakespeares plays consist of?
daryole: another name for "cheesecakes" in elizabethan england
18: how many unpublished works by shakespeare were in the first folio?
stratford-on-avon: what is shakespeare's hometown?
18: at what age did shakespeare get married?
ducking stool: a wooden chair attached to a lever system; it was lowered into water with a gossipy woman on it for any number of times
21: what year is considered "coming of age"?
1996: when was the rebuilt globe finally open again?
april 26: what is shakespeare's known baptism date?
spain: who did england defeat in 1588?
memory: shakespeares only picture comes from ben johnson's ___
1609: what year did shakespeares troupe move to a new theater that allowed them to perform year-round?
julius caesar: in 1600, shakespeare is thought to have written what play?
property: wives are ___ of their husbands
hamnet and judith: what are the names of shakespeare's twins?
no: was elizabeth married?
pies: people ate fruit _ for desert, sweetened with sugar & almond milk
gift: the first folio is considered a _ to the english language
marchpane: almond paste that is sweetened and made into elaborate shapes: marzipan/__
archaic: shakespeare's plays consist of many ___ words
scotland: where was king james originally from?
all men: actors in plays were __ __.
the heavens: from where could actors be lowered to/raised from the stage by a crane?
breeching: when a boy recieves his first pair of pants, it is called __
1613: when did the globe burn down?
groundlings: what were poor-playgoers called?
v-shaped, funnel: women's gowns usually contained a _-__ point at the wasteline and then expanded into a sort of __ shape reaching the ground
20,000: church records say that about _____ people died by the first outbreaks of plague
1642: in what year did a new english monarch shut down all theaters?
1599: what year did lord chamberlain's men take down The Theater & reassemble it in a nearby location?
jerkins: men wore embroidered vest-like shirts called __.
anne hathaway: what was the name of shakespeare's wife?
themes: shakespeare's plays had universal _
poetry: people in england would write ___, which they didn't publish, but sent to friends
onion: earache was cured by putting a roasted __ in your ear
bubonic: the ___ plague was the worst to affect england
man of business: someone's accountant; looks over investments
vanilla: ___ isn't a flavoring used at all
chocolate: ____ is a medicine with NO sugar & milk; instead it is a thin & bitter drink
it was his birthday: what is significant about the date of shakespeare's death?
house: people in elizabethan england could have actors and plays come straight to their _.
80,000: the bubonic plague took around ____ people in london
windsor castle: queen elizabeth fled from the plague to
re-marry: its a good idea for widows to _-__
seamstress: you get shirts from the
the king's men: what did chamberlain's men change their name to in 1603?
they were easily distracted: why must plays capture & keep the audience's attention?
whipping post: a wooden post that people were strapped to and whipped
1576: what year was the theater built?
the globe: what did shakespeare name his new theater?
religious: drama arose from early ___ ceremonies
bubos: painful swelling of lymph nodes, or __, were a common symptom of the plague
unrhymed iambic pentameter: blank verse consists of what?
amputation saw: much crueler than the axe; it slowly and painfully killed someone
14, 12: boys are legal to marry at _, girls are legal at _
the plague: what caused the theaters to close and shakespeare's acting/writing career to come to a halt?
1590: what year was shakespeare's first play written?
12: london was affected by plague at least _ times
hoods: for their heads, women would wear _
almond: __ is the most common flavoring in sweets
the theater: what burned down in 1599?
james burbage: who built the theater?
Virgin, Gloriana: people called queen elizabeth the __ queen and ____
bleed: doctors __ their patients to balance humours
1583: what year was shakespeare's first child born?
second-best bed: what did shakespeare leave to his wife?
afternoon: attending the theater must be done in the ___, since they have no artificial lighting
sanitation: the main cause for disease was the lack of ____
embroider: like gossip, women would ___ everywhere
world: "the __ is my stage." -- shakespeare
1/10: in all of his plays, about how many words did shakespeare make up himself?
dinner, supper: people eat two meals, __ and __
gold pendants: around their necks, women would wear _ __
rent: The Theater was moved because the __ on its old location wasn't fair
steward: oversees the running of one's estates
april 23: what is shakespeare's speculated birthdate?
welfare: marriage contracts guaranteed women __ in case husbands died
lovesick: melancholy makes someone ...
1597: what year did shakespeare buy the 2nd best home in stratford?
stye: __ was cured by rubbing a tomcat's tail in your eye
blank verse: what did shakespeare write all of his plays in?
ale: what did people in london usually drink?
romantic and historical: what were the second two types of drama?
20: in how many years did shakespeare write all of his plays?
the pit: where did groundlings watch the plays from?
tailor: in their free time, people would visit their __, which could take a while if their friends came
children: in marriage, everyone wants/expects __
rodents: yersinia pests resided on

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