shakespeare

Shakespeare: The Man and His Times A video worksheet by G. Smith 2000
822.33 (Marcon Australia, EAV Productions 1990)
Part One: Shakespeare's Youth and Elizabethan London
Born in Stratford-upon-Avon in ......... & married Anne Hathaway in ............
He went to London after joining touring actors who were performing on wooden trestles.
Elizabethan London loved pageantry: "All the world's a stage and all the people are actors in it." Elizabeth I reigned from 15... - 16 ...
The Spanish Armada defeated in 15.... led to England pursing trade and colonies in the N...........W..............
London with 200,000 people was a place of .......................... and ..............................
It was prosperous; houses in villages were one storied but in London had ............. storeys and built of brick and stone. The streets were far from quiet; one heard: 1............................. 2................................... 3. .......................................
St. Paul's Cathedral was a place for .............................. and for ............................
The City of Westminster had the Westminster Abbey and Westminster Hall.
In 1605, the ................................. Plot was foiled and its leader, G..........F............................, and his fellow conspirators were executed.
London and the Thames was a place of trade, business and commerce. centred on Billingsgate. Life was evident in the streets with .................................., ......................................, .................................
How were vagabonds treated? .............................................
Society was dressed in fine clothing, citizens, merchants and courtiers alike. Dining, the arts, music and theatres flourished. People found entertainment in ...................................., ................................, and going to the theatre. Taverns, inns, beer gardens, ale houses flourished throughout London.

Part Two: Shakespeare's Theatre
Plays were performed in courtyards of inns and ran from .... pm for ..... hours.
Crowds had to be attracted. Since there was a demand for more plays, speed in writing plays was valued. Playwrights could earn ............ pounds for a play and the Lord Admiral's Men could produce ..... plays per year.
In 1576 the first permanent theatre was ...................... Why were playhouses placed outside the city proper?.............................................

Why were the first theatres designed that way? ..............................................

Name some London theatres of the time: The Curtain, The Swan, the Rose, The ...........
Shakespeare was an actor and part owner in the Lord Chamberlain's Men who built The Globe. The Globe has multiple stages: give details: the Tiring House ....................... the platform .................... Hell .............................. Tarras ............................... The Huts: blue superstructure ............................ music gallery................................ the Bell Tower
Plays at The Globe used .................... and often ended with a .....................
One great advantage Shakespeare had was that The Globe could use all three stages ..............................
The Globe was burned down on 29th June 16..... through an accident in a performance.
Part Three: Elizabethan Acting and Staging
In the 14th and 15th centuries, roving minstrels formed into troupes. They became established when they obtained p........................ In 1572, .......................... was legalised and in 1574 a royal patent was granted to leading theatre companies, like The Lord Chamberlain's Men.
Which was more profitable acting or share-owning a company? ..................
Elizabethan actors were skilled and talented. Within a company, actors were of three kinds (give details):
"actor sharers" ....................................................
"the boys" ...........................................................
hired men ............................................................
Actors became famous in their own right. Leading names were (give details):
Edward Allen ....................
Richard Burbage .....................
William Kemp ..........................
John Lowen ..............................
On 26 and 27th December 1594, The Chamberlain's Men including Shakespeare played for Royalty at what palace? ...............................
Famous dramatists (playwrights) were Thomas Kidd, Christopher Marlowe, and Ben Jonson. In 1593, Shakespeare first published with two poems, "Venus and Adonis" and "The Rape of Lucrece". In 1596 his family were granted a Coat of Arms and could be considered " ..............................." He grew in wealth. In 1597, Shakespeare bought New Place for 60 pounds in Stratford.
Companies jealously guarded their manuscripts for commercial reasons.
In 1623, the first collection of Shakespeare's works was published as the First .....................
Audiences where responsive but demanding. When the Globe was full, 1250 of its 2000 capacity stood as 'groundings'.
Props were ....................................
Stage directions ....................................................
The Stage Keeper had to .....................................
The Tireman's job was ......................................
The Bookholder's job was ................................................
The Scrivener ..................................................................
There was no Director. Who did it? ...................................
In 1603, Elizabeth died and James I came to the throne. He was hated and private.
In 1616, The Globe burned down and in April that year Shakespeare died. It was the end of the Shakespearean era. Cromwell took control.