1. How much do we know about Shakespeare's life? Why? Not a lot, some people suggest he didn´ even create thos plays himself since he did not attend a university
2. Where was Shakespeare born? Stratford Upon Avon.
3. What date was he born on? In April 23,1564.
4. Did Shakespeare ever get married? If so, to whom? Anne Hathaway.
5. Shakespeare established himself as an ACTOR and a PLAY WRITER.
6. What day did he die? What is unusual about this date?April 23, 1616. That is more like a romantic myth than reality.
7. What did he leave his wife in his will? His second best bed.
Religion:
8. What were the two major religions in Elizabethan England? Protestant and Catholic .
9. Who dictated the favored religion? The priests.
10. Which Monarchs reigned during this time? When? Queen Elizabeth and Marry Queen of Scots. (1558-1603)
11. Which religion did each Monarch believe in? Queen Elizabeth believed in Protestantism and Marry Queen in Catholicism.
12. How did each Monarch treat those who did not follow their favored religion?Elizabeth didn't care if they liked Catholicism but people who liked Marry plotted against the queen.
13. Why did Queen Elizabeth I ban all performances of religious plays and stories? To stop violence between the two religions.
Elizabeth Period:
14. What was the Elizabethan Period? The age of the Renaissance, of new ideas and thinking.
15. When was this period? From the 14th to the 17th century
16. What was the most significant invention of this time and why? The printing press because was an increasing knowledge and learning tool.
17. What did this lead to a renewed interest in? Interest in reading and writing.
18. During this period, what were unexplained events blamed on? Work of witches, hysteria and paranoia.
19. Why were people of this period superstitious? Because they fear of the supernatural forces of nature and God.
20. What were the four humours and what were they associated with? Sanguine (happy), choleric (angry), melancholic (sad), phlegmatic (sluggishness).
21. How was Elizabethan class structure maintained? The women study and maintain the house hold and the men worked and have the power.
22. What was the Chain of Being and what did it uphold? Everything in the world has its own place, means that no matter what you do, you cannot make up your way up in the chain.
23. What is the Rotae Fortuna? A wheel that is from the goddess Fortuna and it refers to fate.
Education:
24. What did education depend on? the amount of money each family had, 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.
Elizabethan Theatre:
30. What was the general feeling towards plays during this period in time? Unsavory reputation
31. What was the name of the first theatre? Theatre built in 1576.
32. What was the name of them most famous theatre? The Globe built in 1599.
33. What happened to this theatre? A canon fired in a performance, it was destroyed.
34. Where did people sit or not sit? Standing in the open pit before the stage. Sited were located a t the side of the stage and were sited on a chair set.
35. When did they have performances? Why? In the afternoon because there weren't artificial lights.
36. How many women performed in these plays? No women, the men would play the role of the women in some cases.
37. What did the audience do if they didn't like the performance? They will start to smoke, eat, or chat and they will ignore the performance.
Shakespeare Influence:
38. What does Shakespeare's work provide reference for? Arts of the Elizabethan Epoch.
39. What were Shakespeare's histories a tribute to? Ancient Mythological Figures.
40. What was Shakespeare attempting to do with these tributes? Create stories but with their characteristics and that all of the people that attend the plays would have a character or words.
41. How many words did Shakespeare invent? more than 1,700 words.
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. John Keats..
2. Where was Shakespeare born? Stratford Upon Avon.
3. What date was he born on? In April 23,1564.
4. Did Shakespeare ever get married? If so, to whom? Anne Hathaway.
5. Shakespeare established himself as an ACTOR and a PLAY WRITER.
6. What day did he die? What is unusual about this date?April 23, 1616. That is more like a romantic myth than reality.
7. What did he leave his wife in his will? His second best bed.
Religion:
8. What were the two major religions in Elizabethan England? Protestant and Catholic .
9. Who dictated the favored religion? The priests.
10. Which Monarchs reigned during this time? When? Queen Elizabeth and Marry Queen of Scots. (1558-1603)
11. Which religion did each Monarch believe in? Queen Elizabeth believed in Protestantism and Marry Queen in Catholicism.
12. How did each Monarch treat those who did not follow their favored religion?Elizabeth didn't care if they liked Catholicism but people who liked Marry plotted against the queen.
13. Why did Queen Elizabeth I ban all performances of religious plays and stories? To stop violence between the two religions.
Elizabeth Period:
14. What was the Elizabethan Period? The age of the Renaissance, of new ideas and thinking.
15. When was this period? From the 14th to the 17th century
16. What was the most significant invention of this time and why? The printing press because was an increasing knowledge and learning tool.
17. What did this lead to a renewed interest in? Interest in reading and writing.
18. During this period, what were unexplained events blamed on? Work of witches, hysteria and paranoia.
19. Why were people of this period superstitious? Because they fear of the supernatural forces of nature and God.
20. What were the four humours and what were they associated with? Sanguine (happy), choleric (angry), melancholic (sad), phlegmatic (sluggishness).
21. How was Elizabethan class structure maintained? The women study and maintain the house hold and the men worked and have the power.
22. What was the Chain of Being and what did it uphold? Everything in the world has its own place, means that no matter what you do, you cannot make up your way up in the chain.
23. What is the Rotae Fortuna? A wheel that is from the goddess Fortuna and it refers to fate.
Education:
24. What did education depend on? the amount of money each family had, 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.
Elizabethan Theatre:
30. What was the general feeling towards plays during this period in time? Unsavory reputation
31. What was the name of the first theatre? Theatre built in 1576.
32. What was the name of them most famous theatre? The Globe built in 1599.
33. What happened to this theatre? A canon fired in a performance, it was destroyed.
34. Where did people sit or not sit? Standing in the open pit before the stage. Sited were located a t the side of the stage and were sited on a chair set.
35. When did they have performances? Why? In the afternoon because there weren't artificial lights.
36. How many women performed in these plays? No women, the men would play the role of the women in some cases.
37. What did the audience do if they didn't like the performance? They will start to smoke, eat, or chat and they will ignore the performance.
Shakespeare Influence:
38. What does Shakespeare's work provide reference for? Arts of the Elizabethan Epoch.
39. What were Shakespeare's histories a tribute to? Ancient Mythological Figures.
40. What was Shakespeare attempting to do with these tributes? Create stories but with their characteristics and that all of the people that attend the plays would have a character or words.
41. How many words did Shakespeare invent? more than 1,700 words.
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. John Keats..