“Shakespeare in the Classroom” Movie Notes Answers

1. He knows what makes people tick.
2. Very little is known:
1. He was christened and buried in Stratford-upon-Avon
2. He was married
3. He had children
4. The first time his name appeared in print was as part of a criticism of his work in the newspaper
3. Love, war, comedy – things of today’s headlines
4. Dramatic contrasts (no middle class), dirty, no technology, “Black Death”
5. People who paid a penny to stand in front of the stage
6. Round, wooden structures, open to the air – no ceilings, no electricity
7. No money
8. Poor wore wool or linen; upper class wore silk; color indicated social status; purple was for upper class only
9. owned and ran Rose theater; had his hand in many different business ventures
10. pick pockets, prostitutes, con artists, lured businessmen away from work, plague was spread
11. no women were allowed on stage
12. comedy, love, & bloodshed
13. attract audience, bring words to life, attract other great actors
14. give them great roles
15. very short; only 3-4 days
16. Marriage
17. To gain social status, make family alliances, gain land and property
18. obey them
19. Queen Elizabeth I; this is ironic because she was a female in a male-dominated society.
20. The city fathers would have closed down the theaters and the playwrights wouldn’t have been successful
21. It served her well to be single; she could flirt to get what she wanted
22. She would suggest the idea of marriage and then take it away
23. She was very well educated; she knew lots of different languages; she loved theater; she only bathed 3-4 times a year; she had very poor dental hygiene; she was also known as “The Virgin Queen”
24. He had female characters cross-dress to get what they wanted
25. Romeo & Juliet was the play that set him apart because it combined comedy and tragedy.