Ladies and gentlemen. Watch the movie and answer the questions, but beware: the questions do NOT appear in chronological order, so it is in your advantage to first watch the entire movie first. Sometimes more than one answer should be provided.
Question 1
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Question 2
2.
What was unique about the neighbourhood of Southwark?
Question 3
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Question 4
4.
Why did Shakespeare build his theatre in Southwark?
Question 5
5.
How did Shakespeare express love on the scene?
Question 6
6.
Explain in DUTCH how one thought about theatre and poetry in Shakespeare's time.
Question 7
7.
Why were the plays performed in the afternoon?
Question 8
8.
Answer in DUTCH. Why would some women cover up their faces when going to the theatre?
Question 9
9.
Why did Shakespeare sometimes insert a dirty joke into his plays?
Question 10
10.
Question 11
11.
What is meant by "scene-painting". Explain in DUTCH and in general (not all the details).
Question 12
12.
The famous balcony of the balcony scene in Romeo & Juliet was made of forest trees.
Question 13
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Question 14
14.
Explain in DUTCH why theatres were closed in 1596. Your own words will do, no literal translations, and the general idea suffices.
Question 15
15.
The audiences at Shakespeare's plays were quite polite, well-educated and well-behaved
Question 16
16.
Why were there no female actors in Shakespeare's plays?
Question 17
17.
Explain the concept of "bear-baiting" in DUTCH (so I know you understood). Your own words will do.
Question 18
18.
Flags were hoisted to inform the audience that the play was about to begin
Approximately how long ago was Shakespeare writing his plays?
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
Why do groundlings pay less?
because they are poor and poor people always had to pay less
because they could get wet because of possible rainfall
because they could only sit in the back-row
because they didn't have chairs or benches to sit on
because they were asked to throw things at actors
because they had to pay for drinks and snacks and the more expensive ticket-owners got it for free
because it was called "the wooden O"
because only the sun could light the stage
because a canon set fire to the roof once
All of the following are examples of "special effects" used by Shakespeare except for
A cannon to be fired when the play would begin
Big painted sets in the background that helped to audience to imagine the scene
a hole in the floor to let the actors "escape"
a system of ropes that allowed the actors to "fly"
they had a grave on the stage
there was live music
Which of the following are NOT types of play that Shakespeare wrote?