Elizabethan Theatre

Who wrote Tamburlaine the Great?

• Christopher Marlowe

• William Shakespeare

• Ben Jonson

Who wrote Volpone?

• Christopher Marlowe

• William Shakespeare

• Ben Jonson

Which actor worked mostly for Christopher Marlowe?

• Richard Burbage

• Edward Alleyn

• William Kempe

Which actor quit Shakespeare’s company due to a dispute over improvising?

• Richard Burbage

• Edward Alleyn

• William Kempe

What role did Shakespeare write for William Kempe?

• Doctor Faustus

• King Lear

• Nick Bottom

• Othello

What did Ben Jonson say about Shakespeare after Shakespeare’s death?

• "He was the literal worst."

• "I can't even."

• "Macbeth was trash."

• “He was not of an age, but for all time.”

Who were Shakespeare’s children?

• Richard, Edward, and Ben.

• Hamnet, Susanna, and Judith.

• Mary, Catherine, and Henry.

• Charles, William, and Harry.

Who was Shakespeare’s wife?

• Anne Hathaway

• Catherine The First

• Meryl Streep

• Mary, Queen of Scots

What playwright influenced Shakespeare?

• Ben Jonson

• William Kempe

• Christopher Marlowe

This outdoor theatre was built in 1576 by James Burbage (father of actor Richard Burbage). Shakespeare’s troupe played there.

• The Theatre

• The Globe

• The Black Friars