Shakespeare

Where was Shakespeare born?

• London

• Stratford-upon-Avon

• Oxford

• Birmingham

When did Shakespeare live?

• 1764-1816

• 1664-1716

• 1564-1616

• In the 15th century

What is the time of Shakespeare in England called?

• Shakespearean Century

• Queen Mary‘s Time

• Elizabethan Era

• The ugly 17th century

Shakespeare was part of a professional theatre company.

• True.

• False

An important cosmic hierarchy in the Elizabethan Era:

• The Great Chain of Being

• The Cosmic Order of Things

• The Ring of Creatures

• The Tiny Chain of Existence

During Shakespeare‘s time, „human“ is a special category of creation because they …

• can feel

• have reason

• grow and feel

• believe in God

During Shakespeare‘s time natural catastrophes like a thunderstorm or a flood were seen as …

• an isolated phenomenon of Nature.

• proof of cosmic order.

• an expression of cosmic disorder which could be a sign of a coming civil war.

• God‘s punishment.

the word „rung“ in a hierarchy means …

• a poor person

• a person in a high position

• one of the ladder‘s steps

• a person who dropped to a lower position

Why did people believe they had to obey the civil law?

• It could help stir up a revolt against the monarch

• it strengthened people‘s independence

• because this way they could climb the social hierarchical ladder

• it helped to create and to maintain harmony in the world.

What are the „stage directions“ in a play?

• The necessary setting of the play concerning the stage and the materials.

• info by the playwright about how a play is to be performed (f.e. the style of speaking)

• The signs that show the actors where to exit the stage

• It‘s a person who helps the actors when they forget lines