Shakespeare and the Globe – course examination material

Watch this presentation of Shakespeare and the Globe and answer the following questions.
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  1. Why were the theatres in London closed in 1596?
  2. What did Shakespeare do then?
  3. Describe what scholars think the Globe looked like.
  4. Describe at least two props (rekvisita) that were used for special effects in the theatres.
  5. What did the flag on the theatre signal?
  6. What is said about the seating?
  7. How could the audience show what they thought about the play?
  8. What is said about female actors in the Elizabethan theatre?

 

Read the famous balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet and answer the following questions.

  1. Two surnames are mentioned – Capulet and Montague. Which is Romeo’s and which is Juliet’s?
  2. Why does Romeo wish he were a glove?
  3. Complete the phrase ” That which we call a ….. by any other name would smell as ………, then say what you think Juliet means by it.
  4. Why doesn’t Juliet recognize Romeo when he first speaks to her?
  5. Why is it brave of Romeo to try to see Juliet?
  6. Why does Romeo feel dissatisfied when Juliet wishes him goodnight?
  7. What does Juliet ask Romeo to do tomorrow?
  8. If he does as she asks, what does Juliet promise to do in return?

http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/balconyscene/romeoandjulietbalconyscene.html

Watch this presentation about Shakespeare and answer the following questions.

http://www.biography.com/people/william-shakespeare-9480323

  1. Where and when was William Shakespeare born?
  2. What do we get to know about his family?
  3. Shakespeare had at least three jobs during his life. Which were these?
  4. Name at least three different genres that Shakespeare’s plays can be categorized in.
  5. Name five of Shakespeare’s plays.
  6. What two reasons are mentioned about why Shakespeare worked as a poet. Can you name them?
  7. How many words have Shakespeare introduced to the English language?
  8. Why have scholars questioned the fact that Shakespeare is the writer to all of the plays that are attributed to him?

 

Shakespeare and the Globe – key to exercises

Exercise 080

  1. biljettkontor – box office
  2. bänkrad – row
  3. främre parkett – stalls
  4. föreställning – performance
  5. första raden – circle, balcony
  6. generalrepetition – dress rehearsal
  7. paus, mellanakt – interval
  8. publik – audience
  9. regissör – director
  10. rekvisita – props
  11. ridå – curtain
  12. rollbesättning – cast
  13. salong – auditorium
  14. scen – stage
  15. skådespelare, skådespelerska – actor, actress
  16. sufflör/sufflös – prompter (the one who helps the actors if they forget what to say). 
  17. manus – script
  18. replik – line
  19. dekor (scenografi) – stage design (shows what environment the characters are in). 
  20. ringning – bell 

 

Exercise 81

  1. T
  2. F
  3. F
  4. T
  5. T
  6. T
  7. T
  8. F
  9. T
  10. T
  11. F
  12. F
  13. T
  14. F
  15. F
  16. T
  17. T
  18. F
  19. T
  20. F
  21. T
  22. F
  23. T
  24. T
  25. F

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