Shakespeare and Elizabethan Theatre

3. The wooden theatre shaped like an "O" built by Shakespeare's acting company
6. were the people who paid a penny to stand in front of the stage to watch the play.
10. Are based on real events and people.
11. Queen of England during Shakespeare's time
15. the ceiling over the stage that protected the actors from too much rain or sun.

1. Plays are funny, have happy endings and have marriages
2. A time period in which there was a renewed interest in science and the arts.
4. Have sad endings and include a tragic hero.
5. Play on words
7. a speech made by one character on stage that reveals his/her thoughts.
8. ______stage was where the main action of the play took place
9. was used to let the people know there was a play that day.
12. ______door was used for actors playing ghosts or other supernatural characters
13. Became King in 1603; also a patron of Shakespeare
14. speech/comments made to the audience only