Shakespeare - Background Information

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Across
  1. 3. The cost to enter the theater was ______ _________.
  2. 4. He became a rich and _________ actor, writer, and theater owner.
  3. 6. His mom used her inheritance to send him to _______.
  4. 7. England had arenas where people could watch bear-_______.
  5. 9. The standing area in front of the stage was called the _____.
  6. 10. After he finished school, he ran away to _________ to become an actor.
  7. 13. James Burbage used the idea of _________ amphitheaters as inspiration.
  8. 14. Eventually, he built his own theater called the _______.
Down
  1. 1. His plays were either histories, comedies, or ________.
  2. 2. The only real props in the theater were _________.
  3. 5. Shakespeare and his actors were each earning about one _______ dollars a year.
  4. 8. Shakespeare's dad was a ________________.
  5. 11. Shakespeare was _________ from other writers of his time.
  6. 12. 12-20 year old boys played the roles of __________.