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  1. 1. Shakespeare wrote his great Scottish play, The Tragedy of _______, to appeal particularly to the King (Pg. 285).
  2. 8. Paid a penny entrance fee to Elizabethan theater (Pg 283).
  3. 9. The leader of the Catholic Church (Pg. 280).
  4. 10. __________'s plays and poetry are regarded by many as the finest works ever written in English (Pg. 284).
  5. 11. Where James Burbage built his theater just outside the London city walls (Pg. 282).
  6. 14. A river 75 miles northwest of London that Shakespeare grew up near (Pg. 284).
  7. 15. It was an indoor theater space relying entirely on a wealthier clientele. First to use artificial lighting (Pg. 283).
  8. 17. Where Richard Burbage built The Globe in 1599 (Pg. 282).
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  1. 2. Ruled England from 1558 to 1603 (Pg. 280).
  2. 3. Rose to the throne after the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603 (Pg. 284).
  3. 4. The number of children Shakespeare had (Pg. 284).
  4. 5. Became a bustling capital on the busy River Thames (Pg. 281).
  5. 6. Shakespeare's wife, married in 1582 (Pg. 284).
  6. 7. The _______ of Romeo and Juliet (Pg. 282).
  7. 12. Shakespeare was not just a performer and a playwright, he was also part _____ of the theater company (Pg. 284).
  8. 13. In Shakespeare's time, the setting for each scene was communicated through ________ (Pg. 283).
  9. 16. Led the way in a flowering of European learning known as the Renaissance (Pg. 280).