Elizabethan Theatre

2. Period began with Queen Elizabeth’s reign in _____
4. Queen Elizabeth grew her power was to bring the theatre under ________ government regulations
6. She made people have a ________ to perform.
11. Stages and scenery (if any was used) were __________
12. Between 1559 and 1572, she outlawed religious or __________ plays,
13. Few ___________ theatres at the beginning of the Elizabethan period.
14. Acting troupes had to develop an extensive ________ (a number of plays that they could perform in rotation)
15. Would receive license from the ______ of Revels

1. How many sonnets he wrote?
2. Queen Elizabeth's reign ended
3. His _______ began around 1589
5. The greatest playwright of the Elizabethan period
7. His acting troupe was named _________ men
8. In 1574, the first royal patent for an acting troupe was given to James _________
9. Shakespeare’s ability to craft __________ characters
10. Many performances would happen either ______ or in town halls.
12. by 1598 __________ were granted the authority to be licensed.
14. Only those of high _____ could sponsor a troupe
15. Only _____ were permitted to play all roles in show
16. in 1581 the Master of Revels was granted the ____ authority to license any performances