| A | B |
|---|
| commedia dell'arte | the boisterous Italian actors who specialized in improv |
| stratford-on-avon | the town where Shakespeare was born |
| elizabethan | a type of theater--examples would be the Globe, Rose and Fortune |
| venice | the city where the first public opera house was built |
| opera | Italy's favorite dramatic form in 1650 |
| actresses | who started appearing regularly onstage around 1660? |
| thirty-eight | about how many plays did Shakespeare write? |
| the theatre | the first public theater in England |
| intermezzi | short skits performed between acts of regular plays |
| comedy | the Commedia dell'arte had a big influence on this during the 1600's |
| king james's men | group of Shakespearian actors, including shakespeare himself |
| yard | the large unroofed area in an Elizabethan theater |
| boys | who sometimes played women's roles? |
| the bard | one of Shakespeare's nicknames |
| pastoral | there were 3 types of plays during the Renaissance: comedy, tragedy, and _______ |
