| A | B |
| 1599 | opening of Globe Theatre |
| 1576 | opening of the first Elizabethan theater |
| 1613 | destruction of the Globe by fire |
| The Tragedy of Julius Caesar | play which opened the Globe Theater |
| Thames River | London is located on its banks |
| William Shakespeare | author of Midsummer Night's Dream |
| groundlings | poor playgoers |
| platform | main performance area |
| huts | location of the sound effects |
| attire | to clothe |
| proponent | a supporter |
| Renaissance | rebirth of learning |
| Henry VIII | instituted the Anglican Church |
| Elizabeth I | main proponent of the Renaissance ideas |
| Mary I | Bloody Mary |
| Bloody Mary | halpf-sister of Elizabeth I |
| 1485-1625 | The Elizabethan Age time period |
| 1 penny | cost for groundlings to view a play |
| pit | area where groundlings stood |
| hell | storage area |
| tragedy | the destruction of a hero |
| Wooden O | nickname given to the Globe theatre structure |
| music gallery | third level of the tiring house |
| 1660 | year women began to act on the Elizabethan stage |
| Catherine of Aragon | mother of Mary I |