Shakespeare's Theatre and "Romeo and Juliet"
Ovid
Italian poet and writer. Shakespeare's favorite author. Wrote "Pyramus and Thisbe."
The Montagues
Lady and Lord Montague, Benvolio, Romeo Loyal= Mercutio, Balthasar
The Capulets
Lord and Lady Capulet, Tybalt, Juliet Loyal= The Nurse
The Tragedie of Romeo and Juliet
One of the original titles of the love story, Romeo and Juliet.
the Neutral characters
Prince Escalus, Count Paris, Friar Lawrence, Apothecary
Lord Chamberlain's Men
The acting company William Shakespeare first toured with.
Groundlings
The audience members in Elizabethan England who could only afford the penny to enter, then stood on the dirt ground for the entire performance.
Early Modern English
The language William Shakespeare wrote with/in
Stratford-upon-Avon
The location of William Shakespeare's birth and death. This is where his wife and children lived.
Queen Elizabeth 1
The monarch (ruler) of England from 1533- 1603
"Pyramus and Thisbe"
The source material for William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". Written by Ovid. Takes place in ITALY and features a lioness.
Elizabethan Era
The time period when Queen Elizabeth 1 was in power.
William Shakespeare
actor, playwright, and arguably the world's best storyteller in history
The Globe
known as Shakespeare's home theater, it was one of the first theater's built in the 'round' (almost a complete circle)
April 23rd
the accepted day of both Shakespeare's birth and death
London
the city Shakespeare spent much of his life writing, performing, and living in.
