| Question | Answer |
| Who is Shakespeare's literary rival in life & in the film? HINT: In the film, he gives him the idea for 'Romeo & Juliet'. | Christopher Marlowe
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What is the name of Shakespeare's elite acting group? HINT: It was the group that Ben Affleck played the leader in. | Lord Chamberlain's Men
| What was the name of the two rival playhouses in the film? | The Curtain & the Rose
| What was the name of Shakespeare's theater in Elizabethan England? HINT: It is still the same name today. | The Globe Theatre
| Why were women not allowed to perform on stage? | They were believed to be inferior actors.
| What were the three different types of Shakespearean plays? | Tragedies, comedies, & Histories.
| The musical "West Side Story" is a modern interpretation of what Shakespearean play? | "Romeo & Juliet"
| Why did Shakespeare's plays only take place during the day time or during fair weather? | It had an open roof
| What were the settings of the Shakespearean theater like? How did they look? | Bland
| Why were the costumes so elaborate in Shakespearean theater | To compensate for the lack of scenery
| In the film, why were ALL of the plays shut down? What event caused them to be shut down? | The Bubonic Plague
| Who played the roles of women in Elizabethan England? | Young boys or men with high voices
| In a Shakespearean play, what is the 'inciting moment'? What does it mean? | The first moment that causes the entire play
| What must happen at the end of a Shakespearean tragedy? HINT: What makes a tragedy a tragedy? | Death
| What must happen at the end of a Shakespearean comedy? HINT: What makes a comedy a comedy? | A wedding
| What is a metaphor? | Comparison of two things without using 'like' or 'as'
| What is a monologue? | One person speaking on stage
| What is a dialogue? | Two or more people speaking on stage
| What is a pun? | A humorous use of a word with two meanings
| What is dramatic irony? | A contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader/audience knows to be true
| What is comedic relief? | The use of comedy within literature that is NOT a comedy for relief |
