Which event happened first?
Gorboduc was performed in front of the queen.
Which event happened first the Elizabethan theater as we know it?
Which event happened first? The Elizabethan theater as we know it
develops slowly
. In 1562 the play Gorboduc, the first English play to include blank verse, is performed in front of the queen at the Inner Temple in London.
Which event most directly caused the council to order the closure of all theater in London?
The play for which he is arrested,
The Isle of Dogs
, coauthored with Thomas Nashe, is so slanderous and offensive that the privy council orders the closure not just of the play but of every theater in London.
What is a chronological text structure to signal sequence of time?
A chronological text structure discusses events in sequential order: –
presents events in the order in which they occur
.
In what way is the second sentence effective?
In what way is the second sentence effective?
It emphasizes why this passage is important to the reader personally
. Which sentence uses precise, domain-specific wording? I liked how the author's use of second-person point of view got my attention.
How does the paragraph develop the central idea that Elizabethans suffered from diseases that are unfamiliar to modern readers?
How does the paragraph develop the central idea that Elizabethans suffered from diseases that are unfamiliar to modern readers?
It lists diseases found only in modern England
. It describes the plague in great detail. It gives a description of the English landscape.
How does the paragraph develop the central idea that Elizabethans?
How does the paragraph develop the central idea that Elizabethan beliefs influenced their understanding of disease?
It provides details about Galen's medical training. It compares modern and Elizabethan techniques. It details the belief that bodily humors affect health.
What is the effect of the second-person point of view in this excerpt?
What is the effect of the second-person point of view in this excerpt?
It allows the reader to personally experience the effects of hunger during Elizabethan England
. It puts the reader in the place of the Elizabethan who has to pay fines for eating meat.
How does the paragraph expand on the central idea that malaria?
How does the paragraph expand on the central idea that malaria was a deadly disease in Elizabethan England?
It proves that malaria is spread by mosquitoes in swampy areas
. It gives a detailed description of the area known as Romney Marsh. It explains Elizabethan misconceptions about the spread of malaria.
Which event happened second the plays being performed in York ceased?
These [the miracle plays] go out of favor when
the privy council decrees that they are too close to Catholicism and should stop
. Those at York cease in 1569. In Chester the citizens defy the privy council and continue performing their play about Noah's Flood well into the 1570s.
When Edward Alleyn builds the Fortune on the northern edge of the city in 1600, the array of Elizabethan theaters is complete. How does the author effectively show the establishment of Elizabethan theaters?
by using a humorous and lighthearted tone
. by randomly listing when certain theaters were built in the past.
Why were playhouses built in the suburbs?
Playhouses were
banned from the city limits of London
(London proper) so they were built in the surrounding suburbs/outskirts of London.
What is Mortimer's style?
Leading us through the Elizabethan landscape, Mortimer adopts the same
conversational style
, made intimate by the second-person asides that direct our gaze through town and city streets, chambers, closets and theatres, moving fluently across the vast disparities in wealth and living standards that separated the richest …
What is the effect of the author's word choice in the passage?
It creates a condescending tone that conveys the author's dislike of the countryside
. It supports the author's purpose of challenging the image of the romantic countryside.
What is the main topic of hygiene illness and medicine from the Time Travelers Guide?
What is the main topic of “Hygiene, Illness, and Medicine” from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England?
There is no concept of “health and safety” in Elizabethan England, so you will inevitably feel vulnerable when you arrive.
Which line best helps develop the central idea that the plague was almost impossible for Elizabethans to survive?
Which line best helps develop the central idea that the plague was almost impossible for Elizabethans to survive? “
Although there are no fewer than twenty-three medical treatises . . . none of them will help you.”
What is the central idea of this paragraph?
In paragraphs, a stated main idea is called the
topic sentence
. In an article, the stated main idea is called the thesis statement. When the author does not state the main idea directly, it is called an implied main idea.
Which statement best describes Queen Elizabeth's use of rhetorical appeals in this excerpt?
Which statement best describes Queen Elizabeth's use of rhetorical appeals in this excerpt?
She relies on ethos by explaining that she has previous experience fighting in battles.
How do the humors affect health according to Elizabethans?
Elizabethans believed that
the balance of the four humors would keep them healthy
. Galen taught Elizabethan doctors about fire, water, earth, and air. Air was the most important humor because it corresponded with blood. Elizabethans believed that the balance of the four humors would keep them healthy.
How does the author effectively describe the experience of watching an Elizabethan play? The author
uses descriptive details and a second-person point of view
to effectively describe the experience.
What is the effect of the first-person point of view in this excerpt Elizabethan?
What is the effect of the first-person point of view in this excerpt?
Readers see the differences between themselves and people of another time period
.
What is the effect of the first-person point of view in this excerpt Elizabethan people also consider their health?
What is the effect of the first-person point of view in this excerpt?
Readers get direct advice about which foods to incorporate in their own diets
. Readers are personally drawn into the culture of Elizabethan England. Readers receive a good representation of what was considered healthy food in Elizabethan England.
Which detail gives explicit information about the modern view of the Elizabethan landscape?
Which detail gives implicit information about the modern view of the Elizabethan landscape?
Ranges of hills and mountains
are obstacles to Elizabethan travelers and very far from picturesque features you go out of your way to see.
