Shakespeare Background

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
G u n i s
In Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section (plural)
2.
T r g c r
3.
P m e e r
4.
G o e a t r
5.
T r g l w
The character ___ or error of a ___ hero that leads to his downfall
6.
R o
An ardent male lover
7.
S l u y
Speech you make to yourself
8.
C i c e f
9.
J u i
10.
A i
11.
A l l s
Passing reference or indirect mention
12.
A r o y
13.
F o o t
14.
C a t h e
An event resulting in great loss and misfortune
15.
C i x
The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
16.
S r a d
17.
S t i
The context and environment in which something is set
18.
S k e r e
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers
19.
P t r
A regular customer
20.
C o u
The part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
21.
T g y
An event resulting in great loss and misfortune
22.
I a i
23.
A c o
A person who acts and gets things done (plural)