LITERATURE QUESTIONS
CULTURAL AND LITERARY ENGLISH RENAISSANCE
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Henry VIII
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John Lyly
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Sir Thomas More
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John Foxe
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Detailed explanation-1: -The result, apparently orchestrated by Edward de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, placed the theater under the control of Hunnis and de Vere’s secretary, playwright John Lyly.
Detailed explanation-2: -The original blackfriars James Burbage purchased the property from the estate of Thomas Cawarden in 1596 and converted it into a Playhouse. Shakespeare’s company began performing there in 1608, charging twelve times as much for tickets to the indoor theatre as they did for the outdoor.
Detailed explanation-3: -Blackfriars Theatre was the name given to two separate theatres located in the former Blackfriars Dominican priory in the City of London during the Renaissance.
Detailed explanation-4: -From 1599 a new Blackfriars theatre staged plays by boy actors and from 1609 to 1642 it was the only indoor theatre of the King’s Men or the ‘Shakespeare company. ‘
Detailed explanation-5: -Many of Shakespeare’s plays were first performed at the Globe, although his plays were performed at other theatres and many playwrights wrote for the Globe.