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playwright !*pleIraIt? Shakespeare is regarded as one of the most important playwrights of all time. Dramatiker/in shareholder As a shareholder of the theatre he could earn a lot of money as long as the plays were successful. Anteilsbesitzer/in, Teilhaber/in capacity of The football stadium had a capacity of 30,000 seats. Fassungsvermögen von lawsuit !*lC"su"t? They lost the lawsuit that followed. Gerichtsfall gatehouse The family lost everything apart from the gatehouse to their former castle. Pförtnerhaus monastery !*mOnEstErI? The monastery was founded in the year 1155. Männerkloster contemporary My grandfather was a contemporary of her uncle’s. Zeitgenosse, -genossin let alone She was incapable of managing her small family, let alone run a company. ganz zu schweigen von, geschweige denn graduate !*GrxdZUEt? They only take graduates from the best universities. Absolvent/in troublesome Who is that troublesome person molesting me? mühsam tavern brawl !*txvEn brC"l? The tavern brawl in which Christopher Marlow was killed took place in Deptford. Wirtshausrauferei front man The front man of the band left after an argument about royalties. Frontmann Earl !3"l? The first Earl of Gloucester lived in the Middle Ages. Graf to keep in stock They kept the second harvest in stock just in case something went wrong. vorrätig halten to stage His first play was staged at the Rose Theatre. auf die Bühne bringen to outwit He would try to outwit his partners to make more money. überlisten counterpart !*kaUntEpA"t? Romeo is Juliet’s male counterpart. Gegenspieler/in The Globe Theatre 1 lease to !li"s tu? The lease to the new venue meant that they could accommodate more people. Pachtvertrag für to dismantle The old theatre was dismantled and then the construction was taken to the Southbank. zerlegen, abbauen bear- and bull-baiting !beE- End bUl-beItIN? The revenue from the bear- and bull-baiting went to the Bishop of Winchester who owned the land. Hetzkampf zw. Bären/Stieren und Hunden thatched roof !TxtSt ru"f? Thatched roofs are now forbidden in London, because they catch fire easily. Strohdach props They didn’t have enough money so they had to do without props. Kulissen garment The actors wore beautiful garments made of silk and other exquisite materials. Kostüm to cheer The spectators would cheer the actors if they liked them. bejubeln polygon !*pOlIGEn? The building was designed as a seven-sided polygon. Vieleck shares in The King owned shares in the company. Anteile an William Shakespeare: Richard III 1 on account of Nobody should be allowed to break the law on account of their wealth. auf Grund von, wegen treason The conspirators were accused of treason and subsequently executed. Hochverrat to behead !bI*hed? Many people were beheaded for minor offences. köpfen, enthaupten 3 fate According to the great Greek dramatists it does not make sense to fight against one’s fate. Schicksal struggle for power The struggle for power is one of the strongest incentives to fight other people. Machtstreben unjust rule Robin Hood fought against the unjust rule of the King. ungerechte Herrschaft soliloquy !sE*lIlEkwI? The play starts with a soliloquy by the protagonist. Selbstgespräch to loure (= lower) upon The mist lowered upon the valley. sich senken auf bosom !*bUzEm? They are not quite such bosom buddies as they have had us believe. Busen, Brust wreath !ri"T? They laid down a wreath at the monument to remember the dead. Kranz bruised !bru"zd? She had a badly bruised foot. geprellt, gequetscht alarum (= alarm) !E*lA"rEm? The caretaker raised the alarm. Lärm, Alarm 203 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv