Ben Jonson dedicated Every Man Out of His Humour to these places, which he called “the noblest nurses of humanity and liberty in the kingdom.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name these four professional associations, which include the Inner Temple and Middle Temple. Many Renaissance playwrights lived at these institutions, which hosted annual winter “revels” where masques and plays were performed for law students.
ANSWER: the Inns of Court [reject “Inns of Chancery”]
[10e] The first documented performance of this Shakespeare play occurred at Gray’s Inn, one of the Inns of Court. This adaptation of Menaechmi focuses on two sets of identical twins named Antipholus and Dromio.
ANSWER: The Comedy of Errors
[10m] This resident of the Inns of Court started the War of the Theatres with his play Histriomastix, which was likely performed at the Inns of Court. This satirist dedicated his play The Malcontent to Ben Jonson.
ANSWER: John Marston
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