English Shakespeare Review Flashcards
What year was Shakespeare born?
1564
What year did Shakespeare die?
1616
Where did Shakespeare live/grow up?
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Who were Shakespeare’s parents?
Mary and John Arden Shakespeare
What were John Shakespeare’s jobs?
Glovemaker and local political
What was school like for Shakespeare at a young age?
Rigorous, long and mostly memorization
When did Shakespeare drop out of school and why?
Middle school because his father lost his fortune
Who was Shakespeare married to?
Anne Hathaway
How many children did Shakespeare have?
3 (1, 2 twins)
What age did his son die and what was the cause?
Age 11/Plague
What happened during 1583-1592 or the “Lost years”?
Shakespeare moved to London to work in theater
What was the name of the theater built in 1599 that Shakespeare invested in?
The Globe Theater
What happened to The Globe Theater in 1613?
It burned down during one of Shakespeare’s plays
How many total plays did Shakespeare write?
38
What are the 4 types of plays written by Shakespeare?
Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, Romances
How many comedies did Shakespeare write?
14
How many histories did Shakespeare write?
10
How many tragedies did Shakespeare write?
10
How many romances did Shakespeare write?
4
How many total sonnets did Shakespeare write?
154
Where is Shakespeare buried?
The Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-Upon-Avon
What is on his gravestone?
A curse for anyone who disturbs his grave
What language did Shakespeare speak/write in?
Early Modern English
Were Shakespeare’s plays original?
Only 2 plays were. The rest had inspiration
What are the parts of a sonnet?
Quatrain #1
Quatrain #2
Quatrain #3
Couplet
What is the form the lines of a sonnet are written in?
AB
AB
CD
CD
EF
EF
GG
What play did Pyramus and Thisbe inspire?
Romeo and Juliet
Summarize the story of Pyramus and Thisbe
Pyramus and Thisbe were separated by their parents despite their love. They agreed to run away, conversing through the crack in the wall, and plan to meet at the silver mulberry tree. Thisbe, after arriving first, fled to the woods at the sight of a lion, dropping her veil in the process. Then Pyramus found a bloody veil and assumes a lion killed Thisbe so in order to reunite with his love he stabs himself with his sword. His blood was soaked up by the tree turning the berries red. Thisbe returns from the woods to see a dead Pyramus, and she then kills herself with the sword.
In the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, who arrives at the mulberry tree first?
Thisbe
What is poetry?
Concentrated language produced through rhythm and sound
What is prose?
Everyday speech/opposite of poetry
What is the Metrical Writing Meter?
Meter is the use of a regular rhythmic pattern in language
What is Iambic Pantameter/Blank Verse
What Shakespeare used when he wrote his plays
What is an Iamb?
unit of speech that contains one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
What is a stressed syllable
Stress syllable is one we place emphasis on when we speak
What is an Unstressed syllable?
Unstressed syllable is one we don’t put emphasis on
Why did Shakespeare write in iambic pantameter?
It was very common in the Elizabeth era
