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1
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What year was Shakespeare born?

A

1564

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What year did Shakespeare die?

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1616

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3
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Where did Shakespeare live/grow up?

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Stratford-Upon-Avon

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Who were Shakespeare’s parents?

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Mary and John Arden Shakespeare

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5
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What were John Shakespeare’s jobs?

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Glovemaker and local political

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What was school like for Shakespeare at a young age?

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Rigorous, long and mostly memorization

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When did Shakespeare drop out of school and why?

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Middle school because his father lost his fortune

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8
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Who was Shakespeare married to?

A

Anne Hathaway

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9
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How many children did Shakespeare have?

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3 (1, 2 twins)

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10
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What age did his son die and what was the cause?

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Age 11/Plague

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11
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What happened during 1583-1592 or the “Lost years”?

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Shakespeare moved to London to work in theater

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What was the name of the theater built in 1599 that Shakespeare invested in?

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The Globe Theater

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What happened to The Globe Theater in 1613?

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It burned down during one of Shakespeare’s plays

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14
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How many total plays did Shakespeare write?

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38

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What are the 4 types of plays written by Shakespeare?

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Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, Romances

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16
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How many comedies did Shakespeare write?

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14

17
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How many histories did Shakespeare write?

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10

18
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How many tragedies did Shakespeare write?

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10

19
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How many romances did Shakespeare write?

A

4

20
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How many total sonnets did Shakespeare write?

A

154

21
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Where is Shakespeare buried?

A

The Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-Upon-Avon

22
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What is on his gravestone?

A

A curse for anyone who disturbs his grave

23
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What language did Shakespeare speak/write in?

A

Early Modern English

24
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Were Shakespeare’s plays original?

A

Only 2 plays were. The rest had inspiration

25
Q

What are the parts of a sonnet?

A

Quatrain #1
Quatrain #2
Quatrain #3
Couplet

26
Q

What is the form the lines of a sonnet are written in?

A

AB
AB
CD
CD
EF
EF
GG

27
Q

What play did Pyramus and Thisbe inspire?

A

Romeo and Juliet

28
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Summarize the story of Pyramus and Thisbe

A

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.

29
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In the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, who arrives at the mulberry tree first?

A

Thisbe

30
Q

What is poetry?

A

Concentrated language produced through rhythm and sound

31
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What is prose?

A

Everyday speech/opposite of poetry

32
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What is the Metrical Writing Meter?

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Meter is the use of a regular rhythmic pattern in language

33
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What is Iambic Pantameter/Blank Verse

A

What Shakespeare used when he wrote his plays

34
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What is an Iamb?

A

unit of speech that contains one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

35
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What is a stressed syllable

A

Stress syllable is one we place emphasis on when we speak

36
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What is an Unstressed syllable?

A

Unstressed syllable is one we don’t put emphasis on

37
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Why did Shakespeare write in iambic pantameter?

A

It was very common in the Elizabeth era

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