intro notes/act 1 Flashcards
what is shakespears nickname
The Bard–the greatest one
the bard(lowercase b)
poet and story teller
where is Shakespeare born
in england, stratford upon avon in 1564
playwright
someone who writes plays…shakespeare is the most famous
what are his writings a an example of? what type of writing?
early modern english
3 catagories of plays
tragedies(death)
comedies(weddings)
history
shakespeares theater troupe(new and old)
the lords chamberlanes men formed in 1544 turned into the kings men under James 1 – most successful troupe in england
what is the globe
1st london theater built–owned by theater troupe
what are groundlings
audience members that stood in the pit. most inexpensive seats
scansion
the analysis of verse to show its meter
meter
set rhythm in which plays and verses are written in
metrical foot
a group of 2-3 syllables that form basic unit of poetic rhythm
iamb
u/ ex. create
unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
iambic pentameter
a ryhthem of a poetic line made up of 5 iambs (10 syllables)
troclee
/u ex. hero, candle
anapest
uu/ ex. overdue, interfere
dactyl
/uu ex. catalyst, poetry
spondee
// ex. murmur
pyrhus
uu
blank verse
poetry written in reg. metrical but unrhymed lines,
almost always in iambic pentameter
solilquy
a device often used in drama when a character speaks to him/herslef
relating thoughts and feeling –sharring w audience
monologue
a speach where one character adresses another character(S)
aside
a comment by one character twords the audience
english sonnet–aka. shakespearen sonnet
14 lines
iambic pentameter
u/u/u/u/u/u/u/u/u/u/u/u/u/u/
rhyme scheme
where does romeo and juliet take place
verona italy
who are the two families in r+j
montagues(r) and capulets (j)
what and who are the starcrossed lovers
fate/destiny overlap…romeo and juliet
puns
play on words
mercutio
crazy!!
