intro notes/act 1

Question 1

what is shakespears nickname

Answer 1

The Bard–the greatest one

Question 2

the bard(lowercase b)

Answer 2

poet and story teller

Question 3

where is Shakespeare born

Answer 3

in england, stratford upon avon in 1564

Question 4

playwright

Answer 4

someone who writes plays…shakespeare is the most famous

Question 5

what are his writings a an example of? what type of writing?

Answer 5

early modern english

Question 6

3 catagories of plays

Answer 6

tragedies(death)
comedies(weddings)
history

Question 7

shakespeares theater troupe(new and old)

Answer 7

the lords chamberlanes men formed in 1544 turned into the kings men under James 1 – most successful troupe in england

Question 8

what is the globe

Answer 8

1st london theater built–owned by theater troupe

Question 9

what are groundlings

Answer 9

audience members that stood in the pit. most inexpensive seats

Question 10

scansion

Answer 10

the analysis of verse to show its meter

Question 11

meter

Answer 11

set rhythm in which plays and verses are written in

Question 12

metrical foot

Answer 12

a group of 2-3 syllables that form basic unit of poetic rhythm

Question 13

iamb

Answer 13

u/ ex. create

unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

Question 14

iambic pentameter

Answer 14

a ryhthem of a poetic line made up of 5 iambs (10 syllables)

Question 15

troclee

Answer 15

/u ex. hero, candle

Question 16

anapest

Answer 16

uu/ ex. overdue, interfere

Question 17

dactyl

Answer 17

/uu ex. catalyst, poetry

Question 18

spondee

Answer 18

// ex. murmur

Question 19

pyrhus

Answer 19

uu

Question 20

blank verse

Answer 20

poetry written in reg. metrical but unrhymed lines,

almost always in iambic pentameter

Question 21

solilquy

Answer 21

a device often used in drama when a character speaks to him/herslef
relating thoughts and feeling –sharring w audience

Question 22

monologue

Answer 22

a speach where one character adresses another character(S)

Question 23

aside

Answer 23

a comment by one character twords the audience

Question 24

english sonnet–aka. shakespearen sonnet

Answer 24

14 lines
iambic pentameter
u/u/u/u/u/u/u/u/u/u/u/u/u/u/
rhyme scheme

Question 25

where does romeo and juliet take place

Answer 25

verona italy

Question 26

who are the two families in r+j

Answer 26

montagues(r) and capulets (j)

Question 27

what and who are the starcrossed lovers

Answer 27

fate/destiny overlap…romeo and juliet

Question 28

puns

Answer 28

play on words

Question 29

mercutio

Answer 29

crazy!!