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what is blank verse

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unrhymed iambic pentameter

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4 traits of tragic hero

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goodness
superiority
tragic flaw
realization

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what is iambic pentameter

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10 syllable line - stressed and then unstressed syllables

5 sets of 1 stressed 1 unstressed

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when was blank verse used

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most of shakespeare

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what is prose

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normal speech

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what did characters speaking in prose indicate

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lack of intelligence

onset of insanity

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Where and when was Shakespeare born?

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April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England

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who were shakespeare’s parents

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jon and mary shakespeare

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what education did shakespeare have

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grammar school

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shakespeare marriage and family

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married anne hathaway, had 3 kids

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when did he begin to gain popularity in the London theater

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1592

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what happened in 1599

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he became part owner of the Globe

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what happened in 1613

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Globe burned down

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What acting co was Shakespeare involved with

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the King’s Men

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When did Shakespeare die

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1616

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where was Shakespeare buried

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the chancel of Holy Trinity Church

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what did Shakespeare leave his wife when he died

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his second best bed

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where was the globe

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London

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How are shakespeare’s plays normally divided

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5 acts

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comedies

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the taming of the shrew
midsummer night’s dream
12th night

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tragedies

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julius caesar
romeo and juliet
hamlet

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histories

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king henry 8

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what does a tragedy tell of

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the fall of a worthwhile noble character

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what happens to tragic heroes

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face unexpected fate

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what does tragedy focus on

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a character that meets disaster as a result either of personal failings or circumstances beyond his or her control

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why were civil wars fought in the Roman Empire

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to decide whether a monarchy, a republic, or a dictatorship was the best

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what was Rome until 509 BC, and what changed it

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monarchy

the Brutus family evicted Trarquinius Superbus and made it a republic

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what happened in 60 BC

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Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey formed as a triumvirate

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What happened to crassus

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Crassus killed in battle

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what did caesar do when crassus died

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invaded rome
made himself absolute ruler
defeats pompey’s two sons

30
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what does pompey do when Caesar invades

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flees to greece

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what happens when caesar defeats pompey’s two sons

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made dictator for life

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how does julius caesar start

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caesar made dictator for life

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