Julius Ceasar Test Flashcards
What did Shakespeare’s father do?
He was a bailiff
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford-upon-avon, during the Elizabethian age, during the renaissance
How much schooling did Skaespeare have?
Finished high school but didn’t go to college
Who did Spakespeare marry?
Anne Hathaway
How many children did Shakespeare have?
3
1585-1593 are known as Shakespeare’s….
Lost years
What did people think Shakespeare was doing during his Lost Years?
Working his way into the theatre and writing
Who was Spakespeares first patron and acting company?
Lord Chamberlain and Lord Chamberlains Men
What is a coat of arms and what does it symbolize?
It’s a family emblem and it’s expensive so it symbolizes wealth
When was the play Julius Caesar written?
1599
What book did Shakespeare study Caesar from?
The Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans
When Elizabeth died who took the throne?
James 1
Shakespeare moved to James 1 acting company which was called
The King’s Men
How many Sonnets did Shakespeare write?
154
When did Shakespeare die?
April 23,1616
Shakespeare’s first folio that was published consisted of
36 plays that were comedies, histories, and tradgedies
A play in which the main character suffers a downfall
Tragedy
A character whose personality flaws caused him to suffer
Tragic hero
A personality weakness which causes a character to suffer
Tragic flaw
A 4 line pattern
Quatrain
2 rhyming lines
Couplets
Pattern in which lines rhyme
Rhyme scheme
The beat
Meter
753 BC
Founding of Rome
