Module 11: Shakespeare Flashcards
Lord Chamberlain’s Men
Theatre that Shakespeare eventually joins as an actor, playwright, and shareholder.
Hamnet
Shakespeare’s son who died at 11. He had a twin sister as well.
Anne Hathaway
Shakespeare’s wife
Quartos
The cheap books Shakespeare’s plays were printed on. It was printed on 8 pages, which were then folded to make four double-sided pages. Usually inaccurate and altered the original source material.
King’s Men
7 years after Shakespeare’s death, two fellow members of the ‘King’s Men,’ John Heminges and Henry Condell, collect and publish Shakespeare’s words in an authoritative edition to honor their friend.
What are problem plays?
Plays that take on a social problem and are kind of stuck between comedy and tragedy.
Why aren’t problem plays just comedies?
They have a happy ending on paper, sometimes even ending in a marriage like most comedies… however, the resolutions aren’t satisfying, and the conclusion can feelsour.
Plays in the Shakespearean Era ran in “repertory-“ what does this mean?
The performance of various plays, operas, or ballets by a company at regular short intervals.
What was a patron?
Rich higher-up who worked with/defended a specific person
What is iambic pantameter?
A line of poetry with ten syllables, made up of alternating stressed & unstressed syllables
Who uses iambic pantameter?
Shakespeare
What is a tiring house? (Globe Theatre)
A section of a theater reserved for the actors and used especially for dressing for stage entrances.
What is ‘the pit’ in the Globe Theatre?
The area designed for people to stand to watch the plays being performed (not an orchestral pit).
Who were the ‘Groundlings’ in Elizabethan England?
Those who paid just one penny to stand on the ground in what was known as “the yard,” watching the show from the area closest to the stage.
