rao shakespeare test Flashcards
where was shakespeare born?
stratford upon-Avon
when is shakespeare’s birthday typically celebrated?
the day of his death, April 23rd
How did Shakespeare die?
It is speculated that he died of syphilis
when shakespeare was 18 he married who?
all of the above
how many kids did shakespeare have?
he had 3 children, 2 girls and a boy
what genre of playwriting did shakespeare invent?
the genre of history
how many plays in total did shakespeare write?
he wrote 37 plays in total
how many sonnets in total did shakespeare write?
154
what is a limerick?
a humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short and follows the pattern aabba
what is a sonnet?
a fixed form poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line
why did shakespeare include hidden limericks and sonnets in his plays?
to include the audience in the play and make it entertaining
when did shakespeare disappear and what was he rumored to have been doing?
he disappeared from 1585-1592 and was rumored to be traveling and a teacher
what kind of world does shakespeare build when writing julius caesar?
one in which there was a ot of politics, magic, and conquest
which three senators were the main conspiritors in the plotting of Caesar’s death?
brutus, casca cassius
what are the main thematic topics of shakespeare’s julius caesar ?
betrayal jealousy greed
why does shakespeare use roman customs of superstition and (blank) to the play?
to mirror the dangerous plot
Julius caesar was a triple threat. what were his accolades
politician academic and general
what is caesar’s real name and date of birth
gaius, july 13th
how old was caesar when his father died?
16
what was going on when caesar’s father died?
a civil war
why did caesar go into hiding and what made him return to rome?
he did not want to divorce his wife as sulla ordered
why did shakespeare write julius caesar?
there was anxiety about the political shift in england and Shakespeare to write a play that mirrored the current situation
how did caesar chnage the government in rome?
he shifted things from a republic to a dictatorship
what motivated caesar’s senators to betray him?
there three minor characters are the beginning , Shakespeare explores the deception, manipulation in an allegorical way
