Shakespear vocab part 1 Flashcards
What is a sonnet
14 line poem usually in iambic pentameter, with three four line stanzas
Poetry
concentrated lang, poduced through rhythm and sound, also called verse
Prose
everyday speech
meter
regular rhythmic pattern in lang.
Iambic pentameter
the rhythm/ way things were written, unstressed followed by stressed syllables
Iamb
unit of speech one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one
penta
five meters, regular rhythmic pattern
Why did Shakespeare write in iambic pentameter?
resembled natural speech, what people in that time period usually used
Why were words important in an Elizabethan play
no costumes or mics so only thing really was words so they had to be good
Archaic Language
Words with different meanings “Away from light steals home my heavy son”
Omission
Getting rid of a word or parts of words to create rhymes
Classical Allusion
indirect reference to something from Greek/Roman mythology
Biblical Allusion
indirect reference to something in the bible
Pun
a play on words or playing with the sounds of words to achieve particular effects
Paradox
absurd statement that can be true when investigated
Petrarchan Love
when love is not returned
light imagery
to mark out the good and evil characters
What year was Shakespeare born
1564
When did Shakespeare die
April 23rd, 1616
Where did Shakespeare live?
Avon
Who were Shakespeare’s parents
John and Mary Arden
What was school like during Shakespeare’s youth
Very long, went from 7-5 with only a small break for lunch
when did Shakespeare drop out of school
He dropped out in middle school when his dad lost his fortune
who was Shakespeare married to
Anne Hathaway
Did Shakespeare and Anne have children
Yes, twins named Hamnet and Judith and Hamnet died from the plague at 11
What happened through 1598-1592
These were the lost years where no one knew what Shakespeare was doing
How old was Shakespeare during the lost years
29-34
What was the name of the theatre built in 1599 and Shakespeare invested in
The Globe Theatre
What happened to the Globe Theatre in 1613
It burned down
How many total plays did Shakespeare write
38
How many comedies did Shakespeare write
14
How many histories did Shakespeare write
10
How many tragedies did Shakespeare write
10
How many romances did Shakespeare write
4
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write
154
what did Shakespeare leave for his wife and sons when he died
He left the second best bed for his wife and his money to his two son in laws
Where was Shakespeare buried
The Holy Trinity Church
What is significant about Shakespeares gravestone
There is an epitaph warning of a curse on it if anyone moves him
What language did Shakespeare speak
He wrote in “Early Modern English” mix of old and new english, few holdovers, Not old English or middle english
What are some sources of inspiration for Shakespeares work
He based a lot of his stories on other ones he had written or history/ famous poems and reworked them into new things
Shakespeare coined words
Critical, majestic, dwindle
What was the main job for women
marriage
Why were plays performed in the afternoon
because they needed natural light, ie no stage lights
Explain the significance of clothing during Shakespears time
The amount of clothes you were showed how rich you were and what silks etc
why didnt london officials like theatres
bc it attracted pickpocketers diseases etc
why werent women allowed to perform at theatres
it was considered immoral
1593 how long was queen elizabeth on the thronw
40 yeaes
How did Queen Elizabeth feel abouut thw plays
she enjoyed them and felt connected to the women roles
why didnt queen elizabeth marry
did not need to share her throne, felt she was better off single, too many people ready to tend to her
why is romeo and juliet so importnat in Shakespeare career
it hd some of each genre in it and was something no one had seen before, set him apart
