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Shakespear vocab part 1 Flashcards

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1
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What is a sonnet

A

14 line poem usually in iambic pentameter, with three four line stanzas

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2
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Poetry

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concentrated lang, poduced through rhythm and sound, also called verse

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3
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Prose

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everyday speech

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4
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meter

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regular rhythmic pattern in lang.

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Iambic pentameter

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the rhythm/ way things were written, unstressed followed by stressed syllables

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6
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Iamb

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unit of speech one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one

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7
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penta

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five meters, regular rhythmic pattern

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8
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Why did Shakespeare write in iambic pentameter?

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resembled natural speech, what people in that time period usually used

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9
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Why were words important in an Elizabethan play

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no costumes or mics so only thing really was words so they had to be good

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10
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Archaic Language

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Words with different meanings “Away from light steals home my heavy son”

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11
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Omission

A

Getting rid of a word or parts of words to create rhymes

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12
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Classical Allusion

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indirect reference to something from Greek/Roman mythology

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Biblical Allusion

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indirect reference to something in the bible

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14
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Pun

A

a play on words or playing with the sounds of words to achieve particular effects

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15
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Paradox

A

absurd statement that can be true when investigated

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16
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Petrarchan Love

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when love is not returned

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17
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light imagery

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to mark out the good and evil characters

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18
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What year was Shakespeare born

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1564

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19
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When did Shakespeare die

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April 23rd, 1616

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20
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Where did Shakespeare live?

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Avon

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21
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Who were Shakespeare’s parents

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John and Mary Arden

22
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What was school like during Shakespeare’s youth

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Very long, went from 7-5 with only a small break for lunch

23
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when did Shakespeare drop out of school

A

He dropped out in middle school when his dad lost his fortune

24
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who was Shakespeare married to

A

Anne Hathaway

25
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Did Shakespeare and Anne have children

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Yes, twins named Hamnet and Judith and Hamnet died from the plague at 11

26
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What happened through 1598-1592

A

These were the lost years where no one knew what Shakespeare was doing

27
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How old was Shakespeare during the lost years

A

29-34

28
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What was the name of the theatre built in 1599 and Shakespeare invested in

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The Globe Theatre

29
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What happened to the Globe Theatre in 1613

A

It burned down

30
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How many total plays did Shakespeare write

A

38

31
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How many comedies did Shakespeare write

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14

32
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How many histories did Shakespeare write

A

10

33
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How many tragedies did Shakespeare write

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10

34
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How many romances did Shakespeare write

A

4

35
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How many sonnets did Shakespeare write

A

154

36
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what did Shakespeare leave for his wife and sons when he died

A

He left the second best bed for his wife and his money to his two son in laws

37
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Where was Shakespeare buried

A

The Holy Trinity Church

38
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What is significant about Shakespeares gravestone

A

There is an epitaph warning of a curse on it if anyone moves him

39
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What language did Shakespeare speak

A

He wrote in “Early Modern English” mix of old and new english, few holdovers, Not old English or middle english

40
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What are some sources of inspiration for Shakespeares work

A

He based a lot of his stories on other ones he had written or history/ famous poems and reworked them into new things

41
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Shakespeare coined words

A

Critical, majestic, dwindle

42
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What was the main job for women

A

marriage

43
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Why were plays performed in the afternoon

A

because they needed natural light, ie no stage lights

44
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Explain the significance of clothing during Shakespears time

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The amount of clothes you were showed how rich you were and what silks etc

45
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why didnt london officials like theatres

A

bc it attracted pickpocketers diseases etc

46
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why werent women allowed to perform at theatres

A

it was considered immoral

47
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1593 how long was queen elizabeth on the thronw

A

40 yeaes

48
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How did Queen Elizabeth feel abouut thw plays

A

she enjoyed them and felt connected to the women roles

49
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why didnt queen elizabeth marry

A

did not need to share her throne, felt she was better off single, too many people ready to tend to her

50
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why is romeo and juliet so importnat in Shakespeare career

A

it hd some of each genre in it and was something no one had seen before, set him apart

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